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Project Management

Project Management Managers direct the organization's portfolio of projects through a team(s) of subordinate project managers; develop and implement project management practices, processes, methodologies, and metrics; oversee coordination of personnel and resources required to successfully complete projects; monitor and report on the status of projects including cost, timing, and staffing; ensure adherence to internal and external quality standards; identify/resolve obstacles to completing project on time and on budget; serve as a liaison between project teams, external customers, or other functional areas of the organization. Project Management positions at this level require industry project management certification.

• Provide leadership and direction to project management activities, including major organizational transformation efforts; maintain best practices for project management
• Direct the work of project managers and teams, including hiring, development, and performance management
• Establish and coordinate improvements to project management processes for the organization
• Meet with various stakeholders, including those at the executive level, to analyze needs, and design and develop solutions; participate in thought leadership with unit or University decision makers
• Incorporate the goals and mission of both the unit and the customer in all work assignments and procedures
• Implement, review progress, and evaluate results on complex work assignments
• Analyze and evaluate vendor proposals; determine the feasibility of proposals and provide or evaluate cost benefit analysis
• Evaluate and initiate the change processes necessary to enhance programs
• Provide formal functional liaison with other units to collaborate and integrate large scope projects
• Maintain an awareness of developments in the industry for growth, and impart that knowledge to others
• Demonstrate an advanced competency in business analysis and organizational change management
• Participate in the strategic planning process and provide input into strategic decisions for unit(s)
• May be responsible for various administrative and budget tasks

Level:

– Senior Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates advanced skills in critical functions related to unit's success. Demonstrates advanced knowledge of emerging technologies and processes. Monitors completed work of others to ensure effectiveness and adherence to requirements. Sets clear expectations and holds team accountable. Establishes a shared team/unit vision. Demonstrates ability to evaluate and enhance team/unit practices that promote a strong commitment to inclusionary practices. Coaches others using appropriate strategies. Demonstrates diplomacy. Demonstrates ability to serve as liaison between senior-level management and staff. Resolves complex, controversial, or unprecedented issues and problems.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees large team or teams of individual contributors and/or supervisors/managers
– Leads a department or functional area

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Monitors and tracks large budgets
– Plans, forecasts, and/or develops budgets
– May approve budgets for specific area
– Typically has final signature authority for specific area

Problem Solving:

– Encounters highly varied and complex problems that impacts the team and possibly the unit
– Develops creative and/or novel approaches to resolve problems that are difficult in nature
– Independently resolves complex and/or unprecedented issues and problems

Independence of Action:

– Work results are not clearly defined
– Generally sets own goals and determines how to accomplish results with few or no guidelines to follow
– Monitors completed work of others to ensure soundness of approach, effectiveness of meeting requirements, the feasibility of recommendations and adherences to requirements
– Delegates more advanced tasks to others

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and various areas across the University
– Fosters collaboration between units and engages others' coordinated efforts to reach desired outcomes with broad scope

• Comp Grade – 14
• Minimum – $97,100.00
• MidPoint – $121,400.00
• Maximum – $145,700.00