Project Manager II

Swanson Health•Fargo, ND

15h

About The Position

Project Managers are responsible for working with internal team members and third-party vendors to create and manage project plans for the delivery of enterprise projects. Project Managers must communicate and work closely with other team members, the customer, and other vendors. At the PM II level, the role is expected to independently lead small projects with some assistance from the PMO Lead.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Project Management or a related field with a minimum of 5-8 years’ experience in Managing Technical Projects
Able to manage small projects
Experience in managing budgets and schedules
Experience in tracking, managing and reporting budgets & project schedules
Experience in managing and controlling project scope
Ability to lead meetings independently
Excellent communication and customer service skills

Responsibilities

Oversee and lead small-sized projects with an average team size of 10-15 resources.
Oversee and lead project planning efforts to determine requirements and specifications, project scope, staffing needs, scheduling, risks and issues, and contingency plans.
Manage day-to-day details of the project, including project tasks, daily stand-ups, daily communications with the project team, task tracking, scope and schedule mitigation, risk management, roadblocks, etc.
Create and regularly monitor project schedule, scope, budget, risks/issues and action items, implementing corrective action to stay on schedule and within budget.
Facilitate daily stand-up meetings, documenting team updates, blockers, and action items, and send out a post-meeting.
Create and facilitate other project meetings focused on status reporting, problem resolution, feedback, fostering open communication within the team on project planning and execution.
Lead the issue resolution process and help drive issues to completion.
Create and report schedule, budget, and delivery details to project stakeholders.
Maintain and distribute project management deliverables including status reports, meeting minutes, issue logs and any other documentation as directly related to the management and administration of the project.
Facilitate weekly project status meetings with project leads and stakeholders, creating weekly PPT status report, documenting meeting notes and action items and sending notes to participants post meeting.
Prepare and help facilitate regular stakeholder meetings with Leadership and customer stakeholders.
Participate and prepare for regular meetings communicating project status, risks and reference status.
Proactively drive creative approaches to problem solving and timely delivery supporting business needs.