Project Manager - High Performance Government
Project Manager - High Performance Government
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$ 108400 - 157200
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Job Description
*This position is a fulltime termlimited position funded for 2 years from the date of hire with the possibility of becoming permanent if additional funding is approved at a later date. This position is benefit eligible.
Salary Range: $108400 $157200 Annually
Anticipated Hiring Range: $108400 $132800 Annually
Benefits:This position is benefits eligible. Please view our benefits guidehere.
Job Summary:
The City of Greeley is seeking a Project Manager to join the newly formed Office of Project Management division of the High Performance Government department. The Project Managerwill report to the Director of Innovation and High Performance andwill coordinate the planning and execution of customer experience projects while maintaining strict deadlines resources and budgets. This includes acquiring and collaborating with resources from various internal departments across the City and/or coordinating external contractor or consultant resources as needed in order to meet goals and objectives according to each project Manager will define project objectives and oversee quality control throughout the project life cycle.
Experience Knowledge Skills:
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelors degree or specialized technical training or certification of equivalent scope or program length
- Seven (7) to ten (10) years of experience in a project management or equivalent role
- Project Management experience on large integration projects
Preferred
- PMI or equivalent Project Management Certification
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community
- Ability to communicate under pressure to a variety of audiences both formally and informally
- Ability to provide strategic guidance to project team and stakeholders throughout the project life cycle
- Ability to foster a cooperative work environment
- Able to exercise independent judgment and act on it
- High selfmotivated and directed
- Strong customer service orientation
- Ability to work independently and in a teamoriented collaborative environment
- Extensive planning and organization skills
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a highpressure environment
- Knowledge and understanding of the current and developing strategic requirements of the City
- Strong familiarity with project management tools such as Microsoft Project
- Ability to react to project adjustments and alterations promptly and efficiently
- Ability to defuse tension among project team or stakeholders; should it arise
- Knowledge and understanding of infrastructure system and applications
- Knowledge of the business and organizational structure of Colorado municipalities
- Collaboration skills including the ability to work with others from different areas and backgrounds to reach a common goal
- Computer skills includingthe ability to utilize Microsoft Office programs (i.e. Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook etc.) andlearn and experiment with new software and systems
- Interpersonal skills including the ability to facilitate interaction communication and teamwork between others
- Oral written and listening communication skills including the ability to accurately interpret what others are saying and convey messages information concepts and details accurately and clearly
- Organizational skills including the ability to set and meet goals and deadlines manageappointments create schedules coordinate and facilitate meetings and make decisions
- Ability to work under pressure manage multiple concurrent and competing tasks and responsibilities and adapt to changing priorities while maintaining personal effectiveness
- Ability to prioritize work meet deadlines and stay on task when completing special projects and daily assignments
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and reliable professional judgment as well as collaboratively with a team to achieve desired results
- Ability to maintain a strong work ethic positive problemsolving attitude and enthusiasm for the work performed
- Ability to selfstart and take initiative in completing daily tasks and special projects
- Ability to focus on activities that have the greatest impact on meeting work commitments
- Ability to establish and maintain partnerships with a variety of internal and external constituencies
- Ability to communicate and work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds cultures and ages
- Ability to navigate a complex political environment
- Knowledge of project management methodologies tools processes principles and best practices
- Knowledge of change management methodologies tools processes principles and best practices
- Project management skills including the ability to organize data and materials solve problems negotiate with others to reach a common objective communicate information and changes adapt to shifting priorities manage conflict and meet deadlines
Essential Functions:
- Adheres to and reinforces all policies processes and procedures
- Directs and manages project development from beginning to end; defines project scope goals and deliverables that support City goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders
- Coordinates with key project stakeholders project sponsor and change sponsor to develop project communication plans.
- Communicates project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion by developing fullscale project plans and associated communication documents
- Identifies tracks manages and mitigates project risks in collaboration with the project team
- Sets and continually manages project expectations with team members and other stakeholders
- Identifies and resolves conflicts within the project team while also coaching mentoring and motivating project team members to take positive action and accountability for their work
- Estimates resources and participants needed to achieve project goals. Continually assesses and makes recommendations for additional staff and/or consulting services as needed throughout the project life cycle
- Manages changes in scope identifies risks and devises contingency plans
- Plans schedules and tracks project timelines budget resources and milestones using appropriate tools
- Develops and delivers progress reports proposals requirements documentation and presentations throughout project life cycle as needed
- Conducts project postmortems and creates recommendations to improve unsuccessful project elements while also reporting and highlighting project successes
- Develops best practices and tools used for managing individual projects as well as the portfolio of projects
Supervisory Responsibilities: None.
Travel: Approximately 10% of travel may be required.
Work Environment andPhysical Requirements:
Work Environment
- Safe to minimal hazards that are typically found in general office environment where there is rarely little or no exposure to injury or accident
Physical Requirements
- Light to moderate physical effort that includes frequent standing or walking or maintaining arms and hands in the same position for repetitive tasks
- Frequently works with light objects and light hand tools.
EOE Statement:The City of Greeleyprovides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
ADA Statement: We are committed to an inclusive and barrierfree search process. We provide accommodations for applicants requesting accommodation through the search process such as alternative formats of this posting. Individuals with disabilities in need of accommodations throughout the search process should contact the ADA Coordinator at: .
Conditions of Employment: Candidates must successfully complete all preemployment screenings and employment eligibility verification. Preemployment screenings include a drug test a background and national sex offender search a motor vehicle record search and for some positions a physical demands evaluation. For more information about City policies and practices during the recruitment process including but not limited to EOE Reasonable Accommodation and preemployment screenings please visit our career pageHERE.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
