Project Manager

The Project Manager is responsible for initiating, planning, execution (monitoring/controlling) and close-down of projects. The Project Manager defines, schedules, controls, and adjusts all tasks and workloads for their projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or a combination of education, experience and training may be considered in lieu of a formal degree
• 5+ years full project management experience implementing projects through a project life-cycle process
• Proven experience independently leading medium to large sized/complexity high-priority projects (minimum $1M+, 1year+)
• Excellent customer service, communication, interpersonal and documentation skills
• Ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem–solving capabilities
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including management, clients and other departments
• Ability to learn and understand new technologies and how they apply to a project
• Superb organizational skills and keen attention to detail
• Communicate clearly and concisely with diverse audiences, in both oral and written contexts, and comfortable giving and receiving feedback
• Extremely high standards and a very low threshold for errors and inefficient processes
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Decision-making and leadership capabilities
• Conflict resolution experience
• Experienced in facilitating meetings and presentations
• Proven decision-making and leadership skills
• Negotiation skills
• Experience mentoring and coaching project management staff
• Knowledge of performance evaluation and change management principles
• Proven knowledge of MS Office
• Proficiency in project management software tools (e.g. MS Project etc.)
• Proven leadership and organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal