Project Manager - Expert

Information Technology Services

The Project Manager – Expert provides strategic leadership and project management expertise for Information Technology Services’Campus Relations and Communications team. This position leads and manages complex projects, related project groups, and project portfolios by evaluating priorities, resource requirements,financial considerations, risks, and alignment with organizational goals. The role develops and maintains a centralized leadershipproject portfolio to support project planning, task management,reporting, and product delivery. This position also serves as asubject matter expert and mentor, promoting consistent project management practices and effective collaboration among leadership,functional teams, clients, and project stakeholders.

• Develop comprehensive project plans addressing scope, budget,schedule, quality, resources, risks, communications, change management, and procurement.
• Build and maintain collaborative project work spaces and acentralized leadership portfolio for projects, tasks, and deliverables.
• Evaluate projects and portfolio priorities based on strategic goals, funding, resource availability, operational needs, and other organizational constraints.
• Coordinate with functional managers to identify project resources, establish availability, maintain resource calendars, andassign project responsibilities.
• Support procurement activities and coordinate required technologysecurity reviews or audits.

• Prepare project charters defining business requirements,objectives, scope, anticipated outcomes, resource needs, and key stakeholders.
• Obtain review, approval, and priority assignment from functional leadership, executive sponsors, and business leaders.
• Coordinate project requirements and dependencies with affectedfunctional directors, managers, and stakeholders.
• Partner with fiscal management to develop funding estimates for capital and other applicable projects.
• Provide project management guidance, mentoring, and subject matter expertise to project teams and organizational leaders.

• Establish project baselines and manage project execution in accordance with approved scope, budget, schedule, and quality expectations.
• Maintain project schedules, monitor progress, and prepare clearand timely status reports for leadership review.
• Evaluate proposed changes to project scope, cost, or completion timelines and submit significant changes for approval.
• Identify, monitor, and mitigate project risks, issues,dependencies, and barriers throughout the project lifecycle.
• Review project deliverables and advise functional managers regarding quality concerns, defects, or corrective actionneeds.

• Confirm that project deliverables meet approved customer requirements, quality standards, and completion criteria.
• Prepare and submit project closure documentation for leadership and sponsor review and approval.
• Document project outcomes, lessons learned, and recommendedimprovements in the collaborative project workspace.
• Coordinate post-project reviews or Project Management Officeaudits when appropriate.
• Promote the consistent application and ongoing improvement ofproject and portfolio management practices.

• Advanced project and portfolio management
• Strategic planning and prioritization
• Leadership, mentoring, and stakeholder engagement
• Risk, issue, and change management
• Resource, budget, and schedule management

• Advanced project and portfolio management
• Strategic planning and prioritization
• Leadership, mentoring, and stakeholder engagement
• Risk, issue, and…