Project Manager 1 - Project Management Office

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The Office of Project Management has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Project Manager 1 to work on-site in Coral Gables, FL.

CORE JOB SUMMARY The Project Manager 1 - PMO - Central supports the general Project Management Office (PMO) teams to deliver complex projects that span across the Enterprise, furthering institutional healthcare goals and objectives. This position oversees the planning, implementation, and tracking of various Central projects to ensure the successful development, completion, and implementation of projects and initiatives. The incumbent works closely with stakeholders, cross-functional teams, and leadership to ensure project deliverables are met on time, within scope, and on budget.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

1. Documents the project's creation, development, and execution and the project's scope, budget, and justification.
2. Leads and manages multiple projects and assigns project managers with the support of the PMO Director and Program Manager and oversees results within the project/program/portfolio.
3. Manages interdependencies and coordination across projects to ensure that information relating to project deliverables, risks and issues and effectively communicated between stakeholders in and outside of the department.
4. Mentors personnel in aspects of the profession such as leadership, methodology, tools, people skills and navigating politics.
5. Identifies PM-related training needs. Evaluates the readiness of a project team or organization and recommends the related training required to ensure the effective application of project management and leadership principles.
6. Trains and mentors PMs that are required for the successful planning, execution, delivery and support of projects and their products or services.
7. Performs project reviews and assesses the health of a project.
8. Reviews findings so that the most important problem areas are clearly identified.
9. Assists in recruitment, interviewing, selecting members of the project management team.
10. Maintains industry knowledge on project management excellence and innovation.
11. Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS Education: Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required

Experience: Minimum 3 years of relevant experience required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
• Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Staff