Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

Department: IT Central

Position Number:

Position Status:
Regular

Work Schedule:

Monday – Friday 8:15am-4:30pm (37.5 hrs/week, 12 months/year)

Purpose of Position:

• Responsible for project management including planning, monitoring and reporting of strategic, high profile technical projects.
• Assist with the development of the Project Management Office, establishing policies and procedures for project management and change management for the organization.

• Manage multiple high priority, large scale projects through the entire project life cycle
• Work with project team members and leadership of relevant areas to develop project plans
• Understand and process project requirements / technical and operational specifications of projects
• Direct, monitor, and report on project activity (e.g. tasks, milestones, deadlines, resource allocations, budget)
• Coordinate and communicate between resources, departments, and stakeholders on project progress
• Facilitate project status meetings and conduct project discussions
• Identify and address scope creep, change order requests, and project delays in a timely and appropriate manner
• Monitor and maintain project hours and budgets
• Identify project risks and develops contingency or alternative plans

• Establish project management standards and provide support and mentoring to other project managers
• Identify and implement project process improvements
• Drive adherence to project management standards
• Perform audits of projects to ensure compliance
• Foster a work environment based on cooperation, team-building, and professionalism
• Actively pursue continuous growth and development of technical and project management expertise

• Bachelor’s Degree required and 5 years of experience in project management.
• No specific major is required, but one in a business/project management field preferred.
• Experience with technical project implementation and project management methodologies is essential.
• Demonstrable proficiency in managing mid-to-large-scale projects such as system implementations, hardware or software deployments, and/or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) migrations.
• Experience managing ERP implementation or migration projects with SAP or Workday is preferred.
• Experience with Waterfall and Agile methodologies preferred.
• Experience in the Higher Education environment is preferred, but not required.
• PMI’s PMP certification is preferred, but not required.
• Three (3) references are required.

This position is on site 5 days a week. There may be the ability for 1 day work‑from‑home in the future.

Any candidate who is offered this position will be required to undergo a pre‑employment criminal background check as mandated by state law.

• Resume
• Cover Letter / Letter of Application
• References

• Letter of Recommendation 1

Contact:
Northern Kentucky University, Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, Kentucky 41099 Phone: