Project Management and Business Analysis Senior/Managing Consult

Project Leadership Associates, Inc. is a high growth, Chicago based, professional services company (over 130 full-time professionals) that specializes in providing the mid-sized business marketplace with business and technology consulting solutions across its full breadth of Management Consulting and technology solution practices. The firm is expanding dramatically and desires to identify consulting candidates with professional services, law firm and corporate legal department applications, business and technology experience.



Overall Responsibilities:

This position will be responsible for performing business analysis activities and project management consulting services across a wide continuum of planning, process, organization and technology-based client projects. Of special focus is our law firm consulting practice where we deliver business and technology consulting services to assist mega, large and medium sized legal and professional services firms. Consultant will deliver services and will have overall responsibility for:

· managing the client relationship (typically in conjunction with company management and/or account management personnel)

· developing and managing scope, hours and costs of work performed

· managing client teams comprised of Project Leadership and client personnel

· identifying, managing and mitigating project and client issues during the course of projects



Consultant Project Responsibilities:

Lead business and technology identification, design, development and implementation projects using Project Leadership Associates best practice sets
Perform general project management activities, including:
Manage project teams (both internal and client)
Develop and manage scope of work and project plans
Manage projects to client satisfaction
Manage projects to budget
Facilitate required status and other meetings with client and staff
Provide Presales and Proposal development assistance
Lead and deliver solution selection projects
Analyze business requirements
Develop client recommendation sets
Identify other business opportunities


Requirements:



Eight (8) years minimum experience managing Information Technology projects, five (5) of which were lead Project Manager roles
Three (3) years minimum supervisory experience
Five (5) years minimum consulting experience
Strong client communications, client relationship development and management and business influence skills


*PLEASE INCLUDE SALARY HISTORY WITH RESUME



*WE ARE INTERESTED ONLY IN CANDIDATES THAT CURRENTLY LIVE IN CHICAGO AND THE IMMEDIATE AREA (OR ARE WILLING TO PAY OWN RELOCATION AND INTERVIEW COSTS)
REQUIREMENTS
Project Leadership Associates, Inc. is a high growth, Chicago based, professional services company (over 130 full-time professionals) that specializes in providing the mid-sized business marketplace with business and technology consulting solutions across its full breadth of Management Consulting and technology solution practices. The firm is expanding dramatically and desires to identify consulting candidates with professional services, law firm and corporate legal department applications, business and technology experience.



Overall Responsibilities:

This position will be responsible for performing business analysis activities and project management consulting services across a wide continuum of planning, process, organization and technology-based client projects. Of special focus is our law firm consulting practice where we deliver business and technology consulting services to assist mega, large and medium sized legal and professional services firms. Consultant will deliver services and will have overall responsibility for:

· managing the client relationship (typically in conjunction with company management and/or account management personnel)

· developing and managing scope, hours and costs of work performed

· managing client teams comprised of Project Leadership and client personnel

· identifying, managing and mitigating project and client issues during the course of projects



Consultant Project Responsibilities:

Lead business and technology identification, design, development and implementation projects using Project Leadership Associates best practice sets
Perform general project management activities, including:
Manage project teams (both internal and client)
Develop and manage scope of work and project plans
Manage projects to client satisfaction
Manage projects to budget
Facilitate required status and other meetings with client and staff
Provide Presales and Proposal development assistance
Lead and deliver solution selection projects
Analyze business requirements
Develop client recommendation sets
Identify other business opportunities


Requirements:



Eight (8) years minimum experience managing Information Technology projects, five (5) of which were lead Project Manager roles
Three (3) years minimum supervisory experience
Five (5) years minimum consulting experience
Strong client communications, client relationship development and management and business influence skills


*PLEASE INCLUDE SALARY HISTORY WITH RESUME



*WE ARE INTERESTED ONLY IN CANDIDATES THAT CURRENTLY LIVE IN CHICAGO AND THE IMMEDIATE AREA (OR ARE WILLING TO PAY OWN RELOCATION AND INTERVIEW COSTS)