Project Manager I

About the Department

Coordinate resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects.  Responsible for ensuring that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.

Applicants are encouraged to apply promptly, as this posting may be taken down before the listed closing date once adequate candidate interest has been reached. 

Position Duties

1. Meet with clients to take detailed briefs and clarify specific requirements of each project
2. Develop project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
3. Ensure resource availability and allocation
4. Develop a detailed project plan to track progress
5. Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs
6. Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques
7. Track project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short- and long-term goals
8. Communicate project status consistently (weekly/bi-weekly as appropriate) with project team and stakeholders
9. Report and escalate to management as needed
10. Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders
11. Perform risk management to minimize project risks
12. Perform a formal project closure and communicate lessons learned to leadership
13. Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors
14. Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
15. Manage multiple projects at once
16. Coaches employees/staff as required to assist with milestones/deadlines
17. Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree from a regionally accredited institution and up to 3 years of related experience; or an Associate Degree from a regionally accredited institution and 5 years of related experience.  A Certified Associate in Project Manager (CAPM) is required at time of application, or within 12 months of hire.   A Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred.  

ITIL Foundations Certification is required within 9 months of hire. 

Knowledge and skills in one or more areas of network telecommunication, system administration, analysis, design and database management in terms of concepts, techniques and operating principles are highly preferred

Other Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Worker Characteristics:

• Demonstrate project management skills
• Lead and motivate other employees
• Maintain effective working relationships with those within the project
• Efficiently manage time and organize work
• Communicate clearly, verbal and written
• Maintain a customer focus in providing technology services
• Monitor Project Progress and Set Deadlines
• Evaluate Project Performance
• Organized with attention to detail
• Excellent analytical, logical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to keep project team motivated to complete projects on time

Benefits

Central Piedmont is happy offer a comprehensive and affordable benefits package to full-time employees including:

• health care
• dental
• vision
• retirement and supplemental retirement
• flexible spending accounts (dependent care and health)
• life insurance and supplemental life insurance
• employee assistance program (for employee and family)
• short-term and long-term disability
• free parking
• holidays (12 + 2 necessity days)
• vacation (120 hours per year to start)
• sick leave (96 hours per year)
• personal days (2 days)
• voluntary shared leave
• paid parental leave (4 to 8 weeks)
• bereavement leave
• longevity pay

Supplemental Questions

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Agency Information

EmployerCentral Piedmont Community CollegeAddress 1201 Elizabeth Avenue

Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204 Phone7043306631
Website http://www.cpcc.edu