Associate Project Manager

Title Associate Project Manager Location Remote, home-based office, with occasional travel up to 25%  Description We are seeking a highly skilled Associate Project Manager to work with the project team to organize and deliver smaller, fast-paced projects. In this role, you will perform a variety of functional tasks such as managing project tasks and budgets, project communication, and project resource assignments.  Associate Project Managers are also responsible for creating and submitting Change Orders as required by a project and keeping the Departmental Directors updated on the progress of projects and potential staffing changes that may impact other projects in flight.  

Responsibilities

• Administration of multiple small, fast paced Business Strategy, Analytics, and Microsoft Dynamics ERP/CRM projects 
• Set up project billing codes and rates 
• Approve submitted project time and expenses 
• Create and maintain a high-level project plan for each customer, detailing the tasks that need to be completed for the timely completion of a defined solution. 
• Communicate with clients throughout the project to obtain feedback and approval. 
• Ensure that the project team is aware of key deliverables and project milestones. 
• Consistently track time spent on billable and non-billable activities. 
• Utilize superior prioritization, time management, and project documentation skills. 
• Proactively communicate and report status to client project leaders, MCA Connect management and all other stakeholders. This is done leveraging tools such as status reports, executive briefings, and active day to day team communication. 
• Effectively communicate and collaborate with technical project team members to achieve project goals. 
• Employ project management leading practices as provided by PMI and MCA Connect delivery standards. 

Qualifications

• 3+ years of project management/coordinator experience
• Understanding of Agile Methodology (e.g. Scrum, Kanban, Lean)
• Experience with software development lifecycle and best practices. 
• Experience with IT implementation methodologies. 
• Ability to allocate the correct resources to each project phase and monitor their performance. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
• Well-developed planning, organizational and problem-solving skills. 
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience 
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time 

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with the philosophies of Project Management with a natural driven nature to become a certified CAPM or PMP. 
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics ERP or CRM 

MCA Connect offers limitless opportunities for personal and professional growth in a stimulating, challenging, and performance-oriented work culture where you can share your ideas and make impactful daily contributions. Our employees are highly motivated and talented individuals dedicated to developing, marketing, and selling products designed to deliver value for mid-market and enterprise-size manufacturing, distribution, and energy companies. We are a leading consultancy firm specializing in designing and implementing enterprise software systems, specifically Microsoft Dynamics™ 365. We are the Microsoft partner of choice for industry leading Fortune 100 and 500 companies. If you are looking for a dynamic opportunity, MCA Connect may be the place for you! Established in 2002, MCA Connect has grown into one of the largest US-based Microsoft Gold Certified Partners focused exclusively on delivering Microsoft Dynamics 365 solutions and services to mid-market and enterprise-size manufacturing, distribution, and energy companies. MCA Connect is headquartered in Denver, CO, has offices throughout the United States, and supports global implementations around the world. 
Why work for MCA Connect? You can work with a world-class consulting organization that will help you take your experience to the next level. You will have the opportunity to lead and contribute to highly desirable and visible projects using the latest Microsoft technologies. You can work in an environment where teamwork is encouraged and where you have opportunities for personal growth and advancement. Our compensation plan offers one of the best bonus structures in the industry.  Along with this we also offer a generous benefit package including 401K matching, medical/dental/disability, paid vacation and holidays and a generous travel policy. We only hire the best and brightest consultants and software developers. We take the time to train our consultan