Project Manager (Promotional)

About the role

Under direction, plan, coordinate and manage one or more projects which may impact a division or department throughout the project's lifecycle and implementation.

Responsibilities

• Manage project activities in the areas of project planning, coordination, communication, and execution.
• Involves the management of diverse stakeholder expectations and cross-functional project teams.
• The Project Manager will execute, close and evaluate projects under their direction.
• Consult with managers or other technical experts in specific subject areas to obtain clarification of expected results.
• An executive level manager or director typically sponsors projects assigned to this class level.
• Review project to identify scope, required training and resources.
• Develop project plan in consultation with stakeholders.
• Identify project objectives and deliverables.
• Select and use project management tools and techniques to accomplish the project goals and objectives.
• Identify project team and assign work tasks.
• Collaborate with stakeholder and user department personnel during every phase of the project.
• Lead project team to produce a work breakdown structure that outlines the project plan; and assign duties, responsibilities and scope of authority to project team members.
• Develop and implement plans to communicate with the involved project stakeholders.
• Lead the activities of interdisciplinary project teams with participating City departments and collaborate with consultants, vendors, contractors, and subcontractors in the implementation and deployment of projects.
• Monitor the progress of work assignments.
• Develop consensus on project schedules and inform team members of project progress and potential schedule slippages.
• Accommodate changes and updates to schedules and budgets.
• Track budget expenditures, and analyze project budget reports to calculate project expenses and identify excessive expenditures.
• Discuss budget issues with project team in order to resolve budget overruns and erroneous data.
• Examine cost estimates and compare to original budget.
• Identify efficient methods to accomplish work tasks.
• Lead project problem identification and resolution process.
• Administer project contracts; monitor and evaluate contractor performance.
• Manage risks and respond to changes in risk over the course of the project.
• Evaluate projects to make certain project results meet the intended goal, satisfy quality standards, and meet stakeholder expectations.
• Identify ways to improve project outcomes.
• Review plans with various specialists and subject matter experts, attend meetings and provide direction to all team members throughout the project life-cycle.
• Identify and resolve problems, and integrate and review schedules.
• Maintain clear communication with project team members and stakeholders.
• Lead project team meetings and serve as primary contact for stakeholder and sponsor concerns; lead discussions to arrive at consensus; and resolve conflicts between team members.
• Coach team members on project methodology and processes.
• Write project status reports.
• Develop cost benefits analysis for current