IT Project Manager 2

Position Summary

Under limited supervision, The Project Manager 2 performs on large projects or small programs, budget tracking, communications, progress monitoring and management reporting. The Project Manager 2 maintains a fully resource loaded schedule, tracks plans and activities, coordinates and monitors activities to ensure projects/programs are tracking on budget and on schedule; takes and publishes minutes; and communicates project status. The Project Manager 2 must be technically competent in information technologies and promote the use of PMI best practices.

Primary Position Responsibilities

• Accountability and responsibility for overall project/program success from start to finish.
• Provides budget analysis, resource planning, and coordination of activities
• Works closely with business clients:
  • To gather, analyze and document all of the solution requirement details
  • Define and refine a detailed scope of work for all project deliverables
  • Develop a detailed project/program schedule to produce all of the required deliverables.
• Prepares and publishes MS Project and MS PowerPoint presentations communicating the status of projects and initiatives on a weekly basis
• Manage, monitor, escalate and communicate progress against the plan on a regular basis
• Manages and tracks changes, issues, and risks associated with the project/program
• Manages the acceptance of all formal project deliverables
• Closes the project/program on completion of all deliverables
• Leads, manages and monitors project/program teams to execute the project according to plan
• Follows established PMO project plans (i.e., change, schedule risk & issue)
• Proactively manages and resolves issues to minimize crises and escalations, while proactively informing and escalating to appropriate leadership level
• Provides leadership, guidance and assistance to project team members throughout the project/program life cycle
• Complies with established CoServ safety and operating rules, procedures and guidelines including reporting unsafe practices to a supervisor
• Complies with established CoServ Information Security Handbook, policies, procedures, and guidelines including reporting suspected information security incidents to Tech Support

Secondary Position Responsibilities

• Attends all required company training and employee development
• Attends monthly department safety meeting or reviews material independently
• Performs other duties and activities as directed

Supervisory Responsibilities

• None

Position Requirements

Experience, Education and Certifications Required

• High School Diploma or G.E.D equivalency
• Bachelor’s Degree in business or a related field or equivalent work experience
• 3 - 5 years of experience in a Project Manager role
• Experience in managing cross-functional teams of diverse subject-matter-experts
• Experience managing multiple projects/programs with competing priorities
• Experience working with 3rd party suppliers/vendors

Experience, Education and Certifications Preferred

• Project Management Institute certification in project management or other related disciplines
• Experience with Microsoft Project
• Experience with Microsoft SharePoint
• Broad range of technology experience including programming, customer information systems, billing, report generation, analysis, etc.

Skills and Abilities Required

• Demonstrable competencies in planning and managing a project's/program’s Scope, Schedule, Cost, Resources, Quality and Risks
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• The ability to build, lead, develop, coach and motivate a project team.
• Proficiency with MS-Project & MS-Office and various other industry tools for Project Management
• Strong organizational and planning skills to oversee project/program deliverables
• Strong priority setting and delegation skills
• Ability to multitask in a dynamic environment
• Demonstrate attentiveness to quality and productivity
• Strong analytical, problem solving, negotiating and organizational skills
• Effective use of reading, writing, oral communications skills, presentation techniques, meeting mechanics and team building techniques
• Ability to lead project/program teams
• In-depth knowledge of project management practices and policies
• Strong written and documentation skills

Skills and Abilities Preferred

• Ability to operate office machinery, such as copier, fax machine and personal computer

Physical Requirements

• Operates office equipment such as a computer, telephone, fax machine, copier, etc.
• Indoor, office environment
• Ability to lift a minimum of 25 pounds
• Ability to drive occasionally as needed
• Ability to sit for long periods of time
• Requires frequent sitting, standing, walking, bending, and reaching
• Works extended hours as needed or directed
• Travels to conferences and/or training as necessary
• Uses computer for extensive periods of time
• Attends additional required training as assigned

Other Requirements

• Must have and maintain a valid Texas driver's license

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)