Project & Program Management II

Job Description

What this Job Entails:

The Project & Program Manager II is responsible for planning, execution, and delivery of projects. The ideal candidate should have a good background in managing infrastructure projects, coordinating cross-functional teams, and ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget. The role requires a strategic thinker with excellent communication skills to manage stakeholders and drive successful project outcomes in fast paced environments. Projects may vary in number, size and complexity.

Scope:

• Resolves a wide range of issues in creative ways
• Works on problems of a diverse scope
• Receives little instruction on day-to-day work, general instruction on new assignments

Your Roles and Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple cross-functional technical projects.
• Partner with functional teams during initiation, plan, design, procurement, deployment, and post deployment phases.
• Responsible for managing/tracking program milestones, timeline, and overall deliverables.
• Engage in creating and maintaining comprehensive project documentation including schedules, reviews, process documents, risk analysis, etc.
• Participate in defining project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.
• Participate in driving project lifecycle milestones from concept commit through project closure and advocate change management.
• Use metrics and KPIs to measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques and provide regular status updates.
• Participate in internal process improvements; remove gaps, across multiple teams and functions.
• Ensure risks are accounted for and provide risk mitigation plans.
• Be a point of contact for vendor partners and internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate and manage regularly scheduled meetings with core teams.
• Take an active role in evaluation of post project results against metrics; recommend or implement changes to improve delivery practices/processes.
• Other duties as required. This list is not meant to be a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities assigned to this position.

Required Qualifications/Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S/B.A) from four-college or university and 2-5 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Proven experience in managing project budgets, schedules, and resources.
• Build productive internal and external working relationships
• Networks with key contacts outside own area of expertise
• Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions 
• Experience working with project management teams, resolving conflict, and meeting schedule timelines
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, documentation) 
• Ability to work on multiple projects and assignments concurrently
• Self-starter who can quickly learn new tools and gain familiarity with new processes and technologies with minimal assistance 
• In-depth experience creating spreadsheets, presentation material, and project/process documentation
• Strong observational and analytical skills, including the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of technical information, strong attention to detail and accuracy, ability to track and report on technical metrics, and manage technical risks. 
• Proven ability to collaborate with stakeholders and communicate project updates to client executives.
• Familiarity with various project management methodologies 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with industry standards and compliance requirements

Salary Range

$66,120.00 - $104,400.00 USD (Salary)

• Please note that the salary information provided herein is base pay only (gross); it does not include other forms of compensation which may or may not apply to this specific position, namely, performance-based bonuses, benefits-related payments, or other general incentives - none of which are guaranteed, may be subject to specific eligibility requirements, and are wholly within the discretion of Astreya to remit.
• Further, the salary information noted above is a range that consists of a minimum and maximum rate of pay for this specific position. Where an applicant or employee is placed on this range will depend and be contingent on objective, documented work-related considerations like education, experience, certifications, licenses, preferred qualifications, among other factors.

Astreya offers comprehensive benefits to all Regular, Full-Time Employees, including:

• Medical provided through Cigna (PPO, HSA, EPO options) / Medical provided through Kaiser (HMO option only) for California employees only

• Dental provided through Cigna (DPPO & DHMO options)

• Nationwide Vision provided through VSP

• Flexible Spending Account for Health & Dependent Care

• Pre-Tax Account for Commuter Benefit/Parking & Transit (location-specific)

• Continuing Education and Professional Development via various integrated platforms, e.g. Udemy and Coursera

• Corporate Wellness Program

• Employee Assistance Program

• Wellness Days

• 401k Plan

• Basic Life, Accidental Life, Supplemental Life Insurance

• Short Term & Long Term Disability

• Critical Illness, Critical Hospital, and Voluntary Accident Insurance

• Tuition Reimbursement (available 6 months after start date, capped)

• Paid Time Off (accrued and prorated, maximum of 120 hours annually)

• Paid Holidays

• Any other statutory leaves, paid time, or other fringe benefits required under state and federal law