SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER Job Listing at University of California in Riverside, CA (Job ID 65174)

Description

Job Posting

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Position Base
Riverside

Location
UCPath Center

UCPATH CENTER

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The UCPath Center is the University of California's shared services center in Riverside, CA. The UCPath Center manages the payroll, benefits, and other human resources transactions for more than 200,000 UC employees working across ten UC campuses, five medical centers, three national labs and more. The staff at the UCPath Center work in a variety of areas including business operations, customer service, quality management, technology, training, human resources and communications. Learn more about the UCPath Center

Position Summary
Under the supervision of the Lead Project Manager management this position is accountable for planning, implementation, and tracking of technology projects with considerable impact to the organization. This role will use established project management methodology and templates to manage projects of broad and diverse scope, size, impact, and budget. This role will manage the efforts of project team members including UCOP employees, contractors, and consultants in order to deliver projects according to plan. IT projects will include IT service improvements, cloud/hosted deployments, and enhancements to core technology and applications used by the UCPath Center including PeopleSoft HCM, Salesforce Service Cloud, Interactive Intelligence communication as a service, IBM FileNet ECM, SharePoint, and other technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• 35% Use project management best practices to complete the following activities. Manage all aspects of projects including scope, schedule, budget, communication, risks, and quality. Oversee projects from initiation through implementation. Direct project activities with the goal of completing projects on schedule and within scope and budget constraints. Identify project dependencies and integration points; proactively manage changes in scope, monitor impacts to critical path, resolve issues, develop and implement risk mitigation plans. 
• 35% Develop, maintain, and / or update project documentation including project plans / charters, schedules, communication plans, requirements, design specifications, test plans, test scripts, risk mitigation plans, training plans, proposals, presentations, and status reports. Diligently track and document action items, risks, issues, and decisions. Conduct / facilitate sponsor definition, requirements elicitation, project team meetings, and project debriefing sessions.
• 25% Lead project team members and manage external parties. Tactfully work with diverse groups of people. Collaborate with a wide range of staff including COP staff, UCPath Center staff, technical experts, business subject matter experts, and external vendors. Effectively communicate project goals and status, explain complex technical information to stakeholders in business terms, and resolve conflicts as necessary. 
• 5% Other duties as assigned.

Experience
Required Qualifications

• Min 8 years experience actively managing projects of various sizes and complexity through all phases of the project management lifecycle. 

Skills and Abilities
Required Qualifications

• Requires knowledge and application of project management principles, theories, and concepts.
• Proven ability in managing scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, communication, and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills, capacity to anticipateobstacles and plan for contingencies.
• Demonstrated attention to detail. Demonstrated ability to determine relevance and prioritize tasks.
• Proven leadership ability. Effective problem-solving skills. Demonstrated ability to put forth persuasive arguments.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with all levels of an organization.
• Demonstrated effective written, verbal and negotiation skills.
• Experience leading a team of technology professionals.
• Effective skill at tracking effort and project progress. Demonstrated highly advanced organization and projectmanagement skills. Demonstrated strong conceptual and planning skills to analyze projects of broad and diverse scope. Understands the cost impact of projects, project tracking tools and metrics.
• Familiarity with the following software: Microsoft Project, SharePoint, Visio, and MS Office Suite.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing projects related to various technologies such as HR / Payroll systems, document andcontent management systems, CRM systems, IT infrastructure, or other comparable systems.
• Broad knowledge of technology-related initiatives and an understanding of impact to the organization of such initiatives.

Education
Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

The University of California, Office of the President, is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the range for a position. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience. The full salary range shows the growth potential for this position and the pay scale is the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position.

Job Title
Technical Project Mgt Profl 4

Job Code
000522

Salary Grade
Grade 25

Payscale:
$120,000 - $148,000 - Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience 

Full Salary Range:
$96,700 - $184,100
 

Benefits: For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by UCPath Center visit: Benefits of Working for UC

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This position will work a hybrid schedule which includes a combination of working both onsite at the UCPath Center in Riverside and remote in California.

HOW TO APPLY

Please be prepared to attach a cover letter and resume with your application.

JOB CLOSE DATE

For first consideration, please apply by: March 25, 2024 The position will be open until filled.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Background Check Process: Successful completion of a background check is required for this critical position. Background check process at UCOP

Smoke Free Work Environment: The University of California, Office of the President, is smoke & tobacco-free as of January 1, 2014. UC Smoke & Tobacco Free Policy

As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs, as may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.

EEO STATEMENT

The University of California, Office of the President, is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. EEO/AA Employer UC nondiscrimination policy.

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