Lead Project Manager, Engineering at NCS3

Project Delivery • Analyse and document requirements by liaising with a range of people including users and managers, drawing together information needs across a distributed organization • Establish and prepare project plans, risk management plans, project milestones and deliverables in consultation with business users and architect/designer • Develop high cadence within the project team for escalated tracks, including daily stand-up and tracking the Action Items Register. • Manage the implementation of the project on a daily basis with regard to schedules, budget, manpower and quality • Manage the scope definition and change control mechanism • Escalate and discuss project overrun issues, scope creep, integration issues, resource requirements with Project Director (PD)/ Deliver Lead • Manage integration of various components of the project including hardware, software installation, testing, business process review, redesign, application development, migration, and data conversion etc. • Manage project activities to ensure timely delivery, including identification of critical path, monitoring and driving completion of interdependent activities and adjustment to project schedules to achieve overall completion deadline • Manage resources including hardware, software, human resource facilities and logistics required for project so as to ensure completion within budget. • Review project documentation to ensure that it meets customers requirement and conforms to quality management process, standards and procedures to minimize rework and system failures • Define project resources, performance reviews and post implementation evaluationsCustomer/ Vendor Management • Negotiate with vendors and across teams to ensure adequate resources are available during various phases of the project • Build relationships with clients, technical staff and management to determine and resolve issues associated with systems implementation • Manage contractors and subcontractors • Negotiate with clients on change request effort, schedules and prioritize changes based on business needs • Clear and open communication with clients on project issues or clarificationsBusiness Development • Proactively identify opportunities for further expansion or improvement of services delivered to the customer and liaise with the Account Manager(s) for development of that opportunity • Be involved in pre-sale activitiesFinancial Management • Perform financial forecasting on the project financials including cost scheduling, revenue scheduling, client billing plan and internal charging plan • Ensure that the project financials are within the approved budgetsTeam Management • Liaise with team members to ensure that all tasks and deliverables are proceeding according to schedule • Plan, track and monitor the tasks assigned to the team leader/ members   • Delegate tasks effectively by providing clear and specific instructions and goals • Provide leadership to the project team to ensure that proposals/enhancements are fully analyzed and evaluated for their benefits and costs • Provide the project team with accurate information about business needs and priorities as well as details about existing business systems • Participate in leadership activities and providing performance feedback and developmental coaching • Monitor and improve team performance, providing leadership, coaching, and performance management