Meridian IT Careers

Description

• 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. 

• 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. 

• 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. 

• 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 of the project; 
• Perform other duties as assigned. 

• Bachelor's 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); 
• 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. 
• Must be fully vaccinated by date of hire