Project Manager

Project Manager

Job Summary:

This position plays the lead role in planning, executing, monitoring, controlling and closing projects. The position is accountable for the entire project scope, project team, resources and doing all that is necessary to ensure the success of each project. They perform this role utilizing critical thinking skills obtained through 2+ years of project management experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Leadership: manages singular individual projects of complexity or multiple less complex projects. Focuses on the tactical execution ensuring project deliverables are met.

• Schedule Management: Ensures that work is identified and scheduled in order to meet the requirements of the project’s objectives and deliverables.

• Stakeholder Management: communicates regularly with project stakeholders

• Scope Management: Manages project scope and handles scope changes according to the defined change management process

• Risk Management: manages day-to-day project risks and escalates when significant issues arise

• Budget and Financial Management: tracks and manages project budgets against approved budget amounts

• Decision Making: makes decisions related to day-to-day management of assigned projects and immediate tasks

• Team leadership: leads project teams, assigning tasks, and ensuring collaboration

Essential Skills and Abilities:

• Project/program planning – developing project plans, executing on scope, objectives and deliverable; managing risk within the project with minimal oversight

• Providing leadership and mentorship to project teams

• Engaging with project stakeholders to clearly communicate the status of a project/program and any associated risks to its successful delivery

• Identifying potential risks, being able to assess impact/likelihood against the project

• Clear communication and reporting of project progress, effective delivery of all associated messaging including appropriateness to the receiving audience

Education:

Associates or Bachelors Degree required