Job Code: LCC_PM_01 

Job Title: Project Management Office Manager (PM)

Project: Consulting Studies, Design and Project Management in Telecommunications

Department: Project Management

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Skill Set:

• Six Sigma skills preferred

• Advanced skills in MS Project desired.
• Ability to work and communicate effectively with all levels of management.
• Ability to interface, creating a positive working relationship with Information Services related organizational divisions external to Client.

• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills and the expertise to translate technical terminology into terms understandable by management, department heads and performance level personnel.
• Seven or more years of management experience showing increasing responsibility to include personnel, capital and operation expense budgeting responsibilities.
• Four or more years experience managing a Program/Project Management Office.
• Demonstrated success in planning and building an effective Program/Project Management Office.
• Experience managing large corporate change initiatives involving PMI methodology roll out and organizational change.
• Experience implementing or managing a telecommunication governance program in a large organization using functions such as project management, resource demand management, time tracking etc.
• Experience in telecommunications and networking systems, with practical experience in network operations and systems analysis
• Strong leadership characteristics; self-confidence, and is able to articulate issues.
• Ability to plan, direct and coordinate activities of a telecommunications support group.
• Demonstrated ability in high-level problem solving.
• Possess managerial skills that empower and develop others; fosters teamwork.
• Demonstrated stewardship in the application of ethics and the use of resources. Is sensitive to social and cultural issues.

• Understanding of the public safety radio networks implementations and operations.
• Ability to solve highly complex technical, organizational, operational, and people problems.
• Technical knowledge of telecommunications, system integration, operation, and conversions.
• Excellent technical troubleshooting.

Years of Experience Required: Seven plus relevant experience.

Key Responsibilities: Managing the Project Management Office (PMO) which is the focal point of all telecommunication system related project management activities with the Client.

Responsibilities:

• To provide leadership and direction to the PMO and to the project management practice across the Client
• Develop and implement an organization Project Management Process
• Provide project managers with the methodology, tools, training, and mentoring required to complete projects successfully in terms of schedule, and scope in accordance with the defined Client’s process
• Integrate Project Management into the Client’s performance management process
• Measure the project completion performance of telecommunication system projects
• Plan, execute, and monitor activities in support of the PMO mission Support the successful execution of strategic projects