American Public Education, Inc. Careers Hiring for Senior Project Manager, IT at Remote, Oregon Full Time

Senior Project Manager, IT
American Public Education, Inc.
American Public Education, Inc. (APEI) is seeking a Senior Project Manager (SPM) with strong project management, technical, business and personal leadership skills to lead multiple initiatives and programs across the enterprise. The candidate should have strong analytical and facilitation skills with the ability to interpret and anticipate customer needs in order to develop clear and attainable goals, objectives and execution plans. The SPM serves as a project leader, business partner and mentor responsible for scope, time, financial, quality and overall performance management.
Primary Responsibilities:
Leads others through business change and implementation plans. Drives teams to consensus and completion.
Interprets business needs and defines realistic goals and objectives.
Scopes projects to align with goals and objectives and deliver incremental value.
Holds individuals accountable for project deliverables.
Proactively anticipates and manages risk.
Determines the most appropriate project lifecycle to follow based on project factors.
Manages, scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk and overall performance.
Adheres to all APEI project management and IT standards.
Evaluates and manages third party contracts and resources to improve project performance.
Identifies, coordinates, and manages internal and external stakeholders.
Effectively communicates and collaborates with all levels of stakeholders.
Builds, leads and motivates project teams. Facilitates project team meetings and workshops to problem solve to resolution and successful outcomes. Keeps project team on task to meet project deadlines.
Anticipates project challenges and risk scenarios and prepares, leads, and executes proactive response strategies to ensure optimal results.
Focuses on quality and value in all project activities.
Ensures compliance with project quality standards, procedures and guidelines.
Handles multiple initiatives simultaneously.
Mentors project managers in project management best practices and adherence to APEI standards.
Contributes to project management standards.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Essential Skills:
Exhibits superior analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities.
Develops others through encouragement and knowledge transfer.
Provides exceptional service orientation.
Identifies problems, determine accuracy and relevancy of information and apply sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives and make recommendations.
Delivers excellent verbal and written communication to include expression of facts and ideas, interpretation of information and the ability to make clear and convincing presentation. Able to articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Displays strong project management and leadership skills.
Develops actionable, realistic work plans.
Possesses strong facilitation skills.
Performs work independently as well as a team leader and team contributor.
Sets and manage priorities judiciously.
Maintains strong self-motivation and team motivation through high degrees of collaboration.
Required Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in the field of Project Management, Computer Science, Business Administration or related field. An advanced degree in one of these fields is a plus.
Project management professional (PMP) certification is preferred.
8+ years’ experience managing IT projects with a majority of experience managing budgets exceeding $1M and spanning multiple business functions and development teams. Prefer experience managing projects within Higher Education.
8+ years experience supporting enterprise level projects required.
8+ years experience of displaying knowledge of IT Project and Program Management best practices required.
Project management in higher education preferred.
Experience with Microsoft Office Products, especially SharePoint, Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Visio.
Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodology as well as more formalized waterfall-style Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Five years experience with detailed knowledge of project accounting.
Work Environment, Travel, and Physical Demands:
Standard office environment
Ability to efficiently work remotely based on department needs
Travel may be required, as needed
Colorado Pay Law
If you are a Colorado resident and this role is available in Colorado or remote, you may be eligible to receive additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role, which we will provide upon request. Please send an email to [email protected]
About Us:
Online, on campus and in the workplace, we provide education and training to our country’s heroes – military service members, veterans, nurses and motivated professionals that want to make a difference. American Public Education, Inc. is a mission-driven provider of higher education to working adults with a proud history of serving the military, public service and nursing communities through American Public University System (APUS) and Hondros College of Nursing (HCON).
It is the policy of American Public University System (APUS) and American Public Education, Inc. (APEI) to afford equal opportunity to all qualified persons. We treat all qualified individuals equally as to their recruitment, hiring, assignments, advancements, compensation, and all other terms and conditions of employment. of American Public University System (APUS) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, or physical, mental, or sensory disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.