POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• University degree, college diploma or demonstrable experience in the field of Information Technology.
• Minimum 2-4 years of direct work experience in a project management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution.
• Multiple operating systems experience.
• Competent and proficient understanding of virtualization and networking technologies.
• Demonstrated experience in personnel management.
• Experience working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential.
• Can conform to shifting priorities, demands, and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Reacts to project adjustments and alterations promptly and efficiently.
• Flexible during times of change.
• Ability to read the communication styles of team members and contractors who come from a broad spectrum of disciplines.
• Persuasive, encouraging, and motivating.
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, clients, and other departments.
• Ability to defuse tension among your project team, should it arise.
• Ability to bring your project to successful completion through political sensitivity.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Sound decision-making skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Adept at conducting research into project-related issues and products.
• Must be able to learn, understand, and apply new technologies.
• Customer service skills are an asset.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial
• Maintains a project management certification: Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Associate Project Management Designation (CAPM), or PRojects IN Controlled Environments (PRINCE2)

The Project Manager acts as a client ambassador on the behalf of CrucialLogics, ensuring customer satisfaction through the effective, profitable, and consistent delivery methodology of projects:

• Direct and manage your project delivery from beginning to end.
• Ensure accurate and timely execution of project scope, goals, and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
• Effectively communicate your project expectations to the project team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
• Liaise with your project sponsor and project stakeholders on an ongoing basis.
• Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project deliverables.
• Where required, negotiate with other department managers for the acquisition of required personnel from within the company.
• Determine and assess the need for additional staff and/or consultants and make the appropriate recruitment if necessary, during the project cycle.
• Continuously manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
• Identify and resolve your issues and conflicts throughout the project.
• Identify and manage your project dependencies and critical paths.
• Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.
• Track your project milestones and deliverables.
• Develop and deliver progress status reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
• Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyze results, and troubleshoot problem areas.
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.
• Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout the project life cycle.
• Coach, mentor, motivate, and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
• Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project.
• Conduct project post-mortems and create a Lessons Learned recommendations report to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned by your manager