Project Manager

Job Description

Essential Functions

• Coordinate, plan, track and manage projects of a multi‐member team.
• Prepare written and oral reports, memos, visualizations and presentations to communicate project objectives or outcomes and the results of spatial or statistical analyses to executives, nontechnical staff, and the public.
• Communicate and explain technical issues, spatial concepts, data and methods to non‐technical staff.
• Supervise the work of subordinate project team staff including the organization, prioritization, review, evaluation and approval of project deliverables.
• Assemble project team, identify needed resources, assign responsibilities, and develop timeframes to facilitate successful completion of project activities and deliverables.
• Determine project costs/ensures delivery on time and within budgetary guidelines.
• Engage departmental (business or operational) stakeholders to define the objectives, goals, deadlines and deliverables for projects and prioritize ad hoc requests for maps and reports.
• Prepare status reports, status summaries and dashboards for presentation to mid and senior level management.
• Ensure the complete documentation of projects, datasets and processes.
• Coordinate with OIT and FLP IT on the implementation of new technology, innovations or data management policies.
• Provide support, coaching and mentoring on project management best practices, as requested for project coordinator associates and business analysts
• Participate in meetings and trainings as required within the department.

Qualifications

• Completion of a Bachelor’s degree program at an accredited college or university with a major course work in Computer Science, Information Technology or a closely related field
• PMP certification or Master’s Certificate in Project Management preferred.

A minimum of two years of professional experience performing project management on IT related projects including supervision and leadership of a team.

Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrate leadership qualities such as conflict/issue resolution, the ability to run a project or serve as a project manager on a program team and can ensure a successful project lifecycle.
• Excellent communication skills (verbally and in writing) for effective communications with stakeholders and senior business leadership of departments and agencies participating in projects.
• Experience managing and coordinating small teams on technical projects.
• Experience in project planning and time management for teams.
• Ability to create and maintain good working relationships and collaborations while being able to work independently and take initiative.
• Experience with technical project requirements gathering.
• Experience with project tracking applications including Microsoft Project.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Demonstrate strategic thinking and high professional ethics.
• The principles of project management, systems delivery life cycle, and budgeting.
• IT project management best practices, principles, and techniques.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office Professional Suite (Access, Excel, Word, Powerpoint).

Preferred Skills:

• Proficiency in statistical methods and analysis.
• Experience scripting languages including Python.
• Experience with concepts and applications of servers, storage, mainframes, monitoring, metrics and performance management, data center facilities management, managed services, and cloud computing.
• Active Directory and Sharepoint management.

Additional Information

Salary Range: $70,000-$85,000

Salary Range cannot exceed $85,000

All applications must include a cover letter. Applications without a cover letter will be considered incomplete. 

Did you know?
● We are a Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program qualified employer : 25% tuition discount program for City employees (and sometimes spouses and dependents as well) in partnership with area colleges and universities

● We offer Comprehensive health coverage for employees and their eligible dependents
● Our wellness program offers eligibility into the discounted medical plan
● Employees receive paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
● Generous retirement savings options are available

*The successful candidate must be a city of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire
Effective May 22, 2023, vaccinations are no longer required for new employees that work in non-medical, non-emergency or patient facing positions with the City of Philadelphia. As a result, only employees in positions providing services that are patient-facing medical care (ex: Nurses, doctors, emergency medical personnel), must be fully vaccinated.

The City of Philadelphia is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not permit discrimination based on race,
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