Project Manager

TEKsystems
$65.00 - $85.00 / hr
life insurance, sick time, 401(k), retirement plan
United States, Florida, Deerfield Beach
Feb 27, 2025
Description As a Project Manager, you will directly report to IT Delivery Manager. You will be responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of specific projects ensuring consistency with company project methodology, organizational strategy, commitments and goals. You will also ensure that the team adheres to the Scrum principles, values and practices while establishing Agile friendly environment for the team. You will be responsible for facilitating the Scrum process, but also ensuring the team is delivering value. Key Responsibilities: Assist the development team in defining and adhering to the process and ensuring assigned tasks are completed Help team implement changes effectively while ensuring deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint Protect the development team from external interference that can come from various sources ensuring that it can remain focused on delivery every sprint. Remove impediments that inhibit the team's productivity and that may sometimes involve coordinating with individuals outside the team to seek temporary assistance on work items Act as Change Agent: Understand the need for change, the impacts of Scrum outside the team, and its broad-reaching benefits refinements Act as servant leader of the Scrum team ensuring that its high priority needs are met Clearly articulate project updates to stakeholders and members of the leadership team Manage the pulse of the overall team Act as a point of escalation for the team and be responsible for escalation outside the team Provide metrics to include factors such as team health, throughput, cycle time, and sprint capacity Perform project financial forecasts, maintain resource plans, manage the allocation of expense vs. capital, and manage project budgets Review vendor invoices (within the project) for labor time accuracy and work with the vendor on corrections Manage the Scrum board Radiate information to the team to help them make decisions Facilitate internal communication and effective collaboration Develop and track full-scale project plans including external integration points and dependencies Provide guidance and direction to external vendors as applicable Participate in quality audits Identify project risks and issues and develop and execute mitigation plans when the methodology calls for it Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals, and deliverables when the methodology calls for it Develop Requests for Information/ Proposals (RFI/RFP) for external services as applicable Guide and coach, the team on how to use the Agile-Framework Help build self-organizing teams and help the team adapt and inspect their process Help the team to improvise their process to maximize delivered business value Guide team to higher Scrum maturity Required Skills* Project management, Agile, Scrum, SDLC, PMP certification, Stakeholder management, Waterfall, Resource planning, Project planning Additional Skills & Qualifications Great communication, job history, enterprise clients, experience dealing with cross functional teams Active PMP certification must have Agile certification is a must have This position is a long term contract and it has to sit onsite 3 days a week in Deerfield Beach, FL. Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $65.00 - $85.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: * Medical, dental & vision * Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital * 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available * Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) * Short and long-term disability * Health Spending Account (HSA) * Transportation benefits * Employee Assistance Program * Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a hybrid position in Deerfield Beach,FL. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Mar 12, 2025. About TEKsystems: We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.