Description
Job Description
Our client is seeking Project Manager to Lead or participate (depending on project size) in defining project goals, objectives, scope and estimates of schedules, resources and costs.
- Support project execution through continual coordination of planning, tasking, performance reporting, change control and issue management.
Confer with functional users within an assigned business or service area to develop plans to address business needs. - Coordinate communications among project teams, customers and appropriate levels of management.
- Prepare and deliver project status reports and presentations.
- Develop and manage budgets for smaller projects; participate in budget management associated with larger projects.
- Participate in acquisition of project related goods and contract services. May initiate acquisition process for lower costs acquisitions.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Basic Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Work Experience: Four to six years job related experience
- Certifications: N/A
- Skills: This job requires skills in project management, budget administration, written and spoken communications, and leadership/supervision and public sector acquisitions. Knowledge of technical concepts, capabilities and limitations for specific technologies or solutions is required as is and understanding of Matrix management concepts
Preferred Qualifications
- Preferred Work Experience: Working in higher education
- Preferred Education: Master's degree
- Preferred Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
- Additional Information: Desire experienced project manager with proven ability to lead a technical project. Candidate responsibilities will include developing a Work Breakdown Structure, Organizational Change Management and Communications planning, leading project team meetings in partnership with the technical lead, and updating project progress in our project management support tool. Candidate should have an understanding of PMBOK methodologies.
Specialized skills required for this job
- Familiar with ITIL framework
- Familiar with Agile methodologies