Project Manager I

Wisconsin Resident Project Manager

Candidates MUST be WI residents or willing to relocate to WI at their own expense prior to starting. This position can work 100% remotely (within the state of WI).

Job Summary

Manages multiple non-enterprise projects with the College of Engineering and more specifically Computer Aided Engineering, with a heavy emphasis on determining scope, prioritizing, allocating resources, sequencing work, and driving teams to completion on-time. Managing change control will also be a key skill to ensure success of all projects.

Responsibilities

• 10% - Formulates and defines project scope and objectives through research and fact-finding combined with an understanding of applicable business systems, processes, and requirements
• 5% - Determines and recommends approaches for optimal solutions within cost/performance objectives
• 10% - Participates in requirements planning and feasibility determination
• 10% - Tracks, reports, escalates risks, issues, and decisions; and guides stakeholders towards options.
• 25% Lead cross-functional project teams and guide work through the project life cycle. May function in project capacities including requirements gathering, functional design, functional configuration, testing, and documentation.
• 15% Perform regular reporting and share outs to stakeholders.
• 10% Determines WBS and schedules tasks using appropriate methodologies
• 5% - Prepares reports, documents meetings, and needed artifacts to ensure the project meets commitments

Required Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills that effectively present findings to stakeholders, improve productivity, and coordinate updates with multiple and diverse stakeholders.
• At least a CAPM (or equivalent) level of certification in project management.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment, but also work independently to elucidate project needs, goals, and clarify outcomes.
• Strong organizational skills and keen attention to detail, including the ability to write clear and well-structured business requirements and documentation.
• Experience moving from stakeholder concepts to project initiation and driving through to project completion.
• Ability to influence and work within a diverse and nuanced stakeholder group.
• Track progress and prepare communications with relevant levels of details for numerous stakeholder types.
• Ability to handle multiple projects and work-streams simultaneously.
• Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize multiple projects independently to meet deadlines and complete tasks in an accurate manner.
• Strong meeting facilitation skills for both small and large meetings.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree
• Familiarity with SmartSheet
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
• Can create reports, dashboards and visualizations to help others understand project performance.
• Experience at a higher education institution, state government, or large highly complex organization.