Assistant Director of Project Management - HigherEdJobs

Requisition: 201200189S

Occupational Category (Staff Positions Only): Professional

Hiring Salary:

$5,610 - $7,584 per month

Department: Enterprise Services

General Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree in a technology related field, Business, project management, or other associated field. Minimum of five years of professional management or project management experience. Project Management certifications preferred. A combination of education, experience, certifications and training that would produce the required knowledge and abilities could be considered.

Nature & Purpose of Position/Usual Duties:

The Assistant Director of Project Management will provide management and support to the Project Management Office (PMO) by performing advanced and/or managerial Project Coordination as well as project analysis, documentation and planning. Work involves risk analysis, planning and budgeting, and supervision of PMO staff as well as project management activities such as analyzing user requirements, procedures, and needs to ensure compliant, on-time and on-budget project success. Responsible for ensuring University practices comply with all policy and regulatory guidelines. Duties require critical judgment and a high level of initiative.

Primary Responsibilities (Staff Positions Only):

The Assistant Director will provide guidance to the staff within the Project Management Office and across the university in developing and implementing project management. Define and implement campus project management methodology consistent with State and campus guidelines. Manage, develop, oversee, and evaluate projects utilizing the project management methodologies defined. Initiate projects, obtain authorization and commitment, and demonstrate business need and project feasibility. Develop criteria for evaluating programs, proposals, and other pertinent information related to project assignments. Develop project budgets, schedules, work plans, resources requirements, risk assessments, and cost estimates and projections. Reviews and recommends proposals and bids to management. Monitors and manages project cost to ensure project is completed within budget, and project quality to ensure project deliverables are acceptable and fulfill the terms of the project contract or specifications. Communicates and explains project methodology and processes. Compiles and distributes project information, project status reports, and project budget expenditures. Manage project teams consisting of executive staff, consultants, and professional staff. Provide project metrics as pertaining to but not limited to budgets, processes, activities, resource management, and deliverables as they relate to projects and project management. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Other Specifications/Instructions for the Position:

The Assistant Director must be able to work collaboratively with faculty and staff in diverse disciplines toward the goal of project management success. Important contacts with other professional and managerial staff in other departments and divisions, University administrators and executives, State and Federal agencies, and outside vendors. Requires a demonstrated ability to establish congenial work relationships and to communicate effectively within department workgroup, throughout the university with professional or managerial staff, and with outside vendors. Interprets and implements complex policies, statutes, and regulations affecting the department or university level. Work requires critical judgment, a high level of initiative, and complex reasoning to solve division and university issues.

Sam Houston State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Plan Employer and Smoke/Drug-Free Workplace.

Source: http://www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?JobCode=175648903

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