Project Manager

Southwest Key Programs
$70,000 to $90,000
United States, Arizona, Phoenix
Dec 13, 2024
Manages the execution of projects that involve the coordination of multiple departments and other key projects as directed by the Office of the COO Works under the supervision of the Director of Program Management to ensure that projects proposed are aligned with the greater goals of the organization, including the strategic plan Systemizes "project prep"/information gathering efforts in order to streamline the movement from ideation to project start Creates frameworks and assists in defining a project's scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility. Frameworks must include needed resources, estimated timeframe, and a monitoring and reporting plan. Pushes teams and workgroups to ensure that protocols reach an appropriate level of completeness and incorporates the needs of people, systems and resources Gathers and manages team of stakeholders to accomplish the project as scoped and within specified timelines, resolving issues as they arise and escalating issues as needed. Develops a detailed project plan to monitor/track progress and implements the use of tools to support those efforts, taking into account the various end users on the project Acts as quality assurance through the duration of the project lifecycle, performing additional discovery where necessary to ensure speedy and quality execution of each project Provides status updates and reports (including barriers and recommendations for changes in project direction) to necessary stakeholders as well as to Director of Program Management Leverages relationships across departments to keep informed on trending issues and ensure reduction of project overlap where possible Evaluates existing processes and functions when necessary to assess effectiveness in moving projects into implementation Delegates project tasks based on function and pulls resources outside that scope when needed Responsible for creating project archives to provide mapping for like future projects Supervisory Responsibilities of PM I as needed Participates in and complies with all meetings, assignments, process improvement, and quality improvement initiatives as assigned by supervisor. Introduce and implement project management tools to large audiences Manage budgets Microsoft office, using meeting software, and visualization tools Strong research and analytical skills. Implement projects (at various stage of project lifecycle) at the organizational or regional level