Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems/Technology, or a closely related field five (5) years of computer and information management experience. Competency may be demonstrated through the complexity, scope, and size of prior project involvement.
Licenses/Certificates: Incumbent must possess a Project Management Institute PMP Certification at time of employment.
Incumbent must obtain a Project Management Institute PBA Certification - within 12 months of appointment to this classification
Lead or supervisory experience is preferred.
A comparable amount of education, training, or experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications.
Additional Requirements
Must possess excellent soft skills and have the ability to effectively communicate with technical staff, business staff, and management.
Experience: Five or more (5+) years of progressively responsible relevant project management work experience in one or more of the following technical areas: financial/economic analysis, marketing and customer research, technical and engineering analysis, or planning and business development to include at least one year in a responsible project leadership role
Demonstrated knowledge of: Project management and business analysis principles and practices; cost control, scheduling, and budgeting principles and practices; performance measurement techniques; proposal preparation techniques; contractual mechanisms and common terms and conditions; accounting fundamentals; management reporting; management control system fundamentals; total quality management philosophies, tools and techniques; practices for reviewing work assignments; safety policies, practices, and procedures; standard operating procedures for modern office equipment including a computer and applicable software; English grammar, punctuation and vocabulary standards.
Skill To: Lead and review business analysis functions. Manage, plan, and coordinate diverse functions within assigned projects; provide effective reporting to executive management including written and oral communications, presentations, and reports; evaluate and resolve complex technical or management issues within a project; monitor funding for projects; maintain adherence to budget and schedule; negotiate with internal stakeholders; identifying multiple solutions and objectively assess advantages and disadvantages of each; provide coaching, motivation, and skills development to assigned staff; set project goals/objectives and define activities that must be performed to accomplish them; utilize a personal computer and/or computer terminal, systems and software relevant to the job; communicate effectively orally and in writing internally/externally; establish and maintain effective working relationships internally/externally.
Proficiency in MS Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint).