Project Manager in Lafayette, Louisiana at Global Data Systems Inc

The Project Manager oversees the planning, implementation, and tracking of specific projects in one or more business lines from beginning to end and is ultimately responsible for specified deliverables, fully accountable for project profitability, quality execution and customer satisfaction. The Project Manager oversees the planning, implementation, and tracking of specific projects in one or more business lines from beginning to end and is ultimately responsible for specified deliverables, fully accountable for project profitability, quality execution and customer satisfaction.

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Reviews project proposal or plan to determine time frame, funding limitations, procedures for

accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various

phases of project.

• Manages assigned project from original concept through final implementation.

• Liaisons with customer and key constituents to define and manage project scope and

objectives.

• Serves as the lead supervisor and point of contact for assigned projects.

• Project Manager’s primary duty is managing the daily operations of the particular project:

o Monitoring milestone completion

o Tracking all phases of the project

o Managing change process

o Coordinating actions

o Assuring adherence to company quality and financial objectives and

o Resolving conflicts.

• Establishes work plan and staffing for each phase of project, and arranges for recruitment or

assignment of project personnel.

• Obtain customer input sign-off of completed deliverables and formal customer acceptance of

project completion.

• Confers with project staff to outline work plan and to assign duties, responsibilities, and scope

of authority.

• Confers with project personnel to provide technical advice and to resolve problems.

• Directs and coordinates activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses on schedule

and within prescribed budget.

• Supervises personal time spent on project and ensures progress of the staff’s work is tracked

correctly and timely.

• Conducts project meetings regularly to review project status, deliverables and deadlines.

• Provides timely reporting of issues that impact project progress to GDS management and key

personnel as well as the project customer.

• Prepares informal and formal status reports as necessary to keep all parties informed.

• Coordinates project activities with other organizations to include contractors, subcontractors

and related parties.

• May be responsible for multiple projects.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business or Computer Science or equivalent and five years’

experience providing project management or project leadership; including systems and process

improvement; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports,

and legal documents.

• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or

members of the business community.

• Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.

• Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of

directors.

• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and

fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.

• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical

situations.

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form

and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Contact Management

systems; Internet software; Order processing systems; Project Management software;

Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.

• A Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate is required. If the individual has an

extensive project management background and no PMP, they will be required to obtain the

certification within an established time period after hire.

• A current driver's license is required as the individual would potentially drive either a company

vehicle or the employee's own vehicle to customer locations, job sites or company locations and

events as business demands.

• Proven project management and leadership skills in exercising discretion and independent

judgment with respect to matters of significance.

• Must be able to travel at least 25% of the time as needed to complete customer and company

requirements