Job Description

Job Title: Project Manager

Reports To: Director, Project Management Services

Location: National

Date: March 2021

Since 1979, Meridian has guided customers in transforming the technology tools and resources they already have into undeniable business value. We do more than help our customers simply buy technology; at Meridian, we partner with our customers to adopt technology to enable their business strategy and growth. Meridian helps maximize the value of technology investments with our technology adoption experts and their 3000+ certifications, flexible consumption and deployment models, contract and service management, global service and support, and custom finance options.

Position Summary

The Project Manager coordinates and monitors all stages of the project management life cycle including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and closing ensuring compliance with Meridian project standards, methodologies and guidelines. This individual ensures that project goals are accomplished within the prescribed time frame and funding parameters by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.

Duties and Responsibilities

Project Tracking and Reporting:

• Setup and track project details in PMIS (Project Management Information System);
• Ensure timely entry, validation, and approval of time and expenses;
• Manage project budget;
• Manage subcontractor time and expenses;
• Facilitate assigned project team activities such as team meetings, minutes, follow up action items, maintenance of project plans, risk and issue logs and coordination of program and project artifacts;
• Review, update and coordinate project status with project stakeholders and publish regular comprehensive project/program status reports;
• Gather and update project materials, documentation, forecasting, and lessons learned documents;
• Setup recurring status meetings with clients, field questions, and handle issues;
• Track project milestones and deliverables;
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path;
• Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders;
• Consistently deliver results as planned;
• Act as the point of effective control over coordination, communication, escalation, and follow-up for issues.

Risk Management:

• Responsible for conflict management and problem resolution;
• Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout the project life cycle;
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential issues and risk, and devise contingency plans;
• Coach, mentor, motivate, and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work
• Provide risk management and issue/problem resolution.

Communications:

• Manage cross-functional interdependencies;
• Responsible for clear and timely communication to multiple stakeholder groups;
• Can speak to the details of the project to both the business and technical teams from beginning to the end of all projects.

Miscellaneous:

• Effectively utilize organizational resources;
• Conduct project post mortems and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements;
• Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project;
• Responsible for the overall success or failure of the project;
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills;
• Demonstrated commitment to excellence in customer service;
• Ability to break down technical concepts into business terms;
• Strong team player with emphasis on soft skills and relationship building;
• Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously and deliver results;
• Ability to handle multiple priorities and interruptions with minimal impact on productivity;
• Able to demonstrate a high level of independent judgment and initiative;
• Can handle confidential information in a professional manner.
• Bachelors Degree preferred
• 3+ years of experience as an IT Project Manager leading project teams;
• 3+ years of experience with data, networking, telephony or software;
• PMP preferred, however, strong practical experience in lieu of the formal education will be considered;
• Proficiency in MS Office (Including Word, Excel, Outlook, Project, PowerPoint, & Visio).

Meridian Group International, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.    

How to Apply

Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Full-Time. Salaries: Not Disclosed.

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