Project Manager II

Portland Community College•Sylvania, OH

About The Position

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. Under the direction of management, the role advances initiatives even where the incumbent has no direct authority, manages ongoing client and stakeholder satisfaction, and maintains peer-level relationships. Projects may involve competing stakeholder interests, multiple funding sources, large populations, lengthy lifecycles, multiple locations, or extensive system changes. The position may supervise academic professionals, classified staff, technical/support staff, casual staff, and/or student staff. The role leads project planning and execution, manages project plans, budgets, schedules, scope, milestones, and deliverables, and reports progress to internal and external parties. It coordinates resources across departments, manages vendors and contractors, assesses and mitigates risks, oversees change and issue management, measures performance, and maintains project documentation and tools. The Project Manager II also supports College-wide committees and task forces, develops planning goals and recommendations, facilitates meetings, delivers presentations, and helps maintain visibility of project work across the College. Portland Community College is the largest post-secondary institution in Oregon and the 19th largest in the nation, serving approximately 80,000 full- and part-time students. The College operates four comprehensive campuses, five workforce training and education centers, and 200 community locations in the Portland metropolitan area. Employment is limited to people residing in Oregon or Washington, and offers are contingent on establishing residence in one of those states.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Computer Science, Business, Finance, or a related field, plus three years of progressively responsible professional experience in project/program management, including analytics and translating metrics, research, and trends into strategy; and one year of lead or supervisory experience; OR
Bachelor’s degree in any field plus five years of progressively responsible professional experience in project/program management, including analytics and translating metrics, research, and trends into strategy; and one year of lead or supervisory experience; OR
Seven years of progressively responsible professional experience in project/program management, 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 lifecycle.
Experience assessing project risks and developing mitigation strategies.
Experience directing or coordinating resources across departments, obtaining commitments for deliverables, and tracking completion.
Experience preparing and delivering presentations, facilitating meetings, writing communications, and creating change management plans.
Experience managing vendors, contractors, and other external resources.
Experience measuring project performance, performing statistical analysis, and summarizing findings in reports or other communication formats.
Experience leading and assessing change-management impacts 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 execution to meet budget, schedule, and scope requirements.
Develop and update project plans covering objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, schedules, funding, and staffing.
Supervise administrative services professionals, paraprofessionals, and technical/support staff, including direct and indirect supervision; hire, evaluate, train, discipline, and recommend dismissal as needed.
Work with project personnel to identify and resolve problems, and notify leadership and stakeholders of issues as appropriate.
Reassess timelines, resource allocations, and deliverables when scope, schedule, or cost is 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 lifecycle.
Manage ongoing client, customer, and stakeholder satisfaction and peer-level relationships.
Research, solicit, retain, schedule, and coordinate vendors, contractors, and other external resources; assist with vendor and contractor selection.
Collect and analyze complex data and information; measure project performance, perform statistical analysis, and summarize findings in reports or other communication formats.
Implement, manage, and monitor assessment, training, and related processes for projects in the implementation stage.
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 duplicated effort.
Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits 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 (PERS/OPSRP) pension contribution 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 or domestic partner, and dependent children under age 24.
Partial tuition reimbursement for full-time employees attending other accredited institutions.
Free access to sport centers, campus gymnasiums, performing arts, and cultural events.
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.
24 hours of personal leave per year.
Opportunities for learning and professional development.
Collaborative and inspiring campus community.