Technical Project Manager
Dallas, TX

Job Description

Accenture Flex offers you the flexibility of fixed duration project-based work powered by Accenture, a leading global professional services company. Accenture is consistently recognized on FORTUNE's 100 Best Companies to Work For and DiversityInc's Top 50 Companies for Diversity lists.

As an Accenture Flex employee, you will apply your skills and experience to help drive business transformation for leading organizations and communities. In addition to delivering innovative solutions for Accenture's clients, you will work with a highly skilled, diverse network of people across Accenture businesses who are using the latest emerging technologies to address today's biggest business challenges. You will receive competitive rewards and access to benefits programs and world-class learning resources.

Job Description

The Technical Project Manager (TPM) leads the team of Engineers thru the project life cycle to Design, Build and Deliver infrastructure or middleware components on an agreed upon time line. The Project manager provides oversight of task delivery for various components of infrastructure service solutions / delivery including network connectivity, midrange server build, virtual server build, storage, performance / capacity planning, and monitoring of infrastructure health. The TPM will coordinate with key delivery teams responsible for Test Environments Management, Production Release Management, Performance testing and Capacity Management plus other teams to deliver Pre Prod and Production infrastructure in the environments.

Works closely with Design Team Lead to define project requirements and impacted engineering teams.

Engages Engineering resources onto the project / builds the project team.

Creates and Manages project schedule / work break down structure, tasks and Milestones

delivery list.

Host Weekly project team meetings to review and execute plans.

Identifies and documents schedule risk and creates mitigation plans.

Identifies and documents schedule or resource issues or watch items.

Generates weekly status reports covering project progress.

Completes required documentation or system work request needed for planning and

procurement for infrastructure products and services.

Demonstrates an understanding of customer's tactical goals and effectively participates in

the development and implementation of business solutions.

Manages project risk through comprehensive mitigation assessment and

planning techniques. Actively manages the work efforts of multiple functional

resources through the project plan.

Establishes basic scope control procedures.

Develops documentation; monitors and reports project status; assesses the

effectiveness and accuracy of documentation.

Initiates and maintains reporting relationships with project stakeholders including

team members, peers, managers, customers, vendors, and other affected departments

to coordinate efforts across multiple business units and ensure continuous efficient

management of projects; gathers input and feedback.

Analyzes and reports project status and research information; monitors project

performance to maintain the quality of services, deliverables, and content.

Effectively assists in directing both internal and external resources to achieve business

solutions within project guidelines.

Collaborates and communicates with other project managers and leaders to

coordinate cross-project initiatives and activities.

Identify and eliminate obstacles to solution plans, business goals or implementation.

Weekly Project Status reporting: Accomplishments, Upcoming 30 day deliverables, Current Issues & Mitigation plans.

Risk to project schedule, funding.