Business Project Manager

University of California, Irvine•Irvine, CA

29d

About The Position

The Business Project Manager independently applies advanced experience and expertise in organizational development, business process analysis, and strategic planning on projects involving multiple organizations and stakeholders. Use advanced professional concepts to resolve complex organizational design and effectiveness issues. Serves as a strategic partner in identifying and implementing process and organizational improvements that enhance operational efficiency, service delivery, and alignment with DFA and campus goals. Manages projects of broad and diverse scope with significant influence on organizational effectiveness and change management. This role involves planning and scheduling tasks, managing project teams, mitigating risks, and acting as the central communication hub for stakeholders and team members. Key skills include strategic and tactical thinking, leadership, and strong written and verbal communication. Determines methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria to achieve results and develop actionable plans for process improvement projects supporting DFA units such as Human Resources, Facilities Management, Environmental Health & Safety, and Transportation & Distribution Services. Partners with process owners to implement improvements, establish and track metrics, and drive ongoing enhancements. Example projects include supporting the implementation of recommendations from the Campus Efficiencies Workgroups Project—co-chaired by the Provost and CFO—to develop new processes for efficiencies, shared services, and revised governance for various operations; as well as developing analyses and recommendations for newly acquired properties and other campus-wide initiatives. Projects may be transitioned to owners for long-term implementation and maintenance. Provides project management expertise and consultation for cross-functional initiatives, integrating business case development, analysis, and solution design with organizational change strategies. Operates under the general direction of the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Program Development and Execution (PDE) to advance strategic priorities across the Division of Finance and Administration and campus partners.

Requirements

Advanced knowledge of the organizational development and effectiveness field, theories, models to assess, design and implement customized, strategic organization interventions.
Demonstrates strong analytical, problem-solving, project planning and implementation skills.
Highly skilled in facilitation, consulting and relationship building.
Applies strong verbal, written communication and presentation skills.
Possesses strong consulting, relationship building, and strategic thinking skills.
Demonstrates skill consulting to managers and groups at all levels.
Ability to coach, facilitate and influence people at all levels.
Demonstrates ability to learn quickly, reason, synthesize and generalize based on information obtained; sound judgment; ability to draw unbiased conclusions.
Ability to focus on priorities, strategies, and vision.
Knowledge of the consulting process to effectively lead engagements from inception to conclusion.
Ability to persuade through both logic and appeal to positive motivations.
Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training.
in project management, with responsibility for leading and overseeing projects from conception to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and according to scope
experience with project management and quality improvement processes such as Six Sigma or Lean, or equivalent experience