Project Manager I - Information Technology (Construction)

Emory • Atlanta, GA

18h • Hybrid

About The Position

Emory University is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world-class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the future. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the excellence of our academic community. This role coordinates, plans, supports, and executes enterprise-wide IT projects, providing support for project plan development and monitoring budgets and scope. The Project Manager manages the Project Management Life Cycle from beginning to end, communicating frequently with stakeholders and project teams to ensure buy-in. They apply industry-accepted methodologies (i.e., Project Management Institute [PMI]) to ensure adherence to project management standards and requirements, and to provide stakeholders with continual reports on project progress and performance. This role also supports project management subject matter experts in the Project Management Office (PMO) with developing solutions to issues and creating efficiencies.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in a related field and two years of Project Management experience, OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.
• Obtain Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification within one year.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates, plans, supports, and executes enterprise-wide IT projects.
• Provides support for project plan development and monitoring budgets and scope.
• Manages the Project Management Life Cycle from beginning to end and communicates frequently with stakeholders and project teams to ensure stakeholder and project team buy-in.
• Applies industry-accepted methodologies (i.e., Project Management Institute [PMI]) to ensure adherence to project management standards and requirements and to provide stakeholders with continual reports on project progress and performance.
• Supports project management subject matter experts in the Project Management Office (PMO) with developing solutions to issues and creating efficiencies.
• Meets with stakeholders to validate business cases and to gather facts for establishing and gaining agreement on project charters.
• Creates project charters and analyzes business cases to validate and clarify issues, justify use of project resources and to anticipate risks.
• Consults with project sponsors to clarify project directives, scopes, deliverables, and timelines and to analyze risk.
• Conducts bid sessions and/or vendor RFP efforts to select and manage suppliers and supplier payments.
• Interacts with Enterprise-wide senior management to represent UTS's interests, understand customer requirements, validates assumptions and to ensure adherence to UTS project methodology.
• Applies PM tools and methodologies to ensure project milestones are achieved and scope is maintained.
• Observes project team dynamics to ensure effective team member synergies and to resolve issues.
• Creates progressive project milestones for facilitating smaller-scale achievements and to motivate the project team.
• Utilizes PM tools to manage project timelines and accuracy, ensure project resource commitments are met, and to track activities and variances.
• Performs assessments throughout projects to identify risks and potential impact and to develop response strategies for managing and mitigating risk factors.
• Interacts with project customers to verify completion dates, review milestone expectations and manage UTS resource schedules.
• Closes project contracts to validate supplier statements of work (SOWs) and verify deliverables.
• Conducts project management research and studies trends and developments under the direction of the PMO Director to support PMO team members and industry colleagues.
• Performs related responsibilities as required.

Benefits

• Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.
• Emory University does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment, including recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, discipline, terminations, wage and salary administration, benefits, and training.
• Students, faculty, and staff are assured of participation in university programs and in the use of facilities without such discrimination.
• Emory University complies with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veteran's Readjustment Assistance Act, and applicable executive orders, federal and state regulations regarding nondiscrimination, equal opportunity, and affirmative action (for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities).
• Emory University is committed to ensuring equal access and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level