Information Technology Project Manager

About the Company

JAS Worldwide is a global freight forwarding company headquartered in Atlanta, GA

About the Role

The Project Manager, under the general direction of the Global IT PMO, is responsible for managing the successful delivery and implementation of global projects to all JAS Subsidiaries. The position manages and supports all activities required for a successful implementation ensuring adherence to timeframes and schedules as established by JAS Management and the Project Team members.

Responsibilities

• Consults with management and project team leads/members to determine implementation scope and dates.

• Produce and maintain project plans for all levels of implementation tasks necessary to meeting the project scope including across the organization resource coordination.

• Responsible for providing updates to Management and all project team leads/members on project status.

• Work with the project teams to identify and resolve issues around project related items that potentially jeopardize any of the project dates identified.

• Manage the project team resources including internal and external resources to ensure tasks are kept on track and completed in the required timelines.

• Conduct, document and publish minutes for regular project team meetings to ensure the teams are focused and on track with activities and schedules.

• Use each and every project assigned, to his or her responsibility, to build a culture of efficient and effective Project Management within the JAS organization throughout all business areas.

• Assist in developing project management skills and techniques within additional staff.

• Assist with the development of a Project Management Office for JAS Worldwide.

• Develop a Project Costing mechanism to assign costs to internal resources (staff and other) to produce realistic budgets and costs for projects.

• Works with other JAS personnel to cross train and transfer knowledge.

• Maintain effective communication with all areas within JAS Worldwide.

• Perform special projects as assigned by Global IT Projects Manager.

• Adhere to all published organizational, safety policies and procedures as described in the JAS Forwarding employee handbook.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Business Administration or a related field. Master Degree preferred.

• Five (5) plus years experience in Project and/or Program Management.

• Experience in International Transportation is preferred.

Required Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

• Ability to speak more than one language is not required but is considered a plus. The candidate will be encouraged to learn as part of their responsibilities additional languages.

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.