Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Applies professional project management and concepts and department / unit and campus, medical center or Office of the President policies and procedures to manage projects.
• Provides analysis and status tracking for moderately complex, project-related issues.
• Implements the project management process in support of products and services involving departmental or cross-functional teams.
• Makes sure project progress from initiation through delivery, including oversight of system integration, project and campus, medical center or Office of the President communications, interaction with vendors and managing risk.
• Identifies and escalates risks and facilitates resolution among project team members / stakeholders.
• Creates project proposals and reports.
• Assembles and directs moderate to large project teams, designs project plans and schedules and monitors budget and resources.
• Directs the activities of the project with the goal of completing the project on schedule and within budget constraints.
• Identifies and reports any issues that arise as a result of implementing various changes within the organization.
• Identifies, communicates, and or solves conflicts based on agreed upon executive prioritization principles.
• Responsible for initiating and tracking invoices and check requests, monitoring PO’s to ensure enough funds are allocated.
• Responsible for updating and maintaining various rosters that support organizational/departmental projects.
• Administers facilities and space logistics and manages equipment needs.
• Performs recharge administration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
• Minimum 3 years related experience.
• Project management certification from a reputable organization such as PMP, CSM or ACP to include a qualifying exam and/or quality assurance processes like Six Sigma or Lean or equivalent project management experience required.
• Requires basic knowledge of project management principles, theories, and concepts.
• Working knowledge of initiatives and an understanding of impact to the organization of such initiatives.
• Demonstrated capacity to anticipate obstacles and plan for contingencies.
• Demonstrated attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to determine relevance and prioritize tasks.
• Demonstrated organization and project management skills.
• Demonstrated effective writing skills.
• Knowledge of all aspects of communications.
• Demonstrated competency in selecting and implementing project management methods and techniques.
• Leadership ability.
• Effective problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to put forth persuasive arguments and presentations to various stakeholders, including senior leaders, and communicating with tact, diplomacy and discretion.
• Effective skill at tracking effort and project progress.
• Experience analyzing projects with broad impact.
• Ability to manage project progress within time and budget constraints.
• Thorough knowledge of University rules and regulations, processes, protocols and procedures for budget, accounting and fund management, and / or personnel management.
• Interpersonal skills including verbal and written communication, active listening, critical thinking, persuasiveness, advising and counseling skills.
• Prior experience organizing meetings, including travel arrangements, logistics and expense reimbursement.
• Responsible for initiating and tracking invoices and check requests, monitoring PO’s to ensure enough funds are allocated.
• Responsible for updating and maintaining various rosters that support organizational/departmental projects.
• Administers facilities and space logistics and manages equipment needs.
• Performs recharge administration.