Capm Associate In Jobs in Illinois (NOW HIRING)

Role:

The Project Manager successfully manages assigned project tasks with minimal oversight. This includes independently creating and maintaining project schedules, managing resources, and completing deliverables by established deadlines. Proactively identifies, documents, and communicates project risks and issues in a timely manner.

Duties:

1. Collaborates closely with Project Owners and other key stakeholders to define project scope, goals, and deliverables.Leads and motivates project teams, assigning tasks and providing guidance to ensure successful completion.
2. Facilitates regular project meetings, including kick-offs, status updates, and post-project reviews, to keep everyone aligned and on track
3. Develops and maintains detailed project plans, including timelines, resource allocation, and budget using established tools and processes. Coordinates project activities by assigning tasks, tracking progress, and ensuring all milestones are met. Manages projects to successful completion within the defined scope, on schedule, and within budget.
4. Proactively identifies potential risks and obstacles and develops mitigation strategies to minimize their impact.
5. Monitors project progress, tracking key milestones and deliverables against the established plan.
6. Builds and maintains comprehensive project documentation, including project charters, status reports, and lessons learned.
7. Ensures all historical project documents are accurately archived for future reference and process improvement.
8. Provides clear and concise status reports to stakeholders, keeping them informed of progress, risks, and changes through regular reports and meetings. Clearly articulates project goals and expectations to the team and key stakeholders, to include executive leaders.
9. Gathers and analyzes project data and information from multiple sources to diagnose problems and inform decision-making. Presents findings and a range of alternative solutions with a clear recommendation.
10. Effectively manages project team activities by fostering a collaborative environment, assigning tasks appropriately, and providing necessary support to ensure team success.
11. Monitors and reports project success against established goals and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). This includes developing and maintaining a system for tracking progress, analyzing project outcomes and providing regular, data-driven reports to stakeholders to ensure transparency and accountability.

Knowledge & Skills

• Minimum three (3) years of project management or similar experience
• Associate's Degree or equivalent work experience
• Project Management Certification (CAPM, PgMP, PMP) preferred
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, relationship-building and negotiation skills required with a solid track record for developing internal and external relationships
• Listening, oral, written and presentation skills
• Strong organizational, planning and multi-tasking skills
• Ability to motivate people
• Flexibility, adaptability and capacity to work in a fluid, changing work environment ·
• The ability to communicate effectively with all partners and staff in the organization and to understand administrative needs as they arise.
• Establishes goals and plans that meet project objectives.

Benefits

Affordable health insurance for you and your family, along with a Health Reimbursement Account.

Free dental and vision insurance for you and your family.

Short Term & Long Term Disability Insurance, proving a benefit of 66% of your pay.

Life Insurance

Competitive Paid Time Off, including 11 paid holidays each year

Generous 401k contributions

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Plan

Flexible Spending Accounts