Technical Project Manager

"Those authorized to work in the United States are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time.Position: Technical Project Manager Location: Woodlawn, MDDuration: 6 Months Contract to Hire Duties and Responsibilities:

• Acting as a liaison between the Delivery Manager, Work Order Manager, Project teams and key client stakeholders in defining and documenting business needs for new function or major enhancements to existing systems.
• Support a mixed team of Solutions, Technical, Business and Enterprise Architects, Senior Developers and DBAs in support of the client s mission.
• Prepare, review, revise, and maintain technical documents, Weekly/Monthly Status Reports, Executive Summaries and user documentation.
• Gather and analyze technical and product information from various sources to document new or changing product functionality.
• Facilitates Regular meetings with clients and team. Responsible for client and team member satisfaction
• Representing business interests and ensuring that all technical designs meet or exceed business needs. Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet program goals and objectives
• Should be able to work directly with 3rd party vendors and the client in a very dynamic environment.
• Interacts with senior internal and external personnel on significant matters often requiring coordination between organizations.

• A Master's degree and 3+ years of relevant project management experience or BS degree and 7+ years of experience
• Understands and interprets the technical, organizational and process aspects of the task assigned and can relate them to the technical needs of the overall large project or organization.
• Must have a strong Technical background with Prior Experience interfacing with Technical Architects, Solutions Architects, Enterprise Architects, DBAs and Senior Developers
• Prior Experience supporting large organizations strongly preferred
• Prior software development experience and/or Enterprise Architecture experience strongly preferred
• Requires strong communication and interpersonal skills including being POC with clients.
• Prior experience leading delivery tasks with small teams and facilitating client meetings.
• PMP and/or CSM certification is desired
• Demonstrated experience of consulting and interacting at the senior management and executive level
• Attention to detail, and strong communication, negotiation, client facing and client relationship building skills.
• Proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships with all customer stakeholders, particularly from a service focus, service quality standpoint.
• Ability to articulate technical concepts, particularly development challenges and risks, in business terms and with an eye toward business impacts.
• Ability to learn quickly, engage deeply in new subject areas, and quickly establish credibility while working in new subject areas and with various areas of the business.