Job Number 1810013


Manager, Senior IT Project

Multiple Locations



This position is past the Close Date, no more applications will be accepted.
Position Information
Location Service Center
Hours 40 hours/week as assigned; Generally Monday-Friday, 8 am - 5 pm
Salary Manager 4/126 ($67,901.00 - $97,003.00)
FLSA Status Exempt
Reports To Sr. Manager, Project Management Office
Criminal Background Check
College Profile

Austin Community College (ACC) is a public two-year institution that serves a diverse population of approximately 41,000 credit students each fall and spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriately applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.
 
As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:
  • Reflects the diversity of our community.
  • Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching.
  • Is attracted by the college mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities.
  • Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for underrepresented populations.
  • Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others.
  • Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC.

Our Mission

The Austin Community College District promotes student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training in its service area.
 
For more information, see http://www.austincc.edu/about-acc/mission-statement.

Commitment to Equity and Inclusion

ACC is committed to the ongoing systemic changes needed to ensure the increased recruitment, inclusion, retention, and completion of historically underserved and underrepresented populations. Through continual strategic community engagement and professional development of administrators, faculty, staff, and students, the college demonstrates its dedication to fostering a culture and climate for equitable outcomes.
 
As an open-access and low-cost institution, ACC is proud to serve a diverse student body. Dedicated faculty members are excellent professors who help students achieve their educational goals and are sensitive to the diverse cultures and socio-economic backgrounds of our students. The College values and is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion throughout the College community.

General Statement of Job

To manage projects of varying complexity for the Information Technology (IT) Department. The IT Senior Project Manager will perform as a business analyst, project coordinator, and relationship manager for their aligned business unit as they relate to IT Project work. The candidate will be able to assess and analyze opportunities so that leadership can make informed decisions, monitor the progress and schedule of projects, and communicate with project stakeholders, management, and other relevant parties to ensure visibility and alignment into project milestones.

Description of Duties and Tasks
Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  1. Identifies and schedules project deliverables, milestones and required activities and tasks.
  2. Arranges recruitment or assignment of project personnel, establishes work plan and staffing, and provides the team with leadership, motivation, and coaching during the project life cycle.
  3. Establishes understanding of how technology fits into strategic goals of aligned business units.
  4. Acts as a liaison between business units and IT ensuring communication and understanding of project scope and deliverables.
  5. Performs opportunity assessments by analyzing requests from business units based on criteria including cost, risks, benefits, ROI, expected delivery etc.
  6. Documents and collects business requirements, workflows, and dependencies from business units as required for project work.  Works with the purchasing department on bid solicitations as required.
  7. Communicates project methodology and processes, and coordinates project activities with stakeholders and others.
  8. Constructs project documentation and facilitates approvals to ensure project deliverables are acceptable and fulfill the terms of the project charter. Monitors and manages project tasks to ensure project is completed within expected timeline.
  9. Compiles and constructs project status reports, project budget expenditures tasks lists, and other project information as needed for distributions.
  10. Identifies potential project risks and difficulties and informs management of issues. Designs strategies to mitigate or avoid risks.
  11. Assesses project scope changes and analyzes effects to project timelines and plans.
  12. Facilitates project milestones, and enforces stage gate rules and regulations for each project.

Knowledge
Must possess required knowledge and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

Skills
Must possess required skills and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

Technology Skills

Required Work Experience

Preferred Work Experience

Required Education

Preferred Education

Other Preferred Qualifications

Physical Requirements

Safety

ACC Benefits Overview

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC as its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Austin Community College provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under the Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.