Senior Project Manager

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Position Information

• Title
  :
  Senior Project Manager
• Department
  : IT Central Compensation
• Position Number
  :
• Status
  :
  Regular
• Work Schedule
  :
  Monday – Friday 8:15am-4:30pm
• Hours per Week
  : 37.5
• Months per Year
  : 12

Responsible for project management including planning, monitoring, and reporting of strategic, high-profile technical projects. Assist with the development of the Project Management Office, establishing policies and procedures for project management and change management for the organization.

• Manage multiple high-priority, large-scale projects through the entire project life cycle.
• Work with project team members and leadership to develop project plans.
• Understand and process project requirements and technical and operational specifications.
• Direct, monitor, and report on project activity (e.g., tasks, milestones, deadlines, resource allocations, budget).
• Coordinate and communicate between resources, departments, and stakeholders on project progress.
• Facilitate project status meetings and conduct project discussions.
• Identify and address scope creep, change order requests, and project delays in a timely manner.
• Monitor and maintain project hours and budgets.
• Identify project risks and develop contingency or alternative plans.

• Establish project management standards and provide support and mentoring to other project managers.
• Identify and implement project process improvements.
• Drive adherence to project management standards.
• Perform audits of projects to ensure compliance.
• Foster a work environment based on cooperation, team-building, and professionalism.
• Actively pursue continuous growth and development of technical and project management expertise.

• Bachelor’s Degree required; 5 years of experience in project management.
• No specific major required, but a business/project management field preferred.
• Experience with technical project implementation and project management methodologies is essential.
• Demonstrable proficiency in managing mid-to-large-scale projects such as system implementations, hardware or software deployments, and/or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) migrations.
• Experience managing ERP implementation or migration projects with SAP or Workday is preferred.
• Experience with Waterfall and Agile methodologies preferred.
• Experience in the Higher Education environment is preferred.
• PMI’s PMP certification is preferred but not required.
• Three references required.

This position is on site 5 days a week; there may be the ability for 1 day work-from-home in the future.

Any candidate who is offered this position will be required to undergo a pre-employment criminal background check as mandated by state law.

Salary: $80,000;
Pay Grade: S76;

Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s Degree;

Preferred Education:

Bachelor’s Degree;

Minimum Experience:

5 years.

Requisition Number: 2025S2281 | Job Open Date: 10/09/2025 | Job Close Date: 10/09/2025