Project Manager III

The Enterprise Project Manager III (PM) will lead large, complex, cross functional business/technology project teams in the planning and deployment of enterprise wide solutions serving as a leader in the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office,
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rily aligned to our IT (Infrastructure, Engineering & Operations) teams. This individual will leverage a matrixed project team, including agile teams and partner directly with Senior Executive (C‑Suite) sponsors and customers in order to deliver business solutions within the triple constraints. The Project Manager III will lead and use the Project Management Methodology, Agile Project Standard and associated tools (ex. scope, schedule, risks, budget) to plan, manage and drive the success of multiple projects.

This position will serve as the administrator for our Smartsheet platform.

• Responsibility and Accountability for the Project: Responsible for using AUB’s Project Management methods to create project plans to deliver Executive Sponsor and Customer needs within the triple constraints of scope, schedule and budget. Fully accountable for the results of the project. The Project Manager leads projects with passion and drive in this hands‑on role.
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  Roles and Responsibilities:
  
  Working closely with the Customer, the Project Manager is ultimately responsible for defining the objectives, structure, roles and responsibilities to ensure project team members understand what is expected of them and what they should expect from one another.
• Strategic Thought Partner: The PM learns and supports the business area’s strategy and goals and interacts as a strategic thought partner with the Executive Sponsor (C‑Suite) and Customer (SVP) to identify solution options and drive problem solving across many interactive activities and influence and drive decision making at the executive and project team levels.
• Performs Project Tracking: Prepares, maintains and submits clear and concise status and stakeholder reports. The Project Manager is accountable for discovering potential problems before they occur. The PM applies this proactive approach in routinely tracking the project members’ progress against their project commitments.
• Administers Smartsheet Platform: Oversees governance, configuration, and optimization of Smartsheet, including user access, standards, templates, and reporting. Partners with stakeholders to enhance workflows, drives adoption through training and support, and ensures effective use of the platform across project and portfolio activities.
• Consensus and Contingency: The Project Manager routinely engages in building consensus across teams and organizations, developing contingency planning and providing recommended solutions.
• Adopts Project Management Best Practices: The Project Manager is responsible for defining, teaching, and enforcing the use of good AUB project management methodologies and best practices. They have a broad and flexible toolkit of techniques, resolving complex, interdependent activities and risks into tasks and sub‑tasks that are documented, monitored and controlled. They adapt their approach to the context and constraints of each project, knowing that no 'one size' can fit all the variety of projects.
  
  They are expected to always be improving their own and their teams’ skills through lessons‑learned reviews at project completion.
• Makes Things Happen: Have the knowledge, skills and experience to be able to recognize when problems surface or potential problems are looming. The Project Manager is able to articulate problems, bring the right people together to solve problems and know when the problem has been properly addressed and closed—all this with the proper sense of urgency that the problem requires.
• Promotes Customer Involvement: The Project Manager recognizes that project success is directly related to satisfying the customer; therefore, customer involvement is essential to ensure that the right product is built. They communicate project status to the Sponsor and internal Customer. No significant project status leaves the boundaries of the project team without PM approval.
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