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Project Manager II

Salt Lake City, UT · Mid · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$75k-$113kDetected 8 days ago

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About the role

Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.
This position is accountable for ensuring that the scope, dates, commitments, and project plans are communicated to all stakeholders and updated as necessary.
The individual monitors and reports project status-including risks, issues affecting project schedules, and milestone achievements-to stakeholders and departmental leadership.

Maintains a thorough and detailed understanding of all department projects, purpose and status and ensures projects meet outlined processes.
Documents project deliverables, outputs, and notes that capture why key project decisions were made and keeps project management records and systems accurate and up to date.
Provides input to develop or refine project management procedures and processes for the purpose of improving efficiency.
Conducts retrospective work on closed/ completed projects to document lessons learned, and prepares retrospective documentation.
Manages traffic of incoming new requests - validates that appropriate requirements are included.
Develops realistic project plans and schedules by analyzing organizational process assets, enterprise environmental factors, task dependencies, resource requirements, work breakdown, and departmental strategy and priorities.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
The Project Manager II will work with multiple teams, project requesters, and creative teams to develop project plans according to strategic development priorities, as defined by project requesters and leadership.
The Project Manager II develops project plans and schedules and ensures projects meet departmental requirements, standards, policies, and deadlines.

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
Three (3) years of experience as the assigned project manager with responsibility for project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
Experience applying change management methodologies and practices.
experience and training
Ability to influence change and motivate others.
Ability to plan and meet schedules.
Ability to use project management systems and tools.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.

Master's degree from an accredited institution or higher in relevant field.
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification preferred.
Green or Black Belt Certification.
Position & Application Details
Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses
accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages

The Project Manager II oversees the execution and process of assigned projects and monitors change management strategies and outcomes.

Professional integrity that represents the educational standards within higher education.

Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruiting@wgu.edu.
Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruiting@wgu.edu.

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