Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, design, execution, and monitoring of a variety of projects across all business units.
• Examples include: new programs or process improvements, client installations and renovations, technology implementations, and new business integrations.
• Maintain electronic project plans and schedules for every project and track key milestones and provide progress updates throughout the life of the project.
• Proactively prepare for and facilitate project meetings and issue meeting notes.
• Track project goals, risks, resourcing, and capital expense budget.
• Work with project team members to understand where constraints may exist and help remove barriers and roadblocks.
• Serve as a point of contact when multiple teams are assigned to the same project to ensure understanding and actions are aligned.
• Communicate with key stakeholders and project sponsors on project updates to ensure goal alignment.
• Contribute to the PMO’s development by providing improvements as well as informing key stakeholders on PMO best practices.
• Work with business leaders to develop tools to support project activities, which may extend into operational best practices.
• Develop and maintain trusting relationships within project teams and key stakeholders.
• Utilize an escalation framework when project milestones, objectives, or goals are at risk.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university
• 3+ years of Project Manager experience, successfully managing multiple projects at the same time in various stages.
• Specific experience in multiple industries is desired. Specifically, construction, technology, and organizational change management.
• Strong active listening, communication, problem solving, and analytical skills
• Work independently; manage workload capacity and prioritization with minimal oversight
• Collaborate with others; work with stakeholders to resolve conflicts with consistent positive results
• Demonstrate effective time management when working both independently and within teams
• Technology Aptitudes: Highly proficient in Microsoft Office software suite: Outlook, Excel, Word, Teams, PowerPoint, and Visio. Proficient in task management tools or software (e.g., JIRA, Smartsheet, or similar).
• Understanding and working knowledge of Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications within project management as well as business functions.
• Exceptional communication skills - is clear, open, and honest; provides clear follow-up and actions
• Proven adaptability and flexibility to work within a heavily matrixed company structure