Business Operations Project Manager Jobs in Austin, TX

Business Operations Project Manager II:

Performs complex project management work. Work involves coordinating the planning and initiation of multiple occupational safety related projects at various levels of completion; monitoring the progress and schedule of projects; and communicating with project stakeholders, management, and other relevant parties. Employees at this level are virtually self-supervising and assume direct accountability for the work product.

Business Operations Project Manager III:

Performs highly complex project management work. Leads complex and/or sensitive projects impacting multiple occupational safety related projects. Work involves coordinating the planning and initiation of projects at various levels of completion; monitoring the progress and schedule of projects; and communicating with project stakeholders, management, and other relevant parties. Works under limited supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Essential Duties:

Business Operations Project Manager II:

• Coordinates project activities with other state agencies, governmental jurisdictions, or private sector partners and contractors and assures coordination and approvals through Federal Highway  Administration or U.S. Department of Transportation.
• Develops and manages project budgets, schedules, work plans, resources requirements, and cost estimates and projections.
• Initiates projects, obtains authorization and commitment, and demonstrates business need and project feasibility.
• Reviews and recommends proposals and bids to management.
• Utilizes established criteria to evaluate programs, proposals, and other  pertinent information related to project assignments.
• Compiles and distributes project information, status reports, and project budget expenditures.
• Identifies potential project impediments, risks, and issues; and designs strategies to mitigate or avoid them.
• May develop and evaluate scorecards, dashboards, metrics, and goals.
• Monitors and manages project cost and quality to ensure project is completed within budget and to ensure deliverables are acceptable and fulfill the terms of the project contract or specifications.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Business Operations Project Manager III:

All the Above and:

• Creates documentation procedures to capture and deal with changes in original project plan.
• Directs, develops, implements, and evaluates plans to communicate and explain project status, direction, outcomes, and deliverables to stakeholders, interested groups, and team members.
• Directs, develops, implements, and evaluates project budgets, schedules, work plans, resources requirements, and cost estimates and projections.
• Reviews and analyzes project performance and objectives to determine opportunities for improvement across personnel, processes, and technology.
• Evaluates and assesses business process improvement initiatives performed by others.
• As required, testifies before legislative and interested groups on project status and other issues of public interest.

Minimum Qualifications:

Business Operations Project Manager II:

Education: 

• Bachelor's Degree in any discipline

• Relevant work experience may be substituted for degree on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications

Experience: 

• 5 years project management, process engineering and/or business process improvement methodologies. 

• Experience can be satisfied by full - time or prorated part - time equivalent. 

• Related graduate level education may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis.

Licenses and Certifications: 

• Valid driver's license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.

Business Operations Project Manager III:

Education: 

• Bachelor's Degree in any discipline

• Relevant work experience may be substituted for degree on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications

Experience: 

• 6 years project management, process engineering and/or business process improvement methodologies. 

• Experience can be satisfied by full - time or prorated part - time equivalent. 

• Related graduate level education may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis.

Licenses and Certifications: 

• Valid driver's license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.

Competencies:

Business Operations Project Manager II:

Extensive knowledge of:

• Local, state, and federal  laws and regulations relevant to the administration of the project undertaken
• Communication planning, training planning, and related change management disciplines
• Process improvement methodologies

Expert skill in:

• Project management monitoring
• Planning a  program of improvement projects to accomplish a set of performance goals

Ability to:

• Communicate  effectively with all levels of management and employees
• Analyze complex information and develop  plans to address identified issues
• Identify project risks and gaps
• Establish project goals  and objectives

Other Attributes:

• Exercises  a logical process to define problems, establish facts, draw supportable conclusions and make decisions in direct support of business objectives and goals

Business Operations Project Manager III:

All the Above and:

Extensive knowledge of:

• Applicable project development (planning, environmental, right of way, design, letting, construction, and project close out) document preparation, review, processing and compliance requirements
• Applicable laws, rules, and regulations

Proficient skill in:

• Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external

Ability to:

• Demonstrate negotiation and facilitation skills, including managing discussions to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes, resolving conflicts, and effectively guiding meetings to ensure all participants contribute and reach consensus.
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Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Subject to environmental conditions; protection from weather but not temperature changes

• Subject to noise

• Sedentary work: Lift up to 10 lbs at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools
• Light work: Lift up to 20 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 10 lbs
• Standing-prolonged periods of time
• Lifting-raising objects from lower to higher position/horizontally to a different position
• Fingering-picking, pinching, typing; working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand
• Grasping-applying pressure to an object with fingers and palm
• Talking-expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken words
• Hearing-perceive sound at normal speaking levels; receive information by oral communication
• Close Visual Acuity-work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading
• Visual Acuity-determine work quality/make general observations of facilities/structures

Conditions of Employment:
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