OPS - Project Manager I

University of South Florida•Tampa, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Project Manager I is responsible for the overall management of a project, grant, or contract. The Project Manager I is responsible for assembling the project team, assigning responsibilities, and managing schedules and resources to ensure timely completion of assigned projects. The position ensures that the institution meets the requirements of the project(s) including all operational requisites, reporting obligations, and related deliverables. The Project Manager I is primarily responsible for the planning, organizing, and managing of resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives. Typically, this position must adhere to definite timelines, reporting requirements, and meet deadlines for specific deliverables. This position may act as a principal project consultant to other agencies or subcontractors and may write reports for senior management and/or funding agencies. The position works with funding agencies and service providers to design the research, define project scope, and disseminate results. While the Project Manager I may or may not be the direct supervisor of the staff assigned to a project, the Project Manager I is responsible for the effective management and direction of those staff when their time is allocated to a project under the Project Manager’s supervision. Work at this level meets the FLSA criteria for a professional exemption since the primary duties are work that requires advanced knowledge which is predominantly intellectual in character and requires the consistent exercise of discretion and judgment. They differ from non-exempt staff by interpreting project documents in order to develop project procedures, oversee and update management on the status of project resources, establish quality control standards, composing and directing project related policies and operations, and acting as primary/lead liaison with regulatory agencies and project stakeholders.

Requirements

Work requires advanced knowledge which is predominantly intellectual in character.
Requires consistent exercise of discretion and judgment.

Responsibilities

Overall management of a project, grant, or contract.
Assembling the project team, assigning responsibilities, and managing schedules and resources.
Ensuring the institution meets project requirements, including operational requisites, reporting obligations, and related deliverables.
Planning, organizing, and managing resources to achieve specific project goals and objectives.
Adhering to definite timelines, reporting requirements, and meeting deadlines for specific deliverables.
Acting as a principal project consultant to other agencies or subcontractors.
Writing reports for senior management and/or funding agencies.
Working with funding agencies and service providers to design research, define project scope, and disseminate results.
Effective management and direction of staff when their time is allocated to a project.
Interpreting project documents to develop project procedures.
Overseeing and updating management on the status of project resources.
Establishing quality control standards.
Composing and directing project-related policies and operations.
Acting as primary/lead liaison with regulatory agencies and project stakeholders.