Applications are invited for the post of Project Manager

Job Summary:

The project manager will have overall responsibility for the successful initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling, implementation and closure of projects. This includes the planning of product and service deliveries from the establishment of processes and procedures, to learning the customer’s requirements, executing change management and the successful implementation and delivery of solutions.

Core Job Function: 

1. Successfully deliver the objectives and benefits the customer expects through management of the internal processes, project teams and project stages. 
2. Develop, maintain and communicate internal process documents to guide the project life cycle in keeping with best practice. 
3. Utilize IT knowledge and skills to achieve solutions from a business viewpoint. 
4. Collaborate with the lead architect, developers, and business analysts in order to determine the software's technical direction, system design and implementation plan. 
5. Ensure complete documentation of client requirements and translations into design specifications. 
6. Ensure that contracts, acceptance criteria, parties’ responsibility and other documents to be agreed and signed with the customer are executed at the appropriate time. 
7. Develop and maintain an effective communication plan that ensures the customer is adequately updated on the progress of the project and the internal team remains on the same page as far as project progress, issues, risks, timelines and dependencies are concerned. 
8. Create, maintain and track project plans and schedules, cost estimates and problem logs throughout the life of the project.

Candidates must be able and willing to travel within Jamaica and overseas based on assigned project demand and work flexible hours.

Qualifications and Attributes 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field 
• At least three (3) years’ experience in similar capacity 
• Knowledge of the shipping industry would be an advantage. 
• Knowledge and thorough understanding of Product Development Life Cycle 
• Excellent project management skills and experience or substantial exposure to project-based work structures. 
• Knowledge of Agile (SCRUM) and Waterfall software methodologies. 
• Knowledge of and experience in overseeing the design, development, and implementation of software solutions.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. 
• Excellent listening, presentation, and interpersonal skills. 
• Ability to manage time effectively, prioritize and execute tasks under pressure and function with little supervision. 
• Service and solutions oriented 
• Professional and emotionally intelligent.

Qualified applicants are invited to submit their applications by February 28, 2016 to: pcsadvantum@gmail.com

We appreciate all applications indicating an interest in the position, however only short listed candidates will be contacted.