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GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION:

Under the general direction of the Executive Director of the Office of Program Development and Enterprise PMO (OPD-EPMO), the Senior Project Director is responsible for all aspects of managing  large, complex, high-stakes, high-visibility, interdivisional projects involving multiple support units and internal and external stakeholders. 

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ability to facilitate strategic planning sessions for client groups, resulting in fully articulated strategic plans; develop metrics-driven implementation plans, and time-blocked task plans associated with goals and objectives
• Manage assigned projects within the guidelines and methodology prescribed in the CWM Project Management Guide.
• Define clear project statements.
• Gather appropriate project requirements.
• Determine, manage and coordinate sponsor’s project resources needs.
• Develop detailed project plans, communication plans, risk plans, and quality plans to deliver assigned projects successfully i.e. on time, within budget and to scope.
• Manage to all plans listed above and reporting variance to key stakeholders
• Schedule, facilitate and manage project team meetings, tracking all tasks and action items.
• Facilitate and support project team building activities.
• Provide regular status reports to the Executive Director of  the OPD-EPMO.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously to successful completion.
• Manage the details and organization of very complex projects.
• Ensure that project teams follow proper procedures for issue management, risk management, quality assurance and change management process.
• Performs other duties as required 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's degree or 5 years of project management experience managing projects of all sizes, complexity and duration including professional, administrative, supervisory or management experience, or equivalent.
• PMP certification desirable.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Knowledge in developing, writing and delivering training.
• Ability to define and implement collection of measures and creation of metrics.
• Knowledge of Quality Assurance as it relates to a project’s life cycle.  

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
The Senior Project Director reports to the Executive Director of the OPD-EPMO and consults with and receives input on a regular basis from Executive Staff on project priorities and management strategies.
 
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
The Senior PMO Project Director provides support and guidance to associate project managers and project team members.

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