Project Manager

• This position is based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Candidates will be required to be in office at least 2 days per week and therefore, must either reside in or be willing to relocate at their own expense to the Greater Oklahoma City area.****
  
  

Job Type/Salary/Location/Benefits

• Full-time
• Vacancies: One
• Salary: Commensurate upon education and experience
• Primary Working Hours: M-F; 8-5
• Location: OKC
• Telework Status: In office hours required weekly, limited remote work available
• Supervisory: Not a supervisory position
• Travel: Occasional travel may be required
  
  

Benefits

• A comprehensive Benefit Package with a generous benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents.
  
  

Position Essential Functions

• Provides coordination, direction, management, or consultation in the planning, development and implementation of projects for the agency. This may include performing a specific function or task for several projects to ensure successful completion of the projects.
• Collect and analyze project requirements, define scope, create work breakdown structures, and verify and control the scope of the project and budget.
• Ensures key projects are properly planned to identify resources required, alternatives offered, build consensus, establish and monitor timeframes needed to complete projects according to state or agency deadlines. This includes identifying each stage of the project and assessing its business impact.
• Serve as a liaison between stakeholders, and all identified partners, vendors, or users of the project.
• Develops and implements communication and change management plans.
• Conducts risk assessments and identifies methods to mitigate the identified risks.
• Creates quotes, amendments, and change orders via established procedures and protocols to include impact on budgets, schedules, and project completion.
• Monitor and maintain project information such as project objectives, project specifications, schedules, funding, performance, and staffing throughout the life cycle of the project. This may include making changes in scope and re-baselining tracking and delivery, and other stages of the project.
• Develop and implement strategies for the quality of the product and the project throughout the life cycle of the project and post-project monitoring and assessments by developing and implementing quality control and quality assurance activities
• Utilize project management tools for task tracking, reporting status, financial tracking, and resource utilization reporting
  
  

These job functions, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, And Competencies

Knowledge of –

• Advanced levels of project management methodologies
• Selection and motivation of project team.
• Managing projects that are complex in nature
  
  

Skills in –

• Communicating the vision of the project.
• Identifying and managing all resources required to complete the project within the scope.
• Developing quality assurance strategies and standards to monitor post-project performance for slippage.
• Imbedding risk avoidance strategies within the project.
  
  

Ability to –

• Monitor the project and anticipate when change or correction of scope is needed.
• Utilize all resources available to assure positive outcomes of project.
• Communicate at various levels to team members, stakeholders, vendors, and partners to achieve consensus and understanding.
• Provide leadership.
• Implement team dynamics practices and principals.
  
  

Physical Demands/Work Environment

Work is typically performed in the office setting with climate-controlled settings and exposure to noise levels determined by the office environment. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is required to talk, stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms requiring periods of sitting or standing and daily use of computer and phone. It also requires the occasional use of the office machinery in accordance with safety and security protocols.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree in business administration, computer science, information systems management or related scientific or technical discipline and three years of experience in project management; or a combination of education and experience.

Preference Will Be Given To Candidates Who Possess

• Project Management Professional Certification
• STEM Degree
• Agile or Hybrid Certifications
• Lean, Green Belt, or Blackbelt Certification