JOB SUMMARY
The Projects Manager will organize, manage, and plan projects for the organizations research, development, and product implementation efforts.
A project manager confers with his/her Director to understand the scope of a project. Then meets with the project team, ensuring that each team member understands their responsibilities and accountabilities. The Project Manager serves as the point person for the project.
MAJOR DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES
- Ensure that all assigned projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
- Leads an interdepartmental team to complete an assigned project on time, to specifications, and with accuracy and efficiency.
- Outlines the tasks involved in the project and delegates accordingly.
- Conducts cost analysis, estimating expected costs for the project.
- Prepares and implements a budget based on estimates.
- Conducts risk assessments; reports identified risks to management; provides recommendations for mitigation of risk (including termination of the project if appropriate).
- Addresses questions, concerns, and/or complaints throughout the project.
- Acts as a liaison between company, customers, and vendors.
- Ensures compliance with policies, local, industry, contractual, and company regulations, standards, specifications, and best practices.
- Monitor project progress by tracking activity; resolving problems; publishing progress reports; recommending actions and Ensure resource availability and allocation.
- Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques, and develop project dashboard to track project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short and long-term goals.
- Attend project coordination and owner/contractor/architect/engineer meetings as requested or required and manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders.
- Prepare report and analysis on assigned projects and shared with line manager on monthly basis or as required.
- He/she is able to handle all Information Technology projects and with positive out on employees.
- Perform additional assignments and responsibilities as assumed or requested by supervision.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Statistics, Mathematics, Accounting, or Computer Science.
- PMP, CAPM, and/or comparable project management certifications highly desirable.
Experience
Required
(3) years of experience similar to the job; or an acceptable equivalent combination and experience.
Proven working experience in project management.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS / SKILLS:
- Knowledge of business operations and procedures.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as governmental regulations, legal documents, operating instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
- Thorough understanding of or the ability to quickly learn about the project or product being developed.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
