Project Manager Opening in Washington DC Area

American Traffic Solutions, Inc. (ATS) is a Scottsdale, Arizona-based technology and services company offering business solutions to support the growing worldwide requirements of our customers in the traffic and transportation management industry.  www.atsol.com



 

 

Job Overview

 

We are looking for a Project Manager based in the Greater Washington, DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia area to join our team to provide program management and project management for the implementation of new traffic enforcement operational contracts throughout the Northeast U.S. region.  These projects require coordination across resource teams consisting of employees, local consultants, subcontractors and client personnel. This is not an IT position.

 

 

Key Job Responsibilities

 

• Participating in the development of an ongoing program plan and roadmap for the development and implementation of contracts for multiple clients.

• Coordinating the development of reasonable estimates as input to project plans

• Maintaining program and project plans

• Assisting with the development of project budgets

• Making necessary schedule adjustments and managing their impact on the project

• Managing projects to on time and on budget results

• Securing appropriate human and physical resources to ensure project success

• Assisting with the negotiation and execution of contracts.

• Managing the work of local sub contractors to ensure timely and high quality work in accordance with the project plan and respective subcontracts

• Identifying and resolving project issues in a timely manner

• Communicating with ATS senior management and project team(s) through regular, effective status meetings and written reports

• Reviewing project deliverables for quality, accuracy and timeliness

• Organizing and maintaining a comprehensive project repository to facilitate reuse for future projects

• Managing clients and client expectations initially and on an ongoing basis

 

 

Job Requirements

 

• BS or MS degree

• 5+ years project management experience

• Team player with an appropriate sense of urgency

• Ability to lead projects by example and direction

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Extensive facilitation, problem solving, consensus building and issue resolution skills

• Proven track record of successful project management through on time and on budget delivery of planned scope

• Experience managing consultants in accordance with their contracts

• Experience managing programs and projects with multiple, dependent cycles and managing the associated impact on schedule, resources, change control, etc.

• Significant experience with Microsoft Project for the development and ongoing maintenance of plans

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office and Visio products