Project Manager - Need local to MN - Hybrid

Job Description

Job DescriptionJob Title : Project Manager,
Need Local to MN,
Metropolitan Council Office located at 390 Robert Street North, St. Paul, MN 55101.one day a week

Project / Program Planning & Management

• Develop comprehensive project plans using Waterfall & Agile methodologies.

• Define scope, goals, deliverables, and timelines.

• Coordinate internal resources and third parties / vendors for execution of projects within baselines.

• Utilize departmental tools for project management, tracking, and reporting.

Team Leadership

• Lead project teams and manage / coach junior project managers as appropriate to ensure service delivery.

• Support a collaborative and productive work and PMO team environment.

• Facilitate communication and coordination for projects / programs across cross-functional teams.

• Accountable to lead change management and conflict resolution efforts within assigned projects.

• Ensure teams have clear roles, responsibilities, and deliverables.

Stakeholder Management

• Build strong stakeholder relationships to become a trusted advisor to project sponsors.

• Communicate project status, risks, and issues to stakeholders and executive management in a timely manner to set expectations and escalate as appropriate.

• Ensure alignment of project objectives with business goals through stakeholder management activities.

Risk & Issue Management

• Proactively identify, assess, and manage project / program risks and issues through mitigation planning.

• Monitor and report project / program progress and performance throughout delivery lifecycle.

Budget & Resource Management

• Develop and manage project budgets, per governance requirements.

• Allocate resources effectively to ensure project success through demand management and capacity planning for projects / programs assigned.

• Monitor expenditures and ensure adherence to budget constraints.

Transformation & Organizational Change Management

• Lead transformation and change management scope within projects and programs as appropriate, to ensure solution adoption and process adherence.

Process Improvement

• Support the evaluation and refinement of project management methodologies and processes.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives within the PMO

• Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging practices. 

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED AND nine (9) years of experience managing multiple IT and business projects

• Note: Highest completed degree in the following majors: Computer Science, Business Management, or Project Management will count towards the minimum nine (9) years of required work experience.

• Associates degree counts as two years of experience

• Bachelor's degree or higher counts as four years of experience

• Two (2) or more years in a lead role that required collaboration across multiple divisions with stakeholders from varying organizational levels.

• PMP Certification

• CSM Certification

• 2 years’ experience with Microsoft Project

• 1 years’ experience with Azure DevOps

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