Yoh has a career enhancing contract opportunity for an experienced IT Project Manager to join our premiere client in Charlotte, NC. Job Overview: This Project Manager will work primarily in the Power Delivery IT area. Our client's Power Delivery IT division is in need of a Project Manager to lead an upgrade effort of their GIS system. Job Responsibilities: - Execution of Project Management processes and deliverables - Project planning activities to include: - Documenting scope, developing a detailed project budget and schedule, and defining required project resources. - Manage the project work plan to ensure that defined project milestones are achieved and tasks are completed as planned - Identify and implement methods to improve the project - Ensure all project measures of success are achieved - Analyze and control proposed changes to the project plan or cost estimate. - Execute appropriate Change Control processes as necessary - Anticipate, document, and monitor project issues and risks - Manage project financials to include tracking actuals and forecasting remaining spend on a monthly basis - Ensure development and maintenance of appropriate project documentation and records of assumptions, important events, decisions, actions or problems - Bi-Weekly status reporting to the IT PMO (Information Technology Project Management Office). - Manage sponsor expectations and ensures that project requirements are documented and achieved; maintains status updates to project sponsors as defined by current team practices - Manage a team of matrixed resources across IT and business support groups Job Qualifications: - Eight plus years of experience as an IT Project Manager showing a demonstrated competency in delivering efficient and effective solutions - Ability to work within a matrixed (including contractors) environment with specific responsibility and accountability to Business Management / Sponsors, IT Management / Sponsors, and IT PMO leadership. - Must be able to effectively negotiate with others to reach agreement which will meet the organization's needs - Ability to effectively apply structured project management methodologies. - Demonstrated success translating objectives into project plans. - Demonstrated success with scheduling and cost processes. - Superior ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and accurately using oral and written communications. - Effective presentation skills. - Experience working with GIS systems is preferred. - Experience working with HP Quality Center Test Management tool is desired - Experience working with MS SharePoint for documentation storage and version control is desired Discover all that's possible with Yoh. Apply now. Yoh is a professional staffing provider with over 70 years of experience in the short and long-term staffing services industry; visit our website to learn more about our company. If you are seeking workforce solutions in the IT sector, see our comprehensive IT Staffing Resources . Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V. Ref: 1002376 SFSF: INFOTECH