Work Flexibility: Hybrid

Job Description

Project Associates participate in the achievement of a project's objectives as an active member of the project team. The project associate centrally manages and facilitates project activities and data tracking to enhance project data quality and process consistency. He/she supports the project manager workload by supporting the overall project management process. This role in project management provides a great learning opportunity for those newer to the discipline looking for a career path in project management.

What you will do:

• Complete project documentation and facilitate project management processes on behalf of, and working with, project managers

• Participate in development of charter and management plan. Recommend tradeoffs within projects and support project activities.

• Participate in the development of and execute tasks within pre-defined project scope.  Alert manager of scope excursions.

• Complete assigned tasks according to established timeline. Assist in the development of a detailed project Gantt chart. 

• Participate in the development of the budget and identify the cost of upcoming project expenditures. Aid in the management of project financials throughout the project lifecycle.

• Participate in the development of Quality Project Planning and Execution.

• Support the creation and management of a project risk and issue register. Identify and analyze project risks and assist in developing a risk response plan.

• Participate in the development of a Procurement Management Plan.

• Participate in the development of a project team list with cross-functional staffing requirements.

• Support the creation of a Stakeholder register and assist in the preparation of a Stakeholder management plan.

• Participate in the development of a project communications management plan.

• Manage project management tools and supporting sites

• Provide regular and ad hoc reporting of detailed project data

• Experience with project planning and scheduling

• Highly organized, possessing strong analytical abilities

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Able to work successfully in a team environment and independently

• Gains stakeholder trust, and maintains open communication channels with stakeholders, including development teams and sponsors

• Stays calm under pressure timelines and seeks to add additional responsibility where appropriate to have an impact outside of core role

• Self-motivated: enjoys tackling goals, growing and developing, and is accountable for goals being met

• Consistently drives results

• Effective communicator and presenter: understands how to engage diverse audiences, adjust as appropriate and checks for understanding along the way

• Understand the importance of networking and utilizing that network to improve individual job performance

• Actively seeks to understand how goals fit into broader organizational goals

• Works to build customer centric solutions that are flexible as needs change, and incorporates customer feedback quickly

• Can consolidate large amounts of data, pinpoint valuable information free of personal bias to make timely and durable decisions

• Understands when to take risk and when to escalate, evaluating issues based on parts, patterns and relationships.

• Is able to pressure test ideas and share conclusions with a broader audience in a concise manner.

• Exercises good judgment regarding when and how to escalate issues

• Growth mindset – learns from previous mistakes and picks up new skills quickly.

What you need:
• BS or equivalent and 2+ years of work experience

Preferred Qualifications (Strongly desired):
• CAPM or equivalent preferred

Travel Percentage: 10%