Project management officer

Project Management Officer

Discover the project management officer job: tasks, educational background, salary and job opportunities at AViSTO. It is also possible to submit an unsolicited application.

Summary:

Project Management Officer Job Description

He organizes and plans the realization of the whole project. He/she relies on internal and external expertise, for example partners or subcontractors.

Here are his/her main missions:

  • He coordinates external developers.
  • He also coordinates engineering companies, for example in a flat rate mode.
  • He collects and analyses needs.
  • He drafts functional and technical specifications, he is also the guarantor of the respect of the specifications.
  • He deals with tests and internal test platforms.
  • He writes user documentation.
  • He is in charge of production support.
  • He manages the schedules, ensures the respect of the deadlines and the costs.
  • He prepares presentation materials for meetings as well as steering committees.
  • He participates in the continuous improvement process, which is part of a quality policy.

Become a Project Management Officer

To become a project management officer, you must have completed a master course in computer science, and have at least 3 years of experience as a project manager.

Skills

The skills of a project management officer combine technical skills and soft skills.

On the technical side, you have to master:

  • Project methodologies (V-cycle, AGILE methods).
  • Tools such as Gantt Project, Redmine, Mantis or SoapUI.
  • A set of programming languages and technologies that depend on projects. For example: HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, JS, Java, Linux…

 

More generally, a good PMO is a rigorous and autonomous person who knows how to:

  • Enter the project environment quickly, ask the right questions to apprehend it.
  • Get organized so he can react quickly.
  • Analyze, synthesize and propose solutions.
  • Work as a team, communicate, be available.

Project Management Officer Salary

The salary of a PMO, of course, depends on the level of experience, the location of the position, the industry, the specific skills needed. A range from 40K€ to 45K€ seems realistic.

Job Opportunities

You can apply on our job board spontaneously or in response to an offer. Do not hesitate, your application will be systematically studied!