Management Consultant, Senior Project Manager - Chicago
The role of the Senior Project Manager is to apply knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques throughout the entire project lifecycle to deliver projects successfully with high quality. This requires planning, managing team and project progress, collaborating and communicating with multiple stakeholders, and resolving any issues timely and effectively. Candidate must be available to work in downtown Chicago office 2-3 days per week. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Define project scope, goals and deliverables in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
- Develop project plans, timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.
- Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
- Identify, obtain and adjust resources needed to achieve project goals.
- Negotiate with department managers for the acquisition of required personnel.
- Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
- Delegate tasks and assignments to appropriate team members.
- Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.
- Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
- Track progress on project milestones, deliverables, timeline and budget.
- Manage cross-functional teams effectively.
- Collaborate with different areas of IT and the business to provide appropriate solutions for our client.
- Provide escalation path for problems, issues, or risks that project teams cannot resolve or manage on their own, such as a shortage of funding, resources, or deadlines that cannot be met.
- Follows our client’s delivery and governance framework during the entire delivery lifecycle.
- Must have experience using MS Office tools (Word, Excel, Power Point).
- 7+ years of experience in project management.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience in project management.
- Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Agile Certified Professional (ACP) certification desired.
- Consulting experience desired.
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Organized with attention to detail
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Persuasive, encouraging, and motivating
- Ability to influence stakeholders
- Ability to defuse tension among project team
- Ability to bring project to successful completion, addressing any challenges along the way
- Adept at conducting research into project-related issues and products
- Must be able to learn, understand, and apply new technologies
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks
- Highly self-motivated and directed
- Results driven with a keen attention to detail
- Ability to absorb and retain information quickly
- Ability to present ideas in user-friendly way
- Ability to problem solve and think critically
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