Technology Solutions Consulting - IT Project Manager

Position Description

We are looking for a seasoned project management consultant to join our Technology Solutions group in Cedar Rapids, IA. You will be working with RSM McGladrey consultants and clients across the Western portion of the United States, utilizing your project management knowledge, expertise, and talent to provide project management oversight to large scale client technology implementations. The project management oversight will enforce project timeline and budget adherence, resulting in increased client satisfaction, improved delivery and implementation practices and project profitability.

Responsibilities Include

 

- Work individually or as part of a team to provide project execution on client engagements.
- Contribute to strong client relationships through positive client support and sound expertise.
- Utilizing proven tools and techniques, execute project deliverables in a manner congruent with our client's business objectives.
- Direct and manage project development from beginning to end.
- Work with client service lead to understand project scope, milestones, and hardware and software equipment needs.
- Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
- Identify and track project issues, providing regular status updates until resolved.
- Serve as an escalation point to team members, facilitating prompt and appropriate responses to project issues and risks.
- Effectively and regularly communicate project expectations to internal consultants and clients ?in a timely and clear fashion.
- Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.
- Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
- Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential out of scope activities, and devise contingency plans.
- Conduct project post mortems and create a recommendations report in order to.
- Working with leadership and other team members, develop best practices and tools for project execution and management.

 

Basic Requirements

 

- Bachelor's degree in business, technology or related business field of study
- 5 - 8 years direct work experience in a project management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution
- Prior consulting and project management experience strongly preferred
- Demonstrated success managing client - facing technology implementations
- Experience working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential

 

Qualifications

 

- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Certifications in PMI or ITIL a plus.
- Ability to travel as needed (est 10 - 20%)

 

You have high expectations for yourself and your career. So does McGladrey. Imagine what we will achieve together.

You want your next step to be the right one. You've worked hard to get where you are today. And now you're ready to use your unique skills, talents and personality to achieve great things. McGladrey is a place where you are valued as an individual, mentored as a future leader, and recognized for your accomplishments and potential. Working directly with clients, key decision makers and business owners across various industries and geographies, you'll move quickly along the learning curve and our clients will benefit from your fresh perspective.

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EEO/AA

Location Street Address:
City: Cedar Rapids
State: IA
Region: Full Time
Position Type: Experienced
Job Type: Experienced
Degree Required: Bachelor
Travel Required: No
Relocation Eligible: No
Sponsor candidates who are not eligible to work in US: No
Requisition ID: NPMC10514