Project Manager - Microsoft Technologies

Logicalis, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer that provides IT professional services and Microsoft technology offerings. The Project Manager will plan and manage multiple projects throughout their life cycles, leading teams delivering Microsoft services such as M365 migrations, Identity Services, CoPilot, InTune, and Security. The role is responsible for project planning, communications, budget, schedule, risk, scope, quality, and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates a deep understanding of Microsoft technology service offerings (M365 migrations, Identity Services/Active Directory, CoPilot, InTune, Security, etc.)
• Planning, scheduling, and directing day-to-day activities of assigned engagements, recording, and communicating essential project activity and status information utilizing and Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies as applicable to the offering delivered
• Directs, communicates, and exhibits exceptional leadership behaviors to manage effective delivery of services and processes
• Conducts project planning, execution, controlling, and closing activities in accordance with Logicalis Project Management Methodology
• Oversees any third-party vendors or partners’ deliverables to Logicalis in coordination with vendor PM
• Ensures effective management throughout life of engagement as follows:
• Operates in a manner consistent with established policies and procedures; ensures time entry is performed per policy by service delivery consultants; ensures resources are scheduled and performing work as assigned and planned; oversight of workflow management, appropriate use of tools and processes to support delivery of the services, all in accordance with policies
• Ensures planning and execution of tasks, activities, and deliverables are consistent with the requirements defined in the SOW. When new scope is introduced, leads the Change Management effort and development of a Project Change Request
• Ensures project budget is met or exceeded, all invoices are generated and submitted in timely manner, and monitors and communicates Earned Value throughout the life of the project
• Creates and maintains master project plan; compares actual progress with planned milestones, analyzes variances, and takes corrective action as needed to maintain schedule adherence; tracks and communicates progress to the team and stakeholders
• Applies continuous risk management protocols. Identifies and documents known risks throughout engagement, applying appropriate mitigation strategies
• Responsible for development of a project Communication Plan to define the cadence and content for project meetings, status reporting, escalation management, etc., for customers, stakeholders, and the project team
• Ensures deliverables are substantiated, validated, and provided to customer per terms of the SOW and that the customer is satisfied with the services provided
• Demonstrates deep understanding of project management methodologies, practices, tools, and techniques; effective leadership and applies appropriate collaboration skills while working in a matrixed environment
• Documents and shares lessons learned to support continuous process improvement
• Maintains knowledge of relevant technologies and the Logicalis Service Portfolio and able to understand common IT industry terminology in support of projects assigned
• Demonstrates and actively promotes an understanding and commitment to the mission of Logicalis and exhibits behaviors consistent with the organization's values

Requirements:

• • Bachelor's Degree in a related field and formal Project Management Training
• • 5 or more years of enterprise-level project management experience, managing multiple projects at one time for multiple external customers, managing teams of 1 to 20+ resources, delivering enterprise Msft service offerings
• • Proficient use of all Microsoft Office applications including Microsoft Project or Smartsheet, and experience working within Project and/or PS business applications to plan, manage, and report on project services delivered
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is constantly required to sit, talk, see, hear, and use hands and arms. The employee is required to stand; move about, climb steps or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds
• • Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred
• • CAPM, SCRUM, Msft and/or IT industry technical certifications beneficial