Project Manager

ALTEN Romania, part of the international ALTEN Group - with a unique position as Leader in IT & Engineering Consulting, provides support for its clients’ development strategies in the fields of innovation, R&D and IT systems since 1996. The company comprises 2 divisions specialized on its core capabilities: ENGINEERING and IT. These two divisions are: ALTEN TECHNO and ALTEN IT.

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, business, MIS or computer science or equivalent degree or equivalent experience
• English – advanced level
• Minimum 5 years of IT professional experience
• 3+ years project management experience leading implementing ERP and business applications solutions, software development or similar experience
• Experience with project management practices, processes and tools
• Organizational Change management experience.

• Project Leadership:
- Provides strategic vision to the project team, utilizing general knowledge of portfolio management, and basic business/technical acumen
- Leads periodic project reviews utilizing a full knowledge of the project delivery process
- Identifies, recommends and implements best practices in project management
- Provides mentoring and coaching to project team members as appropiate.

• Project Planning:
- Defines project objectives and scope, utilizing a thorought knowledge of project management practices and procedures
- Develops the integrated project plan for projects.

• Project Execution:
- Leads execution of projects, utilizing the project maangemement framework to achieve project objectives, on time and within budget
- Manages project risks and issues
- Develops contingency plans when necessary.

• Project Control:
- Regularly measures and monitors project progress to identify variances from the plan and make needed corrections
- Contains and resolves issues within the project that do not require project sponsor attention
- Escalate risks and issues as and when necessary to appropriate responsible persons
- Follow up for resolution.

• Business Results:
- Communicate effectively with project sponsors and stakeholders on project status
- Works with the business to ensure the solution is successfully implemented and that the promised benefits and value are captured
- Ensures successful completion of all project phases and closure of all aspects of project
- Recognise and celebrate success
- Capture lessons learned.

• The project manager is responsible for project management activities across low to medium rigor projects. This includes project leadership, project planning, project execution, project control, and business results. The project manager will manage process, data and technology projects within the region.
• The project manager will work with our client’s businesses and functions to deliver projects to enable business strategy execution. The role demands a leader who can partner effectively with all levels of the organization. Seeking to understand the project objectives and demonstrating project leadership to bring about the desired business benefits and value as defined in the business case.
• This role will ensure consistent project management processes & tools are applied according to the rigor of the project.
• Directional Guidance:
- Full Rigor Projects = Projects > +$1 million spend OR High Risk/complexity
- Medium Rigor Projects= $500K to $1 million, OR Medium Risk/Complexity
- Low Rigor Projects = Up to $500K.