Full-Time Associate Project Manager
Burwood Group, Inc is hiring a remote Full-Time Associate Project Manager. The career level for this job opening is Entry Level and is accepting Chicago, IL based applicants remotely. Read complete job description before applying.
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What You’ll DoThe Associate Project Manager supports Burwood’s PMO and DevOps staff by facilitating project planning, resourcing, tasking tracking, and administrative activities for both internal and customer-facing engagements.
The Associate Project Manager will work closely with multiple teams to enforce management standards, to oversee project portfolio performance, and to support Technical Leads and Project Managers on larger client engagements.
Additionally, the Associate Project Manager will help drive internal Burwood initiatives and identify opportunities for continuous improvement and operational efficiencies.
More discreet responsibilities include:
- Owns management responsibilities for smaller scale and/or standardized initiatives, including the planning and oversight of scope execution.
- Supports Project Managers and/or Technical Leads in larger scale initiatives via task coordination, project reporting, project documentation, and meeting scribe.
- Tracks status of project tasks, schedules, and milestones, and provides relevant updates to the project team.
- Handles administrative tasks as necessary on internal and client projects to keep individual contributors focused on production work.
- Serves as application SME and administrative owner for internal time, resource, and invoice management system
- Fosters communication and transparency amongst all teams involved in the delivery of projects, including clients.
- Supports management of Burwood resource pool, internal time/invoicing systems, and of PMO/DevOps-related initiatives.
Who You Are
You are an eager, self-starting Associate who is excited to grow in this role.
- Ideally has experience with Agile project management methodology, processes, and tools.
- Ideally has experience with Waterfall project management methodology, processes, and tools.
- Preferably has experience working in a consulting environment.
- Comfortable speaking to and working with Burwood clients.
- Extremely organized - always stays ahead of the game.
- High energy - gets tasks done quickly and with a sense of urgency.
- Multi-tasker with the ability to successfully manage multiple tasks within a given time constraint.
- Strong relationship building skills and works well with a variety of people.
- Team player - honest, reliable, and accountable.
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Highly detail and process oriented.
The Tech Stuff
- MS Office (Including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint)