Project Manager Project Management 1

General Summary:
Working in coordination to develop relationships with various County Departments and core project team members as appropriate the Project Manager (PM) is responsible for overall management of projects and associated deliverables. The PM plans coordinates implements executes and documents completion of projects activities to ensure cost time scope and quality goals are met. The PM serves as the single point of contact for projects stakeholders.

Essential Duties:
To ensure Brazos Countys projects adhere to the triple constraint of scope-cost-time the Project Manager (PM) will follow the methodology outlined in the Project Management Institutes Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).

The PM is responsible for working with the County Judge Budget Office Purchasing and other county departments and core project team members as appropriate to ensure the following major activities associated with each project are undertaken correctly:
Ensuring authorization for projects and ensuring adequate documentation of project initiation is created and maintained
Defining and refining objectives and selecting the best of alternative courses of action through adequate planning in coordination with stakeholders
Executing the project by coordinating people and other resources necessary to carry out the plan
Monitoring and controlling the project to ensure the project objectives are met and measuring progress to identify variances from the plan so that corrective action can be taken
Closing and formalizing acceptance of the project by bringing it to an orderly end and collecting documentation on lessons learned

The PM is also responsible for assisting with vendor contract negotiations. The PM must ensure that vendors adhere to the scope-cost-time constraints through consistent communication and review of all documentation provided by the vendor. The PM is also responsible for reviewing and evaluating vendor performance issues to determine the appropriate resolution including escalations as needed.

In addition to Scope Management Time Management and Cost Management the PM is also responsible for working closely with stakeholders to ensure the following six knowledge areas are addressed when undertaking projects:

Management
Management
Resources Management
Management
Management
Management

The PM is also responsible for the following activities:
Helping to define and document scope objectives and deliverables
Identifying key stakeholders and core project team members
Identifying availability of other required resources
Creating or assisting in the creation of formal project documentation as appropriate to include:
oProject Charter
oProject Requirements Document
oCommunications Plan
oRisk Management Plan
oChange Management Plan
oWork Breakdown Packages and dependencies
oProject Schedule including network diagrams using Program Evaluation and Review Techniques (PERT) Critical Path Method (CPM) Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM) or other method as appropriate
oQuality Assurance procedures
Coordinate efforts of internal team members third-party contractors and consultants as required
Vendor communication and coordination
Manage stakeholder expectations
Oversee Configuration Management
Oversee quality control throughout project life cycle
Minimize exposure and risk on project by conducting risk analysis and mitigation
Conduct Business Analysis using IIBA BABOK methodologies
Conduct Scope Verification and Customer/Stakeholder Acceptance
Project Closeout
Report quarterly on projects to County Judge and Commissioners Court

Other Duties as assigned.

Supervision
Received:General instruction and periodic review from Director of Project Management.
Given:

Education
Required:BA or BS in Business Administration Operations Management Business Analysis Computer Science MIS or related field or any equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the required knowledge skills and abilities.
Preferred:MS in Business Administration Operations Management Computer Science Computer Engineering MIS Business Analysis or IT Project Management or related field.

Experience
Required: Two years of experience in Project Management Systems Analysis and Business Analysis
Preferred: Five years of experience in Project Management Systems Analysis and Business Analysis

Certificates Licenses Registrations
Required: Valid drivers license
Preferred:PMI Project Management Professional IIBA Certified Business Analysis Professional

Physical Demands
Typical:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to type; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move objects weighing up to 40 pounds such as computers printers stacks of records or other similar objects. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus

Knowledge Skills & Abilities
Typical:Must be able to apply project management systems analysis and business analysis methodologies independently to identify opportunities and risks interpersonal skills excellent verbal written and communication skills organization and Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint MS Project. Must have excellent interpersonal skills.

Work Environment
Typical:The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but may be noisy or distracting. The employee is required to perform multiple tasks simultaneously and to perform tedious and exacting work. The employee may be required to work closely with others as part of a team or perform required job functions remotely to work under time pressures to meet deadlines and to work in emergency situations.