IT Project Manager -Sr

Job Description Under limited supervision, responsible for managing and overseeing complex project(s) involving significant acquisitions, multiple resource implications, and consideration of risk tolerance. Initiates, plans, implements and coordinates project activities throughout the life of the project. Leads and mentors lower-level team members. Responsibilities • Executes and manages multiple projects. • Manages project activities in accordance with plans and schedules while adjusting to improve project flow, including the negotiation and adjustment of resources throughout the life of the project(s). Facilitates project flow by ensuring team members are aware of tasks and expected deliverables while motivating team and building commitment to objectives and tasks. • Works with departmental leadership and key stakeholders to understand business needs and develop proposals that can be submitted for prioritization. • Develops detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, resource plans, and status reports for moderate to complex IT projects involving multiple implications (human resources, funding, facilities, and equipment), consideration of risk tolerance, and impact of parallel tasks, multiple dependencies, and interfaces with existing systems. • Works with a variety of stakeholders to resource the project and coordinates/facilitates communication across multiple stakeholders, sponsors, and executives. • Leads Project staff in analyzing business processes, IT processes, and system functionality to determine gaps and process inefficiencies. • Facilitates solutions to close gaps, solve problems, and improve processes while watching for trends in determining root cause. • Ensures adherence to quality standards, reviews project deliverables, and maintains/improves project management methodologies and tools. • Conducts project plan reviews for projects managed by others. • Coaches and develops other employees; may supervise project managers and others. • Performs all other duties as assigned. Qualifications • Sound program management, project management, IT governance, and portfolio management knowledge, skills and abilities. • Ability to read and interpret complex information and clearly present information to non-technical users. • Skilled in facilitating and managing product and software evaluations, RFPs, contracting and procurement. • Skilled in multiple systems which include purchased packages, SAAS, complex relational database systems, and web-based systems. • Proficiency with PeopleSoft ERP systems, and data warehouse systems preferred. • Strong attention to detail and ability to rapidly facilitate, isolate and solve computer or application system problems. • Self-directed and result oriented; takes ownership for deliverables and deadlines while collaboratively keeping team members focused and on tasks. • Extensive knowledge of relevant project management software and all Microsoft Office supporting products. • Solid knowledge and experience across all phases of the SDLC • Ability to operate in a hybrid (waterfall/agile) project management methodology. EDUCATION: • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field is required. EXPERIENCE: • Five (5) years experience managing all aspects of the development and implementation of system projects is required. • Experience in developing schedules with Microsoft Projects OR similar sophisticated scheduling software is required. LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION: • Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification strongly preferred. • Depending on experience, a candidate may be hired without the PMP, but will be required to achieve the PMI PMP certification within 3-6 months of hire. Required Skills Five (5) years experience managing all aspects of the development and implementation of system projects is required.