Ops Supt - Project Manager - Lead Consultant

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Job Description

This position can be located nationwide / 100% remote.

Job Family Summary

The Project Manager is accountable for leading all aspects of a project. This includes pursuit and/or project delivery including scope, timelines, resources, budget, risks and issues, relationships, and communication. It is the Project Managers responsibility to ensure the project is delivered on time, within budget, and meets or exceeds quality expectations.

Job Summary

The Project Manager Lead Consultant is accountable for leading all aspects of a moderately high complex program or project with the ability to provide project management on projects with a moderately high level of risk, organizational span, business complexity, team size, and interdependencies. Projects may be across multiple functional areas and often have fixed deadlines and are of strategic importance to the organization.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Directs strategic initiatives or senior leader/officer level project/programs of moderately high complexity and impact

Manages moderately high complexity projects independently with no support or direction from others

Delivers project results through leadership and influence rather than authority and control

Delivers project communication on complicated projects and issues in an easily understood simplified style to any audience

Motivates others to share in project challenges and inspires them to achieve project goals while constructively evaluating their performance

Customizes solutions for complex issues typically involving ABO service delivery areas or enterprise level considerations

Drives achievement of projects/program success factors

Represents the projects/program and its objectives in all governance/compliance/regulatory and gating forums

Drives project execution. Provide direction and oversight throughout project lifecycle to project team to meet applicable business requirements

Engages appropriate stakeholders in risk identification and mitigation

Assesses and reports health of all projects in an objective manner, maintaining project transparency and accurate, project-status reporting; keeping manager, service delivery area and portfolio manager informed

Proactively identifies, resolves, and escalates (as needed) projects/program risks/issues to manager, portfolio manager and service delivery area as needed

Proactively plans staffing and make dynamic adjustments to maximize resource efficiencies and achieve project results

Maintains resource allocation throughout the project

Acts as an internal advocate for the project

Identifies, coordinates, and communicates project dependency impact

Responsible for third party vendor management, as applicable

Coordinates, documents, and communicates project plans and requirements

Provides feedback on team member competencies

Accountable for understanding business objectives and how the projects/program delivers them; driving adjustments in projects/program to more effectively achieve desired business results

Ability to adapt and respond to changes both inside and outside the projects/program

Ability to predict risk areas, design mitigation/contingency strategies and execute on these strategies to avoid issues

Ability to lead across a wide variety of project types

Job Qualifications

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Experience

Education: College degree preferred; or equivalent experience

Experience: 5-10 years of related experience

PMP Certification (Preferred but not required)

Demonstrate track record in delivering complex projects and/or programs with a strong focus on execution

Strong written/verbal communication and facilitation skills for communicating at all levels; including strong presentation skills

Demonstrate strong skills in team leadership and conflict management

Demonstrate ability to effectively document, align and communicate Project/Program Benefits

Strong people oversight and mentoring skills

Strong consultative, customer focus skills

Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, Visio, Project, PowerPoint, SharePoint)

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