Project Manager II

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Please Note: PCC currently limits employment to individuals residing in Oregon and Washington. Employment offers are contingent upon the ability to establish residence in Oregon or Washington.

Portland Community College will also ensure that applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for the hiring process are provided for. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the PCC Talent Acquisition Team at pccjobs@pcc.edu.

Portland Community College is the largest post-secondary institution in Oregon and 19th largest in the nation, serving approximately 80,000 full- and part-time students. With four comprehensive campuses, five workforce training and education centers, and 200 community locations in the Portland metropolitan area, our unique role is to make high-quality education accessible to everyone, creating opportunities for our students and contributing to the economic development of our community.

Under the direction of management, the Project Manager II develops, plans, executes, and manages a portfolio of large College-wide initiatives, complex projects, and program development activities involving multiple internal/external parties and diverse stakeholders. Manages ongoing client/customer satisfaction and peer-level relationships. Accountable for advancing initiatives in areas for which incumbent exercises no direct authority. May supervise academic professionals, classified staff, technical/support, casual and/or student staff.

Project Manager II are responsible for managing a broader variety of large and complex projects. Stakeholders are diverse, may have competing interests, and may extend beyond the College. Projects involve multiple and complex funding sources. Large or special populations are served and the life cycle of projects may be lengthy. Implementation is carried out at multiple locations or may require extensive system changes. The Project Manager II may supervise academic professionals, classified staff, technical/support, casual and/or student staff.

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What You'll Do and Who We Are Looking For

Typical Duties and Responsibilities

• •Leads moderately complex project planning efforts and manages project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedules, and scope.
• •Manages, develops and/or updates project plans including information such as project objectives, technologies, systems, information specs, schedules, funding, and staffing.
• •Supervises administrative services professionals, paraprofessionals, and technical/support staff and performs both direct and indirect supervision through subordinates. Hires, evaluates, trains, disciplines and recommends dismissal of staff as necessary.
• •Confers with project personnel to identify and resolve problems and notifies leadership and stakeholders of issues as appropriate. Reassesses project timelines, resource allocation and deliverables if scope, schedule, or cost is at risk or compromised. Escalates issues as appropriate.
• •Participates in College-wide committees and task forces as a technical resource.
• •Develops mid-range and long-range planning and goals; makes recommendations to management.
• •Manages project, program, and/or grant budget(s), milestones, and deliverables and reports on progress to internal and external parties as required.
• •Assesses project risk factors and develops mitigation strategies, communications, change management, and issue management.
• •Develops and maintains project or program management tools and documentation.
• •Directs and/or coordinates resources across multiple departments. Obtains commitments to project requirements from all project stakeholders and manages expectations through the project life cycle.
• •Manages ongoing client/customer and stakeholder satisfaction and peer-level relationships.
• •Researches, solicits, retains, schedules, and coordinates outside vendors, contractors, and other external resources. Assists with the selection of vendors and contractors to support project goals and process improvements.
• •Collects and analyzes a variety of complex data and information. Measures project performance, performs statistical analysis, and summarizes findings in applicable reports or other communication mediums.
• •Implements, manages, and monitors assessment, training, and related processes for projects in the implementation stage.
• •Prepares and delivers presentations regarding assigned portfolio of projects/initiatives; facilitates meetings on such programs/initiatives and related program services and issues; attends professional conferences and training sessions.
• •Maintains visibility of project work throughout the College to ensure duplication of effort is avoided.
• •Performs other related duties as assigned.

These qualifications, skills and abilities are critical for success in this position. Throughout the screening process, you will be evaluated based on the demonstration of these success criteria.

• •Experience managing projects, milestones, deliverables
• •Experience reporting on progress to stakeholders to manage expectations through the project life cycle
• •Experience assessing project risk factors and developing mitigation strategies
• •Experience directing and/or coordinating resources across multiple departments, obtaining commitments for deliverables, and tracking completion. Including (not limited to) preparing and delivering presentations, facilitating meetings, writing communications, and creating change management plans.
• •Experience managing outside vendors, contractors, and other external resources
• •Experience measuring project performance, performing statistical analysis and summarizing findings in reports or other communication mediums.
• •Experience leading and assessing change management impact – Evaluating how the project will affect different parts of the organization, such as business processes, people and systems.
• •Experience tailoring project management and change management approaches based on scope, requirements, and resources

Minimum Qualifications

• •Bachelor’s Degree in Project Management, Computer Science, Business, Finance or related field. Three (3) years progressively responsible, professional experience in project/program management, including working with analytics, and translating metrics, research, and trends into strategy. One (1) year of lead or supervisory experience.
• •OR Bachelor’s Degree in any field AND five (5) years progressively responsible, professional experience in project/program management, including working with analytics, and translating metrics, research, and trends into strategy. One (1) year of lead or supervisory experience.
• •OR seven (7) years progressively responsible, professional experience in project/program management, including working with analytics, and translating metrics, research, and trends into strategy. One (1) year of lead or supervisory experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• •"Project Management Professional” certification through Project Management Institute or formal training in professional project management
• •Familiarity with the landscape of Higher Education including Student Success Initiatives and Platforms

Why You'll Love Working Here

The PCC district encompasses a 1,500-square-mile area in northwest Oregon and offers two-year degrees, one-year certificate programs, short-term training, alternative education, pre-college courses and life-long learning. As part of our College community, you’ll enjoy:

A collaborative and inspiring campus community

Opportunities for learning and professional development

Portland Community College embraces equity and inclusion as a priority. We are committed to building a community with a variety of backgrounds, skills, views, and life experiences. The more we value equity and inclusion, the more we will add value to the work we do and ho