Project Manager

Mercer is the global leader for trusted Human Resources and related financial advice, products and services. In our work with clients, we make a positive impact on the world every day. We do this by enhancing the financial and retirement security, health, productivity and employment relationships of the global workforce. Mercer has more than 19,000 employees serving clients in over 180 cities and 40 countries and territories worldwide. If you thrive on challenge, are passionate about ideas, love solving problems and truly enjoy connecting with people, we encourage you to explore the hundreds of job opportunities available through Mercer. Our core strengths in consulting, outsourcing and investments place Mercer in a unique position to help our clients achieve the extraordinary - and extraordinary results require extraordinary people. Mercer is an operating unit of Marsh & McLennan Companies.

Marsh & McLennan Companies is a leading global professional services firm with roots dating back to 1871. We employ over 50,000 employees in more than 100 countries with annual revenue exceeding $11 billion. Marsh & McLennan Companies is the parent company of a number of the world's leading risk experts and specialty consultants, including: Marsh, our insurance broker and risk advisor; Guy Carpenter, our risk and reinsurance specialist; Mercer, our provider of HR and related financial advice and services; and Oliver Wyman, our management consultancy.
The Project Manager is responsible for the management, coordination and completion of special projects including developing project plans, creating deadlines, assigning tasks/responsibilities, monitoring and evaluating the progress of the project and developing reports that assess or quantify project results. Ability to autonomously manage a myriad of complex tasks and effectively communicate to both team members and sr. management. To fulfill this role, the Project Manager will:
- Manage the project workflow/lifecycle to ensure deliverables are met on time and on budget by:
- Monitoring and evaluating team activities, assessing and documenting performance and holding members accountable for their task assignments
- Identifying problems associated with the project and developing and implementing the appropriate resolution
- Leading meetings with clients and task members and identifying additional follow up needs
- Developing analytic reports for the clients and team members that assess or quantify the status of the project
- Develop and implement a project plan including developing and gathering resources, determining team members, assigning tasks, developing timelines and establishing the scope of responsibilities
- Identify areas of process improvement and make detailed recommendations to consultants and/or principals, Mercer project team(s), leadership, on how problems can be remedied and processes improved
- Utilize feedback on current and previous projects to implement tangible changes and necessary adjustments to future situations
- Provide experienced leadership to project team and direct the work of team members
- Educates team members on components of Mercer specific Project Management trends and tools
- Use extensive Project Management experience to provide training, support and guidance to more junior team members

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BS degree in business preferred or years of relevant experience
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Requires 3 years of experience in the line of business they are supporting
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Must possess some Project Management/life cycle experience
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Possess intermediate level of Project Management skills and familiar with advanced concepts and practices related to their line of business
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Ability to effectively communicate to both team members and management
Marsh & McLennan Companies offers competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits and programs including: health and welfare, tuition assistance, pension and 401K, employee assistance program, domestic partnership benefits, career mobility, employee network groups, volunteer opportunities, and other programs. For more information about our company, please visit us at: www.mmc.com. We embrace a culture that celebrates and promotes the many backgrounds, heritages and perspectives of our colleagues and clients. For more information, please visit us at: www.mmc.com/diversity.