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Position Summary:
Enterprise Systems (ES) is unit within the Division of Information Technology at Virginia Tech. Enterprise Systems supports the mission of the university by developing, coordinating, and managing application software systems that provide critical information services for university constituents. The IT Project Manager ( ITPM ) is a vital member of a small team of project management professionals responsible for coordinating and managing information technology projects according to plan within the agreed scope, budget, and timeline defined by project sponsors. The ITPM is a public relations ambassador for projects who can build consensus, facilitate understanding and project success, and negotiate solutions and alternatives for achieving project success. The ITPM for Enterprise Systems provides leadership and direction for a diverse portfolio of projects that span administrative and strategic initiatives of Virginia Tech. The IT Project Manager works with university departments and organizations, technical team members, vendors, senior leadership and others to provide planning and project management services during all phases of projects. A key, critical responsibility of the ITPM is communication and promoting collaboration across the constituencies of a project. Higher education projects are typically collaborative initiatives with matrixed participation where influence without direct authority is essential. The ITPM will be responsible for defining and communicating project success; assembling project plans; identifying and driving issues and risk resolution; building and managing key relationships; facilitating project meetings; providing periodic status reporting; identifying and managing dependencies (project and cross-project); and performing proactive scope management and change control processes. The ITPM must provide effective communications across complex relationships and ensure that project management is effectively adopted and facilitated across functional organizations, technical units, and vendor partnerships. The ITPM ensures that projects follow Virginia Tech's standards for IT projects and are managed in accordance with industry best practices.
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Required Qualifications:
-Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Business Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field with relevant work experience
-Success leading full life-cycle project management for complex projects
-Experience successfully working with small project teams
-Demonstrated experience in applying project management methodologies and best practices
-Demonstrated experience in business process analysis and the application of information technology to solving business needs -Strong organizational, leadership, and communication skills and experience working with people at a variety of levels within the organization
-Experience managing scope, time, and resources using standard commercially available tools like Microsoft Project, TeamDynamix, etc

Preferred Qualifications:
-An advanced degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related field
-Demonstrated experience with higher education information technology systems and/or administrative processes
-Project Management certification or successful completion of recognized project management curriculum
-Demonstrated experience in strategic communications and leadership responsibilities



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