Project/Program Manager IT4

Duration: 12 months

Location: Peoria, IL

C2C Rate: $70-78/Hr. On C2C

Client: Caterpillar

Visa: No Visa Restrictions

Position's Contributions to Work Group:

• An extensive knowledge about Caterpillar business and processes, and comprehensive understanding of the IT organization(s), procedures/processes associated delivering technical solutions that result in robust solutions capable of achieving the expected business outcomes.
• Should have strong program and project management, communication, change management, analytical and organizational leadership skills.
• Experience leading and facilitating multiple complex programs/projects that involved cross-functional teams comprised of IT staff and business unit personnel.
• Prior experience developing project charters, project plans, budgets, program/project status reports, IT Governance and Controls, and facilitating stakeholder and sponsor updates.

Education & Experience Required:

• 4 year Bachelor's Degree
• 8+ years' experience in this capacity

Technical Skills:

• Project/program management tools such as Azure Dev Ops and Microsoft Project.
• Should have strong program and project management (both agile and waterfall), communication, change management, analytical and organizational leadership skills.
• Experience leading and facilitating multiple complex programs/projects that involve cross-functional teams comprised of IT staff and business unit personnel.
• Prior experience developing project charters, project plans, budgets, program/project status reports, IT Governance and Controls, and facilitating stakeholder and sponsor updates.
• Knowledge of Mainframe and distributed based applications is desirable.
• Knowledge of Dealer system integrations at Caterpillar is desirable.

Soft Skills (Required):

• Excellent attention to details
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent project planning skills.

Typical task breakdown:

• The candidate will work with project teams daily on planning transformation projects along with other PMs/Scrum Masters to plan, execute and communicate project status.
• Provide operational project leadership support for current initiatives that require formal project structure and governance.

Interaction with team:

• Stretch across multiple teams (both IT and business) throughout the building.

Work environment:

• 5 days a week

Disqualifiers/Red Flags:

• Someone who cannot work for 5 days in the Peoria LC office.

If the candidate is not local but open to relocating on their own dime and being onsite day 1, please make sure that it is CLEAR on the resume.