Project manager Job Listing at Kelly Services in State College, PA (Job ID 9428194)

Description

Every day, Kelly Services connects professionals with opportunities to advance their careers. We currently have an exciting contract opportunity with one of our leading clients!

Title: Project Manager
Location: State College, PA
Duration: 6 months +  


Overview

• Title: Project Manager – Business Integration
• Will report to the Site Leader
• Responsible for ensuring successful completion of all aspects of the project's coordination and implementation. Coordinate a multi-disciplinary team that includes internal and external customers.

Responsibilities

• Organize project, tasking priorities to achieve objectives
• Define and manage project scope, schedule, resources, risk, and metrics
• Partner with Senior leadership to allocate resources to drive projects to on-time completion
• Identifies and coordinates the efforts of various members of cross-functional teams to meet project deliverables
• Delegates tasks to the appropriate team members throughout the organization
• Schedules and leads team meetings and ad hoc meetings, as required, in coordinating project activities and managing project issues
• Leads project decision making process and brings closure to open issues
• Manages project communications including meeting minutes, monthly updates, communications meetings, and project tollgates
• Maintains current program review documentation and provides reports on progress to site and division management

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical disciplines; will consider Business Management or Leadership
• Minimum of 1 – 2 years of project management experience, with 3 or more preferred
• Demonstrated written and oral communication capability
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, and Visio
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project or other equivalent software tool for program tracking
• PMP Certification preferred

Competencies Required

• Must possess solid business acumen, strong leadership skills, and analytical proficiency
• Must possess strong problem-solving skills, including the ability to anticipate and recognize issues, analyze risks, consider options, and make decisions to drive results.
• Must be able to function in a changing, high-impact position with deadline and resource limitations.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with all levels of management, internal and external customers and suppliers, and outside agencies.

Additional Information

• Hybrid position: 3 days onsite / 2 days remote
• Local candidates only
• Contract slated through February 2025
• This role will not support sponsorship candidates

Important information: This position is recruited for by a remote Kelly office, not your local Kelly branch. Applicants must be legally permitted to work in the United States. Please contact Taryn Carbone (taryn.carbone@kellyengineering.com) for immediate consideration.

 

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

Why Kelly® Engineering?

Your engineering skills are in demand, but how do you find the right fit? Easy. At Kelly Engineering, our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world's most critical challenges. We connect you with leading organizations where you can collaborate on innovative projects, work with cutting-edge technologies and accelerate your growth. Whether you prefer the variety and flexibility of short-term projects or are looking for a long-term opportunity, we're here to guide you to the next step in your engineering career.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we're obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it's about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It's the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It's the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly's Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California's state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.

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