ePMO Project Manager

Purpose or Summary Statement of Primary Duties and Responsibilities of Position
This position will report into the Enterprise Project Management Office (ePMO) under the Organizational Services division of the Chicago Public Schools Information and Technology Services (ITS).

This position is primarily responsible for managing one or multiple projects by:Defining project scopeManaging through all stages of the project life cycleManaging stakeholders and stakeholder expectationsBuilding strong project teams across multiple CPS divisions

 

The position is expected to include direct involvement on multiple simultaneous projects and proposed projects as well as the occasional supervision of personnel.

 

Principal Accountabilities

 

1.  Provide excellent service to clients (internal and external to ITS).  Effectively manage vendor relationships in accordance to CPS and ITS strategies and directives.

2.  Provide project status and other deliverables at each stage of a defined project management methodology.

3.  Stakeholder management and project related communications.

4.  Demonstrate a willingness to collaborate and support ePMO and ITS peers and leadership.

 

Qualifications for Job:

 

Skills:

 

· Proficient in Project Management practices, principals, and tools

· Knowledgeable about organization and process structures

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills

· Ability to communicate and apply process standards

· Proven ability to build positive working relationships within own team and other areas of business

· Ability to effectively communicate with customers, project and functional management to identify needs and evaluate alternative solutions

· Ability to work as a Project Manager on multiple simultaneous projects

· Ability to work in an unstructured environment

· Ability to work independently towards established goals

 

Type of Education Required:

 

· Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience required

 

Type of Experience and Number of Years:

 

· Demonstrated experience in Project Management

­  minimum 5 years

 

· Experience in Information Technology

­  minimum 5+ years

 

· Experience in education (K-12) project or program work preferred

· PMP Certification strongly preferred