Project Leader Job Description

Project Leader Job Description

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Project leader provides leadership and mentoring to junior Industry Standards colleagues assisting them with project support, best practices and industry knowledge.

Project Leader Duties & Responsibilities

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Sample responsibilities for this position include:

New applications and process
Procedural and technical changes to enhance/aid the Development SDLC
Improved quality
Provide input and project leadership into enhancements and projects of assigned releases for MITS-Projects
Manage the contracts with Satyam - invoice payment, contractors entering time in multitrak, contract renewals
Assess, design and implement minor functional enhancements (once approved by the business owner)
Assist in resource management for the assigned release
Deal with all areas of the Release management process
Work well with other IT&S areas and business partners for release implementation
Lead projects that are local, regional or global in scope

Project Leader Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for Project Leader

List any licenses or certifications required by the position: PMP, LEED, PMI, CAPM, ISO, PRINCE2, OBD, 9001, CPSM, LEAN

Education for Project Leader

Typically a job would require a certain level of education.

Employers hiring for the project leader job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Engineering, Project Management, Science, Business, Technical, Computer Science, Management, Medical, Education, Mechanical Engineering

Skills for Project Leader

Desired skills for project leader include:

Excel
Project accounting
Costing principals and contracting
Control theory and HVAC systems
English
English language
Technical vocabularies and terminology common to construction industry
Industry practices and standards
Processes
Business areas

Desired experience for project leader includes:

Handle requests for Business Units of ADP ESI or ADP Corporate, qualify them and draw up a project offer for the requesters
Contribute to the design of application and technical architecture for these projects, in line with ADP standards on security and deliverability of application offers
Offer technological choices in line with the requirements of the project "clients", together with technical and economic optimisation
Promote the standardising if application components and infrastructure
Ensure high quality delivery and project follow-up (project "client" vision")
Ensure that the ADP information system is able to offer the proposed levels of service

Project Leader Examples

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Project Leader Job Description

Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of project leader. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for project leader
  • Oversee business case development
  • Participate in resource management
  • Lead project implementation teams
  • Interact with Senior Business Analysts and Business Analysts who may manage day to day tasks at a more detailed level
  • Manage IS and other project team resources across multiple projects to get projects completed
  • Establish and maintain a common framework to support application development
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with the end-user community to develop long term roadmaps and program plans that span functional areas and technical systems
  • Manage development lifecycle that includes resources from remote locations including offshore
  • Works with concerned functional groups globally to prioritize project execution, delivery planning, and source/resource availability
  • Leading projects that are local, regional or global in scope, and that have extensive impact on the business
Qualifications for project leader
  • Strong project management and organizational skills are required in order to develop project schedules, monitor the status of assigned projects and manage multiple projects, which vary in complexity
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology or similar field
  • MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or Information Technology preferred
  • Have a thorough understanding of and experience implementing project management methodologies, including Agile/Scrum, iterative development, and structured development
  • Experience with both application and infrastructure project management
  • Must still be current in direct, hands-on project management
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Project Leader Job Description

Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of project leader. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for project leader
  • Resource management, including proactive assignment of resources to Information Solutions projects
  • Leadership of project implementation teams
  • Development of project plans and day to day management of Information Solutions projects
  • Interaction with Senior Business Analysts and Business Analysts who may manage day-to-day tasks at a more detailed level
  • Managing Information Solutions and other project team resources across multiple projects to get projects completed
  • Management of project budgets via capital and deferred software funds
  • Coordinated reporting and presentation of project status, resource allocation, and other project-related information to Information Solutions management
  • Coordinating activities with internal and external stakeholders related to new customer onboarding and new market launches for existing US restaurant chains
  • Working with customers, importers, and/or third parties to ensure products comply with all appropriate regulations of the destination country
  • Manage the flow of information between manufacturers, customers, and various government agencies
Qualifications for project leader
  • Ability to identify equipment type
  • Understanding of equipment attributes
  • Don’t allow yourself to get complacent or be comfortable
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, mathematics, economics or commensurate work experience
  • Minimum of four years of technology program and project management, software engineering leadership or business analysis experience in a dynamic technology department or company
  • Experience with agile program management and agile delivery tools like VersionOne, Jira / Green Hopper, and/or Rally Software
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a project leader. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for project leader
  • Cataloging documentation in the company database
  • Develop projects and Product launched on cost, quality and time and meeting Product Leadership criteria
  • Manages cross-functional teams through the global development phase and/or regional execution projects
  • Plan, manage and coordinate plant projects
  • Identify and implement process improvements related to customer service, safety, environmental, quality, compliance, productivity, people development, and cost
  • Own and drive change controls in order to implement process improvements
  • Support capital projects, site wide initiatives or other projects as needed in the capacity of a project manager or a project team member
  • Identify necessary document changes (SOP’s and batch records) and revise as needed for projects, Events, and CAPA’s in a timely manner
  • The position requires strong organizational, communication and project management skills
  • Participate in overall team activities including development of clear project scope and objectives, managing and tracking timelines and critical milestones
Qualifications for project leader
  • Strong interpersonal skills with experience working in a cross-matrix organization and excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • At least 3 years experience in Project Management and Client facing Communication
  • Minimum of eight years of technology program and project management, software engineering leadership or business analysis experience in a dynamic technology department or company
  • Demonstrated success at delivering multiple programs simultaneously with multiple stakeholders and distributed teams
  • Previous experience working with credit card applications or banking host systems for credit and debit products
  • Must be willing to work in Hauppauge, NY on a full time basis while spending some time in Manhattan with some frequency
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Project Leader Job Description

Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a project leader. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for project leader
  • Establish contingency plans and facilitate team decisions and issue resolution
  • As appropriate, utilize Process Excellence tools and methodologies
  • Ensure target project launch date and other key deliverables are achieved
  • Identify, communicate and help resolve key issues with managers
  • Provide on-going status communications and ensure all team members are up-to-date on key issues and milestones
  • Participate in the Change Controls process including identifying/collecting required deliverables, getting pre- approval and post approval
  • Partner with planning and scheduling to facilitate the relationship between the project team and work centers to provide effective customer service
  • Conducts all aspects of assigned projects, on time and within budget
  • Assists I.S
  • Develops and obtains approval of all related plans
Qualifications for project leader
  • J2EE/Java development
  • WebSphere Integration Developer
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent, plus 0-4 years project management experience including small to medium scale projects
  • 3 to 5 years project management experience (or a Bachelor's Degree)
  • Strong analytical, verbal and written communication
  • Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines, with a drive and commitment towards project delivery
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of project leader. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for project leader
  • Cost reduction- Quality improvement
  • Track, communicate, coordinate, train, implement and maintain system (Datasweep, SAP & JDEdwards) enhancements as required to all affected business units and end-users
  • Write system validation/verification test protocols and scripts update repair and service documents in support of the implementation of new systems and system updates
  • Create PMP define timeline of project
  • Manage and track external dependencies, and all materials to ensure all project deliver will be on time and quality
  • Oversees intermediate and large sized projects
  • Deal with risk, oppotunities, issues, claims and customers to complete projects successfully
  • Driving projects within PEL (Facility, Test-equipment and Maintenance projects) according to the established routines and standards
  • Follow up project status and report to line managers
  • Sourcing of external resources and training of project personnel
Qualifications for project leader
  • Must be willing to work in Hauppauge, NY on a full time basis while spending some time in Manhattan on with some frequency
  • 5 or more years of creating Business Intelligence solutions with minimum 5 years of experience leading Business Intelligence projects
  • Degree in Engineering, Science, Supply Chain Management or a related field preferred
  • Previous program/project management experience
  • Strong and broad knowledge of C2 systems with space mission knowledge
  • Strong technical understanding of acquisition and system lifecycle

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