"Senior Project Manager"

Senior Project Manager

Job ID: 292242
Location: Kennesaw, Georgia
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular

About Us

Are you ready to transform lives through academic excellence, innovative research, strong community partnerships and economic opportunity? Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. With growing enrollment and global reach, we continue to expand our institutional influence and prominence beyond the state of Georgia. We offer more than 190 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to empower our 47,000 students to become thought leaders, lifelong learners, and informed global citizens. Our entrepreneurial spirit, high-impact research, and Division I athletics draw students from throughout the region and from more than 100 countries across the globe. Our university's vibrant culture, career opportunities, rich benefits, and values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice. We are part of the University System of Georgia. We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University in our vision. Come Take Flight at KSU!

Location

Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

Job Summary

Serves as a hands-on project manager who works with division and college leadership teams to deliver project management, portfolio management, and implementation support for key strategic initiatives. Manages large-scale, enterprise-level projects that align to university strategic priorities. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure the timely and efficient implementation of enterprise-level initiatives.

Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Manages the planning, design, execution, and implementation of large-scale projects, programs, and change initiatives
2. Manages changes to project plan, schedule, cost, and scope
3. Identifies critical path decisions and communicates to project stakeholders
4. Provides guidance and support to project team and managers
5. Builds and maintains relationships with campus partners
6. Collaborates with project team members in making strategic decisions when appropriate
7. Defines, tracks, assesses, and communicates the value and impact of projects through value assessment surveys and case study development
8. Develops regular project status reports for both project sponsors and strategic implementation committees
9. Conducts presentations related to project management
10. Engages in change management within the scope of unit projects
11. Responsible for portfolio management across unit projects

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education in a related field.

Required Experience
Five (5) years of direct project management experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Additional Preferred Qualifications
Project Management Professional Certification

Preferred Educational Qualifications
An advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher education in a related field

Preferred Experience
Experience with project management software solutions
Experience in higher education
Experience managing or supporting enterprise resource planning (ERP) system implementation or modernization projects

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

ABILITIES
Demonstrated ability to facilitate project planning and progress sessions
Able to work within a matrix organization structure
Able to foster teamwork
Able to develop and mentor others
Able to mentor and support the professional growth and development of team members
Able to handle multiple tasks or projects at one time meeting assigned deadlines

KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of project management methodology and familiarity with major project management approaches

SKILLS
Excellent interpersonal, initiative, teamwork, problem solving, independent judgment, organization, communication (verbal and written), time management, project management, portfolio management and presentation skills
Proficient with computer applications and programs associated with the position (i.e., Microsoft Office suite)
Strong critical thinking skills
Strong attention to detail and follow up skills
Strong customer service skills and phone and e-mail etiquette

Other Information

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel.

Background Check

Standard Enhanced + Education

Per the University System of Georgia background check policy, all final candidates will be required to consent to a criminal background investigation. Final candidates may be asked to disclose criminal record history during the initial screening process and prior to a conditional offer of employment. Applicants for positions of trust with screening results which confirm a disqualifying criminal history will be immediately disqualified from employment eligibility.

All applicants are required to include professional references as part of their application process. Some positions may require additional job-based screenings such as motor vehicle report, credit check, pre-employment drug screening and/or verification of academic credentials.

https://www.usg.edu/hr/assets/hr/hrap_manual/HRAP_Background_Investigation_Employment.pdf

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