Associate Project Manager

Job Summary

MCNC is seeking a junior-level project manager to manage project life cycles across a diverse range of projects within a newly established corporate project management office. The Project Manager will be responsible for supporting the planning, execution, and completion of projects. This role involves coordinating tasks and ensuring that project milestones and deliverables are met on time. The desired candidate will have demonstrated experience managing and successfully delivering projects in a business environment and focused on short and long term, day-to-day activities and timeframes. The candidate must be comfortable establishing positive working relationships while delivering project success. The Project Manager will work closely with the PMO Department Manager and other team members to ensure seamless project execution throughout the organization.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain project plans and project tasks.
• Oversee project plans, scope, schedules, and timelines.
• Prepare, distribute, and present project agenda and project status and progress reports.
• Participate in project status meetings.
• Monitor changes, risks, actions, and issues and escalate, as appropriate.
• Leverage other PM resources for project work.
• Maintain project documentation.
• Maintain confidentiality.
  
  

Flexible Roles and Responsibilities

• N/A
  
  

Qualifications And Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business management or a business-related field.
• 3 years of progressive Project Management experience.
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking abilities, a must.
• Experience managing or participating in various types of projects using project management software.
• Project management experience (project inception to closure)
• The ability to multi-task with a strong attention to details and quality of work.
• Excellent communication and time-management skills.
• Self-starter with initiative and ability to keep up with pm industry trends.
• Willingness to learn new technologies.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication and presentation skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Flexible and possess the ability to make decisions and recommendations.
• Pre-employment and annual MVR checks will be required during your employment with the company for this position.
• Residence status established within the State of North Carolina and the ability to come onsite in the Durham Office, as needed by the PMO.
• Background and sex offender checks will be performed for pre-employment and annually during your employment with the company.
• This role will be required to adhere to the MCNC Substance Abuse policy, which may include drug/alcohol screening at hire and periodically or randomly during employment.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications/Specialties

• Experience working with project management frameworks (i.e. Agile, Kanban, Scrum and/or hybrid-methodologies) is a plus.
• Familiarity with non-traditional project management approaches is a plus.
  
  

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

MCNC is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.