Ekman Associates, Inc. is a Southern California based company focused on the following services: Management Consulting, Professional Staffing Solutions, Executive Recruiting and Managed Services.  

Summary:

The Project Manager will be responsible for managing infrastructure projects in varying degrees of complexity. 

Key Experience:

· Project Management and Business Analyst expertise.

· Experience managing various Enterprise Wide Audio Visual projects.

Responsibilities:

· Develop a working knowledge of assigned business focus, strategy, and key priorities.

· Responsible for managing the overall performance and delivery of large/cross-functional programs/projects; including scope, schedule, risks, issues, and budget.

· Provide program governance with clear and consistent communication of program level and project level status throughout the organization at all levels. 

· Ensure that issues and risks are identified, communicated to project sponsors and stakeholders early and proactively managed in a manner that mitigates risk to scope, cost, and schedule.

· Manage the prioritization, resource allocations, and budgeting for programs/projects.

· Strictly adhere to the client’s Project Management Methodology and reporting requirements; including project plans, agendas, meeting minutes, risks/issues logs, status reporting, and any other required project deliverables.

· Partners with engagement team to ensure successful delivery against business expectations and requirements.

· Manage interdependencies and effective communication channels between all existing projects, key initiatives, and stakeholders.

· Collaborate and communicate to ensure the on-going alignment of priorities, expectations, resource availability and service delivery.

· B.S./B.A. degree in relevant field (or equivalent work experience)

· 7+ years’ work experience in Project Management role using MS Project or similar software

· Technology project management experience working within a technology team, technology department or an IT department

· Minimum 5 years’ experience leading infrastructure projects with proven ability to identify scope, build an effective plan and execute to completion

· Willingness to travel and work overtime, and on weekends with short notice

· Excellent organization and communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to clearly and concisely articulate complex concepts for a variety of audiences

· Strong leadership skills with the proven ability to coordinate with various team members from multiple internal departments and external vendors/freelances

· Proven ability to manage global teams with diverse backgrounds, business objectives, and time zones constraints

· Ability to effectively prioritize critical path activities to ensure on-time delivery

· Ability to effectively present ideas and communicate with senior leadership

· Appropriate sense of urgency and commitment for critical deliverables 

· Foundational understanding of application and infrastructure technologies (compute, storage, network, database, web, integration, virtualization, cloud hosting, etc.)

· Excellent time management and organizational skills

· Adaptable performer who can lead effectively under pressure and through significant change

· Experience advising and interfacing with senior executives on technology related issues

· Ability to synthesize and simplify complex concepts/requirements to the team and stakeholders and tie back to business objectives.

· Ability to interact productively with employees at all levels

· Ability and desire to continually learn about new technologies, project management methodologies and adapt to ever-changing business and industry needs

· Results- and goal-oriented, with initiative to work until job is complete

Qualified Candidates Only: If you wish to learn more about this opportunity and additional qualifications/responsibilities, please submit your resume. To learn more about Ekman Associates, Inc. please visit our website at www.ekmanassociates.com.