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First Student · 5 days ago

Senior Project Manager

Cincinnati, OH

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Project management activities for concurrent, complex projects

Partner with internal and third-party development team members to managing project plan, deliverables, and issue resolution

Partner and work directly with Location Management and front-line employees for business requirement gathering and deployment tasks

Establish production roll out plan and end-user communication plan

Lead specific workstreams and deliver practical activities required to maintain progress to plan (for example, gathering requirements, negotiating contracts, managing suppliers, drafting reports, etc.)

Work independently to draft project plan, project deliverables and resource requirements

Manage multiple and concurrent large sized projects

Work independently to drive execution of project tasks with escalation when required.

Coordinate and lead weekly project status update meetings with core project team members

Provide timely and accurate status and metric reporting.

Proactively manage and resolve project issues, risks, and conflict.

Present project status updates to various levels of the organization

Manage project tasks utilizing Microsoft Project and Procure PPM tools

Track and report project financials

Qualification

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Project ManagementClient ManagementTeam ManagementResearch ManagementConsulting ProjectsTransportation ElectrificationProblem-SolvingCommunicationCritical ThinkingMotivatedWork Ethic

Required

Bachelor’s degree preferably in management information systems or construction management or equivalent experience

Demonstrated experience managing team-based projects and providing direction and support to less experienced staff

Strong client management and organizational skills with high attention to detail

Outstanding communication, writing and critical thinking skills

Highly motivated with a strong work ethic and desire to advance within the organization

Seven or more years of successful project management experience

Three to five years of experience managing research or consulting projects, which includes experience related to transportation electrification

Benefits

401(k)

Paid holiday/vacation

Physical and mental health initiatives

Medical/dental/vision

Company

First Student

Glassdoor

3.9

First Student is a school bus operator, provides student transportation services. It is a sub-organization of FirstGroup.

Founded in 1999

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

10,001+ employees

http://www.firststudentinc.com

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