IT Help Wanted: [itroundtable] LEAD: Primavera PM/Sys Admin - NYC

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

[itroundtable] LEAD: Primavera PM/Sys Admin - NYC - $ Open

Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 4:10 AM

Subject: FW: NEW OPENING: Primavera Project Management System Administrator $$OPEN NYC FULL Time EMPLOYEE POSITION

PRIMAVERA Project Management System Administrator

Position Objective:

The Corporate Project Management Office (CPMO) is the center of business project management excellence. A critical responsibility of the CPMO is the maintenance and support of the project management system, Primavera.. The Primavera Project Management System Administrator must perform as a team member in a fully operational Project Management Office with best practice business processes. This person will be responsible for the CPMO Help Desk, functioning as the primary point of contact for the 1,000+ business and Information Technology system users for Primavera system related issues.

Major Opportunities and Decisions:

Two key challenges and opportunities of this position will be to:

· Support a very large user group with diverse project management maturity levels, varied expertise with Primavera and, in some cases, negative perceptions and resistance to the tool.

· Deliver system modifications and continuing support to the approximately 1,000 system users as we transition from an IT-centric project management approach to a more business driven approach

Principal Accountabilities:

· Respond to user requests for functional support including project analysis. Facilitate ease of use and maximize system benefits through improved project management execution and promotion of consistent application of CPMO best practices across the enterprise

· Coordinate resolution of Primavera technical issues with our IT support group and the Primavera vendor. Facilitate ease of use and maximize system benefits through improved project management execution and promotion of consistent application of CPMO best practices across the enterprise.

· Maintain the Primavera Resource Pool including user profile activations, deactivations and updates. Control system access; ensure project data validity (cost and hours) by maintaining up-to-date resource and user profiles.

· Reporting- Assist project managers in monitoring their projects; Creating custom reports, informing responsible management of project progress.

· Lead version upgrade and patch installation activities including User Acceptance Testing coordination.

· Continuously improve existing processes.

· Other general support including creation and maintenance of the Enterprise Project Structure (EPS) and Organization Breakdown Structure (OBS), Project Archiving, Entitlement Review & Annual Budgeting process.

Skills and Knowledge

Competencies/ Skills:

Expert knowledge of Primavera functionality
Highly practiced Primavera Skills
Expert understanding of Primavera system administration activities
Excellent attention to detail, follow-through and organizational skills
Solid understanding of project management principles
Strong problem solving skills
Self-directed and proactive; able to think beyond the immediate problem
Strong communication skills
Adaptable to rapidly changing environments

Knowledge:

Project metrics
Earned Value Analysis
Experience with other project management system administration or implementation a strong plus
SQL & Database troubleshooting

Education and Experience:

Education:

Bachelor's Degree preferred
PMP a plus

Experience:

5 years project management system administration
3+ years Primavera system administration

Jack M. Schwartz

Managing Director

ITech Recruiting LLC

516-826-4640 office

516-524-6010 cell

JackSchwartz@ ITechRecruiting. com

Apr 21st Reg Mtg 6 pm - New Addr - Carnevale Center 10 Lenox Ave Pompton Lakes 07442 Rm 009
Apr 28th No Meeting
May 26th Dinner Mtg - Recruiter Night Out - Joe Gadino CSC Moderator - Mike Mazza PRI

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