Project Manager I {S02157P}

Job Summary:

Under supervision, oversees entry level IT projects. Responsible for assembling project team, assigning individual responsibilities, identifying appropriate resources needed, and developing schedules to ensure timely completion of project. Develops scope, project objectives, as well as the role and function of each team member, in order to effectively coordinate the activities of the team. Coordinates communication with all areas of the enterprise that impacts the scope, budget, risk and resources of the work effort being managed.

Essential Duties:

Lead project teams through project initiation to include project plan, project charter, and stakeholder analysis. Develop project communication plan and coordinate communications of activities to all levels of project stakeholders across the enterprise. Perform project risk management and create risk response strategies and options including escalation, mitigation, and resource fortification. Document all plans, processes, procedures, tasks, risks, issues, and lessons learned during the project for standardization and knowledge transfer. Monitor all phases of project work for quality and accuracy and compare against scope and schedule baselines, making adjustments as necessary. Guide project team members to use best project management practices. Provide status updates on all active project efforts to leadership and other project teams. Perform other duties assigned.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree. Two (2) years of experience leading projects or the equivalent experience. Demonstrated project management methodologies and tools, resource management practices and change management techniques. Must be able to manage one or more cross-functional projects of low to medium complexity. Must have strong meeting facilitation skills. Manage stakeholders to include other project managers, developers, subject-matter experts and analysts. Strong listening and writing skills, good executive presence, verbally articulate, experience tailoring one’s message to the audience. Values communication in all directions: up, out and down. Good understanding of basic IT concepts and current IT trends. Conflict resolution skills facilitating timely decisions when needed.

Preferred Qualifications:

PMP certified. Experience with using and improving key IT processes such as Change Management and Incident Management. Ability to be successful when faced with incomplete information. Ability to create statements of work, negotiate contracts, and evaluate vendor and contractor resources, and communicate difficult messages with tact. Experience using Project Management tools such as MS Project, ServiceNow, and SharePoint.
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