Project Manager II

Portland Community College • Portland, OR

7d • $85,646 - $104,917

About The Position

Under the direction of management, the Project Manager II develops, plans, executes, and manages a portfolio of large College-wide initiatives, complex projects, and program development activities involving multiple internal and external parties and diverse stakeholders. The role manages ongoing client/customer satisfaction and peer-level relationships and advances initiatives in areas where the incumbent has no direct authority. The position may supervise academic professionals, classified staff, technical/support staff, casual staff, and/or student staff.

The role manages a broader variety of large and complex projects. Stakeholders may have competing interests and extend beyond the College; projects may involve multiple funding sources, serve large or special populations, have lengthy life cycles, and be implemented at multiple locations or require extensive system changes.

The Project Manager II leads project planning and execution, oversees budgets, schedules, scope, milestones, and deliverables, and coordinates resources across departments. The role assesses and mitigates risks, manages change and project documentation, tracks performance, analyzes data, reports progress, and communicates with stakeholders. It also coordinates external vendors and contractors, supports project implementation and training, and presents project information to College and external audiences.

The position requires a qualifying combination of education and progressively responsible project/program management experience, including analytics and translating metrics, research, and trends into strategy, plus one year of lead or supervisory experience. Preferred qualifications include a Project Management Professional certification or formal project management training and familiarity with higher education, Student Success Initiatives, and platforms. The position is full-time. Initial salary placement is typically between $85,646 and $104,917 midpoint, generally not exceeding the midpoint and based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Computer Science, Business, Finance, or a related field, plus three years of progressively responsible professional project/program management experience, including analytics and translating metrics, research, and trends into strategy; and one year of lead or supervisory experience.
• Alternatively, a bachelor’s degree in any field plus five years of progressively responsible professional project/program management experience, including analytics and translating metrics, research, and trends into strategy; and one year of lead or supervisory experience.
• Alternatively, seven years of progressively responsible professional project/program management experience, including analytics and translating metrics, research, and trends into strategy; and one year of lead or supervisory experience.
• Experience managing projects, milestones, and deliverables.
• Experience reporting progress to stakeholders and managing expectations throughout the project life cycle.
• Experience assessing project risks and developing mitigation strategies.
• Experience coordinating resources across departments, obtaining commitments for deliverables, and tracking completion, including preparing and delivering presentations, facilitating meetings, writing communications, and creating change management plans.
• Experience managing outside vendors, contractors, and other external resources.
• Experience measuring project performance, performing statistical analysis, and summarizing findings in reports or other communications.
• Experience leading and assessing change management impact, including evaluating effects on organizational processes, people, and systems.
• Experience tailoring project management and change management approaches to project scope, requirements, and resources.

Nice To Haves

• Project Management Professional certification through the Project Management Institute or formal training in professional project management.
• Familiarity with higher education, including Student Success Initiatives and platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead moderately complex project planning and manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedules, and scope.
• Manage, develop, and update project plans covering objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, schedules, funding, and staffing.
• Supervise administrative services professionals, paraprofessionals, and technical/support staff; hire, evaluate, train, discipline, and recommend dismissal of staff as necessary.
• Consult with project personnel to identify and resolve problems; notify leadership and stakeholders of issues, reassess timelines, resource allocation, and deliverables when project constraints are at risk, and escalate issues as appropriate.
• Participate in College-wide committees and task forces as a technical resource.
• Develop mid-range and long-range plans and goals and make recommendations to management.
• Manage project, program, and/or grant budgets, milestones, and deliverables, and report progress to internal and external parties as required.
• Assess project risks and develop mitigation strategies, communications, change management, and issue management.
• Develop and maintain project or program management tools and documentation.
• Direct and coordinate resources across multiple departments, obtain stakeholder commitments to project requirements, and manage expectations throughout the project life cycle.
• Manage ongoing client/customer and stakeholder satisfaction and peer-level relationships.
• Research, solicit, retain, schedule, and coordinate outside vendors, contractors, and other external resources; assist with vendor and contractor selection to support project goals and process improvements.
• Collect and analyze complex data and information, measure project performance, perform statistical analysis, and summarize findings in reports or other communications.
• Implement, manage, and monitor assessment, training, and related processes for projects in implementation.
• Prepare and deliver presentations about assigned projects and initiatives; facilitate meetings and attend professional conferences and training sessions.
• Maintain visibility of project work throughout the College to help avoid duplication of effort.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit package with health, dental, and vision options, group life, long-term disability, long-term care, and auto and home insurance programs.
• PCC fully funds the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System pension and contributes an additional 6% to the employee’s Individual Account Program under PERS/OPSRP.
• Tax-deferred annuity and deferred compensation programs for additional pre-tax retirement savings.
• Tuition waiver for the employee, spouse/domestic partner, and dependent children under age 24; partial tuition reimbursement for full-time employees at other accredited institutions.
• Free access to sport centers and campus gymnasiums, performing arts, and cultural events.
• Generous paid leave, including 14.67 hours of vacation leave per month, one day of sick leave per month, 12 paid holidays, PCC Winter Break when the College is closed, and 24 hours of personal leave per year.

What This Job Offers

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