Project Management Staffing Agency
Tier2Tek Staffing Agency provides Project Management recruitment solutions. The Project Manager plans and executes multiple initiatives for a company. For example, when a company needs to implement a new solution, the Product Manager identifies, plans, and executes all aspects of the solution. Consequently, they oversee the complete lifecycle of the new initiative.
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What Does a Project Manager Do?
The Project Manager leads the team in new initiatives for the company. Moreover, they oversee the complete life cycle of the project. There are many phases of a project that the Project Manager must proficiently govern.
For example, they must effectively understand the scope of the project and plan for the resources. This includes a significant understanding of time management and sequencing activities. Moreover, they must estimate the duration of those activities, develop a schedule and maintain that schedule.
Cost estimation and developing a budget are also within their scope of work. In addition, they must also ensure high customer satisfaction throughout the duration of the project.
In addition, they must analyze and manage the project and risk. Once the project has started, a lot of time and effort goes into monitoring the progress of the project.
Finally, they must manage reports and all necessary documents to ensure proper implementation.
The Project Manager role has multiple responsibilities. Most importantly, it requires outstanding communication skills, exceptional planning, and the ability to unite multiple teams on a common goal.
Average Salary
According to GlassDoor, the average salary for a Project Manager is $85,819 a year.
Project Coordinator Job Description for Staffing
A Project Coordinator has 3-5 years of progressive project coordination experience. The Project Coordinator works closely with the company project managers and management to ensure project success. The Project Coordinator is also responsible for daily communication, status reporting, and change management.
- Provide project coordination.
- Assist the project teams in planning to ensure contract deliverables and other work are produced on time and in line with established protocols and procedures.
- Work with project team members to develop and maintain the detailed project schedule.
- Coordinate meetings and project events (e.g., training sessions). Organize, lead, and facilitate project-related meetings, including preparation of meeting agendas, and capture of meeting minutes and action items.
- Monitor project deliverables and timelines, notify the PMO Director when issues arise, and take corrective actions as needed.
- Collect and report weekly status.
Project Manager Job Description for Staffing
A Project Manager has 3-5 years of progressive project management experience with the full software development life cycle. The Project Manager works closely with a company’s management to ensure project success. The Project Manager is also responsible for daily communication, status reporting, and change management.
- Establishes and manages project plans including scope, delivery schedule, resource requirements, and cost. Creates project approach to ensure the successful delivery of projects in line with company expectations and contractual requirements.
- Provides direction and manages the day-to-day efforts of the project team.
- Defines and implements effective and efficient processes and methodologies.
- Anticipates and manages project risks.
- Analyzes requirements and recommends solutions that meet the Company’s needs.
- Reports progress to management and stakeholders.
Senior Project Manager Job Description for Staffing
A Senior Project Manager has 5+ years of progressive project management experience with a comprehensive grasp of the project life cycle. The Senior Project Manager recommends best practices, acts as an escalation point for customer satisfaction issues, and works closely with company management to ensure project success. The Senior Project Manager is also responsible for daily communication, status reporting, and change management.
- Establishes and manages project plans including scope, delivery schedule, resource requirements, and cost. Creates project approach to ensure the successful delivery of projects in line with company expectations and contractual requirements.
- Provides direction and manages the day-to-day efforts of the project team.
- Defines and implements effective and efficient processes and methodologies.
- Anticipates and manages project risks.
- Analyzes requirements and recommends solutions that meet the company’s needs.
- Reports progress to management and stakeholders.
Common Certifications for Project Management Staffing
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Provided by the Project Management Institute, the PMP exam tests the candidate on the highest level of management techniques, issues, and tactics. Considered an ‘elite manager’, those with the certification have passed the administered course and test to prove they have the expert ability to manage the people, processes, and business priorities of a professional project. Therefore, those with the PMP certifications can be considered top-tier candidates.
Google Project Management
Similar to the PMP, Google provides a similar project management course. According to the corresponding site, the certification course and test show that the candidate has experience with estimating time and budgets, running effective meetings and managing stakeholders, identifying and managing risks, applying Agile and Scrum frameworks, leadership skills, and navigating team dynamics.
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Scrum is a form of project management created by Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland. The technique and framework involve intermediate ‘sprints’ of work followed by team meetings, thus creating a more quality-controlled process. Instead of finding and troubleshooting issues at the end of a development cycle, corresponding teams can check in frequently, finding issues and solutions before they get buried down a chain of actions.
If a candidate has a CSM certification, they are experts in the management framework.
Common Skills for Project Management Staffing
Communication
Due to the nature of having to communicate with team members and subordinates, the Project Manager requires a bevy of customer service and communication abilities. Ultimately, they must be able to empathize with their workers, understand their problems, and defuse upset situations. They also must be able to lead by example, delegate properly, and reprimand when necessary. They are the manager, after all, so communication is key.
Time Management
A Project Manager will never be able to know or dictate the parameters of said project. Therefore, they may be forced to work under tough situations involving tight schedules or budgets. The manager must be able to keep great track of time and schedule, making sure everyone stays on task and meets the attributing deadlines.
Adaption and Flexibility
As we said, Project Managers can never theorize every step of the way. Eventually, something unplanned will arise. When this happens, they must have the ability to pivot, overcoming the issue and leading the team through the process. Therefore, they must have the flexibility to try new things, listen to their team, and change plans on the fly.
Other Parallel Career Paths and Jobs
Just like a Project Manager, an Operations Manager analyzes and researches ways to create company success. They manage multiple departments toward maximum productivity. Usually, they are involved in human resources, finance, and IT management. Their ultimate responsibility is to increase a company’s operational efficiency.
The IT Delivery Manager is a communications specialist. As team leaders, they build relationships with the IT staff. Then, they lead the team through the entire development process of a product. Whether software or hardware, the IT Delivery Manager is there to ensure the team meets goals, spending limits, and business specifications.
Overall, they are the main point of contact for a company in regard to IT. They play a very important role as they make sure all systems are implemented properly and are usually the first ones to respond in the event of an IT emergency or problem with any of the systems. In most cases, they will also design new systems to better fit the company’s needs.