it airport operations - project manager iii

at Randstad US in chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

it airport operations – project manager iii.

+ chicago , illinois

+ posted 2 days ago

job details

summary

+ $56.37 – $61.37 per hour

+ contract

+ bachelor degree

+ category computer and mathematical occupations

+ reference1058422

job details

job summary:

Seeking a Project Manager to support our Commercial Airline client within their Digital Technology organization. Seeking a leader who thrives in a large organization and likes to be near the center of the action. The Project Manager needs to be flexible, work fast, and adjusts to the immediate while still getting the important done. Ability to work independently is very important. This role will manage multiple projects in the Airport Operations area which includes tools for agents, customers, and airports.

location: Chicago, Illinois

job type: Contract

salary: $56.37 – 61.37 per hour

work hours: 8am to 5pm

education: Bachelors

responsibilities:

+ · Responsible for managing multiple medium moderately complex IT and security related projects, and will be responsible for planning, scheduling, and controlling of project. This position will lead the business and IT groups through all phases of the software development lifecycle including planning, building, and running applications.

+ · strong presentation & written and verbal communication skills

+ · Solid project management experience (building and managing project plans, identifying and managing risks and issues, identifying and managing cross-team dependencies, knowing when to escalate, etc. )

+ · Experience with creating business cases.

+ · Familiar with standard waterfall PM tools and processes and able to pivot to use Agile tools / processes when the methodology is needed.

+ · strong budget and financial management experience.

+ · Demonstrated experience managing vendors.

+ · Excellent PowerPoint skills.

+ · Ability to influence with a smile.

+ · Communication, leadership, and analysis skills.

+ · strong attention to detail.

Top 3 skill sets required for this role:

+ ? Leadership – Need person to be able to lead the team even when it’s hard. Have a sense of ownership

+ ? Organization skills – keeping excellent records is an important part of this role

+ ? Communication skills – proactively communicate with the team and United leaders.

Experience Required:

+ · 5-8+ years of experience as a PM, supported Application Development related project work, and ability to lead geographically dispersed across coss functional teams.

+ · Experienced with Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

+ · Experienced creating impactful high-level presentations and presenting to executives.

+ · Experience of working at very large organizations (Fortune 500).

+ · Experience managing a $1 million+ budget.

+ · Experience working within an Agile and Waterfall environments.

+ · Experience of delivering projects on time and on budget.

Nice to Have:

+ · Scrum / PMP Certification

+ · Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning experience

+ · Airline Industry

+ · Ability to Create Dashboards to track project deliverables (using Excel / Power Query / Power BI)

+ · Experience with Smartsheets (Project Planning, Dashboarding and rolling up data)

qualifications:

+ Experience level: Experienced

+ Minimum 8 years of experience

+ Education: Bachelors

skills:

+ Project Management (8 years of experience is required)

+ Scrum MasterEqual Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate’s education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).This posting is open for thirty (30) days.