IT Project Manager - Pensacola, United States - Pensacola Christian College

Description

Dedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service

IT Project Manager

Acting independently with limited supervision, the IT Project Manager is responsible for the management of multiple projects within the IT department, or phases of larger and more complex projects or programs.

This role serves their project teams with traditional PM scheduling and coordination, but also extend significantly into client-facing communications and relationship building, and informal team leadership.

This role requires a detail-oriented, client-focused, transformational leader that thrives in a fast-paced environment. Experience in leading technology solutions is required with a firm understanding of Waterfall and Agile methodologies.

Project Initiation
Collaborate to define scope, requirements, project governance, design, testing, timeline, adherence to company PMO standards, RACI, resource, and budget.

This role requires exceptional communication skills and an ability to build and maintain working relationships with team members, vendors, and other departments involved.

Project Execution
Manage projects using waterfall or Scaled Agile methodology. Maintain project documentation in an organized system. Raise Issues/Blockers early. Acts as liaison, effectively communicating with clients, executives, management, and fellow team members regularly on project status. Maintain project in the appropriate project management tools.

Project Reporting

Must be able to manage changes to project scope, cost, and schedule, provide forecasting, Earned Value Management (EVM), risk analysis assessment, and issue tracking and resolution.

Project Management Training
Participate in leading ministry-wide project management training. Contribute to the Project Management Center Of Excellence. Provide PM consulting ministry departments.

FLSA Status - Professional (Exempt)

Education

BS:
Business (Required),
BS:
Information Systems (Required)

Work Experience
2+ years in large-scale IT project management, 5+ years in IT project management, 5+ years in large-scale enterprise efforts

Physical Requirements and Skills
Encouraging (Inactive), Flexible to work where needed, Interpersonal Relationships, Microsoft Applications, Motivating, Operate standard office equipment, Oral Communications, Patient, Persuasive, Sitting for long periods of time, Teamwork, Technical Communication, Written Communication

Ideal candidates must be born-again Christians and must be dedicated to training young people for serving God; and must desire to educate students based on biblical values and be committed to excellence as a Christian educator who glorifies Christ as the source of all wisdom and knowledge.

Applicants must agree with Pensacola Christian College's Mission, Purpose & Objectives, Doctrinal Position, Philosophy of Education, and Faculty & Staff Commitments.

We reserve the right to fill this role at a higher/lower grade level based on ministry needs. An assessment may be required to be considered for this position.