Job Title: Contingent Project Manager

Duration: 12 Months Contract (Possible Extension)

Location: 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY NE, ATLANTA GA 30328 (Remote/ Hybrid)

• Experience in Technology Projects

Nice To Have

• Workday or Service Now experience

Job Summary

• Requires a moderate degree of PM knowledge, experience, skill & expertise
• Addl. skills needed: comm, problem solving, managing for results, managing conflict, creativity & critical thinking
• Operates in coordination with & takes direction from both the ePMO Lead/Proj Lead to ensure:
  • All proj activities/outputs align with strategic objectives, deliverables, schedules, business case & expectations set with Sponsors & UPS senior leadership
• Support a combination of simple projs while facilitating/guiding team to adhere to the PM discipline
• This position will drive setting the team's cadence for planning, updates & status reviews with Sponsors
• He/she supports the success of the proj by applying UPS PM principles, guidelines & standards
• Travel may be required as needed

Job Duties

• Assists Proj Lead to Ensure Proj Output Meets Program Expectations (~ 15% of time)
• Facilitates all Proj Planning & Execution of PM Activities (~ 25% of time)
• Applies PM Processes/Tools Appropriate for Projs (~ 50% of time)
• Identifies/Manages Interdependencies with other Projs/Initiatives (~ 10% of time)

Other Duties

• Manages proj scope, schedule, initiation, start-up/design, building & deployment of projs from beginning to end
• Creates/manages PM artifacts while educating the team on their creation/proper use throughout the proj such as:
  • Project Charter
  • Project Plan
  • RACI
  • Risk/Issue identification & mitigation
  • Status report
• Dev./updates appropriate PM artifacts, as needed
• Reviews deliverables & ensures quality
• Provides PM methodology/tools to ensure proper governance, oversight, strategic alignment & proj success
• Facilitates initiation/planning of proj scope (i.e. Objectives, resources, milestones, risks, comms, etc)
• Reviews funding, cost plans & actual expenses to verify projs are in line with funding parameters with Project Lead
• Proficient in PM discipline with emphasis on effective use of PM soft skills essential to his/her success
• Solicits/gathers info. via interviews with process owners to understand the "as-is" & "to-be" processes
• Identifies/communicates to the Project Lead skill gaps & recommends improvement opportunities
• Provides Project Lead with thorough responses to problem resolution
• Identifies business areas/stakeholders impacted by issues
• Identifies root causes to ensure problems do not reoccur
• Able to:
  • Communicate processes to customers trained on process changes/enhancements
  • Dev/monitor process metrics to gauge health of a proj & identify process improvement opportunities
  • Observe a process & gather feedback/concerns from others for process improvement opportunities

Required Qualifications

• Experience applying Stakeholder/Comm Mgmt. principles including governing bodies/Owners/Sponsors/key senior stakeholders/Project Lead/team/SME's
• Able to plan weeks in advance to plan efforts & manage multiple projs
• Able to work full time (~40 hours per week with potential to work overtime if necessary); must be flexible to work occasional weekends, holidays & possible overnight stays depending on the assignment, as needed
• Experience/expertise with Commercial PM Software (i.e. MS Project/Office, etc) & the ability to learn UPS Projects Website & other tools
• Experience with web-based remote meeting applications (i.e. Skype, Zoom, WebEx, etc)
• Willing to travel by plane or driving personal vehicle or rental car. [Note: mileage, airfare, rental car will be reimbursed]

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (or int'l comparable degree)
• 3 years of PM experience
• 6 years as a proj team member
• Experience using MS Office including MS Project/SharePoint
• Willing to travel by plane or drive personal vehicle/rental car

Preferred Qualifications

• PM Certifications: PMI PMP, Agile, LEAN Certified/Six Sigma, etc