Project Manager

At Ensono, our Purpose is to be a relentless ally, disrupting the status quo and unleashing our clients to Do Great Things!  We enable our clients to achieve key business outcomes that reshape how our world runs. As an expert technology adviser and managed service provider with cross-platform certifications, Ensono empowers our clients to keep up with continuous change and embrace innovation.

We can Do Great Things because we have great Associates. The Ensono Core Values unify our diverse talents and are woven into how we do business. These five traits are the key to achieving our purpose: Honesty, Reliability, Curiosity, Collaboration, and Passion.

About the role and what you’ll be doing: 

We’re looking for a Project Manager who will manage the development and execution of medium to large complex, multi-phased projects with external project dependencies.  You will promote client satisfaction by ensuring project adheres to stakeholder specifications. Responsible for project completion within determined scope, quality, time and cost constraints.

• Leads and/or participate in the development of the SOW or RFP response. Maintains contract/SOW file and related correspondence.
• Defines, organizes and plans project schedules to meet required project timelines. Facilitates/leads estimation of moderately complex projects.
• Develops project schedule and determines resource needs. Works closely with resource managers to ensure proper resource allocation to the project.
• Independently and successfully manages multiple simple projects concurrently.
• Inspects and reviews projects to ensure adherence to project standards; monitors compliance with established EPMO guidelines and methodology.
• Controls project scope through effective change management skills.
• Demonstrates strong risk management as a primary management habit. Performs qualitative/quantitative risk analysis of identified risks. Manages risk response and control.
• Responsible for ensuring all project close out activities are completed and documented.
• Leads and/or participates in the development of the SOW or RFP response. Maintains contract/SOW file and related correspondence.
• Resolves potentially conflicting requirements. Coordinates preparation of complete written scope statement spelling out project goals and details ensuring compliance with SLAs (e.g., objectives, justification, deliverables and their relative degree of
• Establishes and obtains key stakeholders’ commitment to the overall project vision. Obtains agreement to an approved, clearly stated review and approval process. Ensure changes to the project scope are implemented according to the project change management process.
• Helps define, communicate, and enforce project roles and responsibilities (i.e., utilizing Roles and Responsibilities Matrix).
• Manages budgets and timeline of small to large-sized projects.
• Utilizes project management tools/techniques (e.g., PERT charts, critical path method, earned value) to track and manage project costs and schedules.
• Takes full responsibility for keeping project cost and schedule on track. Develops detailed time and cost estimates for project activities, utilizing estimating techniques, tools, and industry best practices (e.g., costs for systems development labor, hardware, software, supplies and materials, travel and living, external consulting, staff training, systems operation, capital costs, general office overhead).
• Determines the impact of proposed changes in project scope on time and cost. Recommends budget changes to management, as needed, to support changes in project scope. Manages and communicates cost and schedule variances and exceptions. Uses time and cost reports to manage the project. Has experience with budgeting and forecasting process.
• Efficiently and accurately conveys information between clients and staff involved in project activities.
• Develops/implements/updates a communications plan for each project that specifies audience, medium, timeframes, and methods.
• Uses negotiation skills to reach agreement when there are widely differing viewpoints.
• Implement process steps for bringing appropriate project issues to the attention of management.
• Understands the risk and issues management process and techniques, including risk identification, quantification, and risk response (e.g., acceptance, mitigation, avoidance, risk response control).
• Works with others to identify and categorize project risks and issues related to cost/estimates, schedule, quality, and employee retention.
• Takes action to re-evaluate risks during project implementation (i.e., discuss them during project team meetings). Tracks and reports status on risks and issues via the appropriate tools (i.e., databases).
• Facilitates risk/issue tracking meetings.

  We want all new Associates to succeed in their roles at Ensono. That’s why we’ve outlined the job requirements below. To be considered for this role, it’s important that you meet all Required Qualifications. If you do not meet all the Preferred Qualifications, we still encourage you to apply. 

 

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, MIS or equivalent experience
• 3-5 years of IT program and project management experience

• IT outsourcing / consulting experience required

• Proficiency in MS Office Projects and MS Project
• Data visualization and reporting experience
• Ability to travel when required
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment

Preferred

• Project Management Institute PMP
• ITIL knowledge or certification
• ITSM knowledge or certification

Why Ensono?

Ensono is a place to make better happen – for our clients and for your career. You can do great things through innovation or collaboration, by learning or volunteering, or to promote diversity and inclusion. You can do great things for your own health or for a healthier planet. Whatever it means to you to do great things we want Ensono to be the place you can do it. 

We are a client-facing business, but we do encourage clients to allow us to work remotely most of the time so if you are not required to be on a client site, you can choose to work from home or in our Ensono offices.

Some of our benefits include:

• Unlimited Paid Days Off
• Three health plan options through Blue Cross Blue Shield
• 401k with company match
• Eligibility for dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life and AD&D coverage, and flexible spending accounts
• Paid Maternity Leave, Paternity Leave, and Sabbatical Leave
• Education Reimbursement, Student Loan Assistance or 529 College Funding
• Enhanced fertility coverage
• Wellness program
• Depending on location, ability to take advantage of fitness centers
• Flexible work schedule

 

As of the date of this posting, a good faith estimate of the current pay scale for this role is $85,000 to $111,000 annually based on a full-time schedule. Please note that placement in the range may vary based on numerous factors including but not limited to skills, experience, internal equity, and business needs. In addition to base salary, other compensation programs, depending on eligibility, include an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, and an equity grant under our Associate Equity Appreciation Program.

 

Ensono is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to providing equal employment to our Associates and building a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

 

Pay transparency nondiscrimination statement/posting OFCCP’s pay transparency policy can be found on OFCCP’s website.

 

If you need accommodation at any point during the application or interview process, please let your recruiter know or email [email protected].