Technical Project Manager
Overview:
Acuative Project Managers are responsible for on time and on budget delivery of all assigned projects. They are also responsible for managing project scope and minimizing variance and scope creep. A successful candidate will possess strong business acumen, time management skills, the ability to manage to a budget and analytical skills. At Acuative you are expected deliver a positive, value add outcome for the company and the client. Candidate must be able to work independently on project planning as well as working with a high-energy project team.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Develop detailed project plan including scope, objectives, deliverables, and reporting requirements.
Validate that technical requirements and solution align with core competencies of the company or affiliated vendors.
Work with sales support providing necessary input as needed prior to contract execution.
Align internal resources, third party partners and logistics to ensure excellence in project delivery. This includes leading and mentoring project coordinators assigned to the project.
Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
Provide periodic reports to internal customers, senior leadership and external clients.
Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs.
Measure project performance using appropriate KPIs and metrics.
Report and escalate to management as needed.
Manage the relationship with key stakeholders and customers.
Mitigate risk in delivery.
Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
Ability to drive continuous improvement using proven tools and methodologies.
Required Qualifications
5-7 years successful experience in a project manager role, preferably in the IT services industry
Bachelor’s degree in project management or technical field preferred
Strong technical skills and understanding of hardware deployments
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Highly organized with strong attention to detail while multi-tasking
PMP preferred
Acuative
Acuative was built on a foundation of exemplary service towards our customers. If this level of commitment is not evident in your past production, or if you are unwilling to make a commitment to customer satisfaction, please do not respond to this advertisement. Acuative offers a competitive compensation and full benefits package for candidates who make the grade.
Acuative is a military friendly employer.
Neither sponsorship nor relocation are offered.
About Acuative
For more than 35 years, Acuative has been providing an innovative approach unique to the communications marketplace. The Acuative team provides the entire end-to-end solution from network design to installation and management. Acuative can provide single-source solutions to help build, monitor, manage and support networks.
Acuative’s Security Operations Center (SOC) works to protect against cyberattacks. Staffed by cybersecurity experts, security analysts and engineers who are trained to detect, analyze and respond to cybersecurity incidents and threats, and prevent such instances from happening. SOC staff work with programs and analytical tools that make it possible to stay on top of the latest security threats in the online world.
Acuative PMI-certified project managers coordinate directly with all Acuative teams involved in supporting your project - field service teams, technical support teams, outside vendors, and other internal departments, from the initial order process through the successful test and verification of the service. Eliminating information silos and fostering collaboration, the project manager makes the all the connections necessary to streamline the implementation while keeping you apprised through every phase of the project: planning, initiation, monitoring, execution, and closing.
Acuative’s Field Service Technicians are the foundation of our service business. They are the face of our company to our customers and we take that very seriously. Acuative Field Service Technicians are employees of the company. This allows a superior level of control over the qualities of our people, including their experience, tools, training, and an overall corporate culture that is committed to providing superior service, each and every day.
Our skilled staff, proactive monitoring, and management system coupled with cutting-edge technology help reduce network complexity and gain optimal performance for any business in a single or multivendor environment. Whether it’s helping an organization develop a compelling business case with financial due diligence or ensuring the new WAN design is fit for use, Acuative’s WAN architecture and engineering experts are there to help with robust and scalable designs.
We handle the end-to-end process of identifying, evaluating and selecting the best-in-class WAN solutions, including Software Defined Wide Area Networking, SD-WAN, and Distributed Network Functionality Virtualization (D- NFV), based on organizational requirements. We implement, monitor and manage to ensure continuous optimization of organizational networks.
We hope you consider joining your talent with our team.