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Position: Sr Project Manager

Department: Finance & Administrative Services

Type of Position: Full-time Salaried

Exemption Status: Exempt

Work Schedule, Hours per week: Monday-Friday, 40 hours per week

Opportunity for hybrid schedule: Yes 

Starting Salary Range:  $73,109-$96,115 and determined based on relevant years of work experience provided on application and resume.

Position Summary: Johnson County Community College (JCCC) inspires learning to transform lives and strengthen communities. The Sr. Project Manager supports this mission by planning, executing, and finalizing projects according to deadlines and within budget. This role involves assigning resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party partners to deliver IT projects according to plan. While maintaining traditional oversight, the Senior Project Manager will facilitate the team's gradual adoption of iterative workflows. The incumbent will maintain structural oversight and quality control while fostering a collaborative, flexible environment that empowers teams to deliver high-value results.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• PMP Certification
• 4+ years of relevant project management experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Agile Proficiency:
  • Demonstrated training or certification in Agile methodologies, such as Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PMI-ACP, or Kanban foundations.
• Hybrid Experience:
  • Experience leading teams in "Hybrid" environments that combine Waterfall planning with Agile execution.
• Digital Fluency:
  • Ability to work and manage teams with effective use of Digital workplace tools and methods such as:
  • Collaboration Tools: Examples include Zoom Workplace, MS Teams, Slack
  • Documentation Systems: Examples include Zoom Docs, Confluence, SharePoint, GetHub, Wiki-based systems and Markdown.
  • Project Planning Tools: Examples include TeamDynamix, MS Project, MS Planner, Monday.com, Smartsheets, Jira, Trello, or Azure DevOps

Position Details: Job duties include but are not limited to:

• Strategy & Planning: Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders. Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools with consideration of iterative cycles for task execution. Liaise with stakeholders on an ongoing basis and effectively communicate project expectations to team members. Conduct project postmortems and create recommendations reports to identify successful and unsuccessful elements. 
• Resource & Operational Management: Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals and negotiate for personnel when required. Draft budget proposals and recommend changes where necessary. Direct and manage project development from beginning to end, utilizing both full-scale project plans and visual management tools like Card walls or Kanban. Identify and manage project risks and dependencies and the critical path while removing daily impediments for the team.
• Team Leadership & Facilitation: Coach, mentor, and motivate project team members and contractors, influencing them to take accountability for their work. Facilitate regular team "sync" meetings (such as daily stand-ups) to identify and resolve issues and conflicts. Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel while fostering a collaborative environment. Proactively manage changes in project scope and devise contingency plans to handle potential crises. 

*Other duties as assigned.

To be considered for this position we will require an application, resume and cover letter.

*Unofficial transcripts are required for all Adjunct faculty and Faculty positions.

Benefits Category

For Fulltime Employees:

• Health insurance with some employer paid options.
• Life insurance & AD&D (employer provided)
• Retirement plans (403(b), 457(b), and KPERS)
• Employer paid 8% contribution into a 403(b) no match required
• Paid time off (vacation, sick, personal, and floating holidays)
• 14 days of paid holidays
• Full tuition reduction for JCCC credit courses (for employee and eligible dependents)
• Tuition reimbursement / assistance for nonJCCC courses for employee
• And many more!

Additional Incentives:

• Free access to the Gym on campus for all employees and dependents
• Discount to the Hiersteiner Child Development Center
• Snow days
• Professional development funding and training opportunities
• Mentorship program
• Recognition and awards programs
• Employee wellness programs

About JCCC:

Established in 1969, Johnson County Community College is dedicated to transforming lives and strengthening communities through learning. Located in Overland Park, Kansas, JCCC has enjoyed a national reputation for educational excellence and student success for more than 50 years. That's five decades dedicated to smaller class sizes, more resources and a thriving campus culture - not to mention our competitive tuition rates and extracurricular experiences that transcend the norm.

Mission: JCCC inspires learning to transform lives and strengthen communities.

Vision: JCCC will be an innovative leader in equitable student access, learning and success.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

JCCC is an equal opportunity employer and equal access institution. JCCC does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, religion, marital status, parental status, military status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or other factors that cannot be lawfully considered in its programs and activities, which includes employment and admissions, in accordance with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Executive Order 11246, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Vietnam Era Veteran's Readjustment Assistance Act, the Jobs for Veterans Act of 2002, the Kansas Acts Against Discrimination and all other applicable civil rights and nondiscrimination laws.

Inquiries concerning JCCC's compliance with its nondiscrimination policies (including Title IX, Title VI and Section 504 inquiries) may be referred to a Title IX Coordinator (TitleIX@jccc.edu), or Director of Human Resources, or the Dean of Students and Learner Engagement at Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS 66210, 913-469-8500; or to Office for Civil Rights, Kansas City Office, U.S. Department of Education, One Petticoat Lane, 1010 Walnut Street, Suite 320, Kansas City, MO 64106, Telephone: 816-268-0550, Facsimile: 816-268-0559, Email to: OCR.KansasCity@ed.gov.

Disclosure: 

If you need any assistance throughout the search process, please reach out to the HR@jccc.edu. In accordance with the college policy, finalists for this position will be subject to criminal background investigations. Individual hiring departments at JCCC may elect to administer pre-employment tests, which are relevant to essential job functions as part of the applicant selection/hiring process. Many departments require those selected for hire to submit a certified transcript for all degrees obtained. For full consideration, applicants are encouraged to apply prior to the review date listed in posting.

Duties and responsibilities, as required by business necessity, may be added, deleted or changed at any time at the discretion of management, formally or informally, either verbally or in writing. Scheduling, shift assignments and work location may be changed at any time, as required by business necessity.

If you are an applicant requesting assistance or a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 913-469-3877, or email HR@jccc.edu.