Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or achieve CAPM within two years of job entry (PMP certification will fulfill this requirement)
PMP or CAPM certified a plus.
Proven ability to review, analyze, and validate time and material-based contracts
Deep-rooted knowledge of schedules and earned value management, critical path method (CPM), successor predecessor relationships.
Must be able to showcase ability to lead push pull planning, CPM, or other schedule-based meetings
In-depth understanding of risk registers and identifying project risks, ability to work through mitigation methods with other stakeholders (internal and external) to define a working risk register for the project.
Must be able to monitor risks and understand when risks have passed and clearly document if mitigation was used or if risk dissolved, how to reallocate or remove contingency, how to anticipate new project risks and mitigation methods, and finally, demonstrate how to react when unforeseen risks have arisen.
Strong financial acumen: being able to cashflow a project throughout its lifecycle and monitor control financial vulnerability.
Full ownership of project budget experience, accountable for all aspects of project financials, authorization, forecasting, long range budgeting.
Identify parallel and serial work streams