Technical Project Manager III

We are seeking a Technical Project Manager III to join our IT Project Management Team. As a Technical Project Manager III, you will manage projects from inception through completion, ensuring best practices are used across the functional team, mentoring and developing project managers and associate project managers in their work.

Responsibilities:

• Manage projects from initiation through completion within WGU's IT Project Management Team
• Monitor and report project status, including risks, issues affecting project schedules, and milestone achievements to stakeholders and leadership
• Develop project plans and schedules, ensuring projects meet departmental requirements, standards, policies, and deadlines
• Keep fully informed of departmental strategies and priorities, influencing the work of project team members in line with those priorities
• Ensure high-quality project delivery, on time, on scope, and on budget
• Perform thorough research and analysis to ensure effective technologies and methods are employed
• Clearly communicate constraints, conflicts, requirements, compatibility issues, and items that could affect project outcome
• Identify scope of project, develop documents outlining key project objectives, goals, plans, requirements, proposals, estimates, schedules, and budgets
• Make presentations, submit requests, and gain necessary approvals
• Ensure estimates of time, cost, performance level, and materials are accurate and meet project requirements
• Work with program management to assemble a project team, make work assignments, and effectively direct and coordinate activities
• Provide necessary training on project objectives, processes, and details
• Monitor, document, and present project status concerning milestones and delivery deadlines
• Communicate progress to stakeholders, program manager, and project sponsors
• Document, manage, obtain approvals for, and communicate changes and decisions
• Maintain accurate and complete records during the development process
• Ensure related oral and electronic communications regarding project requirements, design changes, problems, solutions are securely maintained and readily available for review
• Set up and coordinate effective post-sprint and user testing to evaluate and document delivery and system performance
• Analyze test results, identify problems and conflicts, provide solutions
• Coordinate and manage creation of related documentation
• Ensure accurate technical information is gathered and disseminated to technical writers
• Monitor contracts and manage project budgets
• Approve pay requests and change orders
• Understand departmental strategic priorities and influence team members' actions and work efforts in line with those priorities
• Provide input to Project Management Office (PMO) manager to develop or refine project management procedures and processes
• Provide thought leadership, mentorship, and training support to project managers and associate project managers

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Management, or a related field
• 5 years of experience in Project Management, specifically in a technology environment
• Excellent leadership and project management skills
• Skilled at creating Work Breakdown Structures, project plans and timelines, understanding scope, and identifying key milestones
• Ability to work well individually and in a team environment
• Ability to build consensus, influence, and motivate others
• Strong oral and written communications skills
• Solid technical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to plan project activities and meet schedules
• Strong knowledge of development cycles and standards
• Thorough understanding of technology applications, processes, software, and equipment
• Understanding of planning and development of large-scale technology projects
• Knowledge of effective project management techniques and methods
• Thorough knowledge of agile methods and how they apply to project management
• Excellent change management skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Broad knowledge of project management
• Project Management Professional (Project+, PMP, Prince2) Certification
• Experience in technology and/or higher education
• Experience with Agile development

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision, telehealth, and mental healthcare
• Health savings account and flexible spending account
• Basic and voluntary life insurance
• Disability coverage
• Accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
• Legal and identity theft coverage
• Retirement savings plan
• Wellbeing program
• Discounted WGU tuition
• Flexible paid time off
• Flexible paid sick time
• 11 paid holidays
• Up to 12 weeks of parental leave