Project Manager II

Position Title: Project Manager II

Work Location: Pleasanton, CA 94588

Assignment Duration: 12 Months

Work Schedule: 8a - 5p

Position Summary:

Manages/directs the activities and people associated with small to large scale projects with a focus on any or several non-IT business applications and disciplines.

Manage/direct all facets of single or multiple, multidimensional, mission-critical projects through the Full Project Life Cycle.

Key Responsibilities:

* Collaborate/work with project sponsors, business units and users to identify project scope and focus, develop or monitor project initiatives, implement project requirements/plans/processes/tools, assign/guide/monitor project staff, and assure project success.

* Deliver quality project solutions to business problems or issues within defined budgets and/or timelines.

* Provide expert project guidance/support proactively through project completion.

* Provide tracking, reporting, and presentation to management and users.

* Manages the development and implementation process of company's products and services involving departmental or cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of new or existing products.

* Estimates project levels of effort and resource requirements by using standard estimating techniques and tools, and by working with appropriate staff to understand scope of effort.

* Prepares project plans, schedules and budgets by using project management tools such as Microsoft Project and by working with appropriate staff to understand tasks necessary to complete project.

* Directs project execution by assigning tasks, tracking project schedules, identifying risks, and developing and executing contingency plans.

* Assures project quality by using standard development methodologies.

* Communicates project status by preparing standard status reports, and by participating in departmental and customer project status update meetings.

* Resolves project issues by working with team members, project customers, and others as appropriate.

* Consults with internal project groups by sharing project management knowledge and assisting or mentoring more junior project leaders in project management processes and techniques.

Qualification & Experience:

* 7+ years experience.

* Bachelor's degree plus 7 years of related work experience with a good understanding of specified functional area.

* Working technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices and procedures.

* General understanding of business unit/group function.

* Will perform this job in a quality system environment.

* Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.

* Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors.

* Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.

* Has a broad knowledge of technical alternatives and an understanding of their impact on the systems environment.