Project Manager, Intermediate

Location: Houston, TX, United States

This is a hybrid position requiring an on-site presence 3 to 4 days per week. Please note that the number of days on-site can increase based on business needs.

JOB SUMMARY

With limited supervision, manage the scope, schedule, budget, and quality projects for individual contributors and supervisors. Drives delivery within the team. Creates long- and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones, adhering to deadlines, and allocating resources. Delegates tasks on the project to team members best positioned to complete them. Engage within the team to ensure deliverables are met and effective decisions are made for project progression, with support from senior members of the team as needed. Manages dependencies across project tasks.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads 1 low to medium complexity projects to deliver the agreed outcomes within time, cost and quality constraints. Owns all aspects of projects, to deliver approved business functionality to Sysco. In partnership with the Project Sponsor, defines scope, delivery approach, assumptions, dependencies, risks, and budget.
• Coordinates with all stakeholders and dependent projects to develop detailed project schedules, defining project activities and phases, critical dates/milestones, and duration estimates. Monitors and revises schedules as necessary.
• Responsible for monitoring and controlling multiple aspects of approved projects throughout the lifecycle, including change request management, issue management, risk management, and status reporting.
• Manages the project budget, including purchases and contracts, and monthly spend and resource forecasting. Obtains cost and overhead estimates and develops project budgets based on the business case. 
• Addresses remediation of low-level risks, issues, or requests for scope change. Recognizes the different level of risks and engages a senior team member, when needed. Implements responses to risks and issues within areas of responsibility, following established change control processes, and records issues/resolutions.
• Facilitates requisitions, creates purchase requests, and onboards third-party resources to specific projects.
• Owns project- or workstream-level reporting with a predefined subset of reports. Adapts reporting and communications to meet stakeholder needs.
• Establishes and agrees upon quality indicators for processes and outputs, aligning with relevant stakeholders and referencing the business case.
• Conducts regular reviews throughout the project/program lifecycle to evaluate business case alignment, management processes, progress towards outputs (in terms of time, cost, and quality), stakeholder relationships, final outcomes, and realization of benefits.

MANDATORY EXPERIENCE

• 3 years of project management experience in a project management role.
• Experience with project management tools and methodology.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• CAPM/PMP, Prince 2 or similar certification. Experience with Agile Methodology or CSM certification preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet or PlanView.
• Demonstrated understanding of project financials and measures of performance.

COMPETENCIES

• Solid proficiency in Schedule Management, Budget & Cost Control, Forecasting & Budget Reporting, Project Governance & Reporting, Risk & Issue Management, Change Control, Stakeholder Management, Project Metrics & Measurement, Quality Management,
• Exhibits adaptability by being flexible and resilient to project adjustments, unexpected events, and changing requirements. Comfortable with ambiguity and able to adapt project management approaches for different situations.
• Identifies and defines reporting and decision-making structures within project contexts. Aligns relevant individuals with their respective roles and responsibilities.
• Able to complete project management duties effectively in situations where information is ambiguous and/or unavailable.
• Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results.
• Ability to differentiate between various types of expenditures (operational vs capital). Considers financial data when making decisions.
• Analyzes wants, needs, and constraints and uses this analysis to specify requirements.
• Able to create a variety of project artifacts, including resource schedules, budgets, financial forecasts, progress logs, etc.
• Manages and resolves conflicts and disagreements in a constructive manner. Seeks help when conflict cannot be resolved or requires additional expertise.
• Applies new techniques and methodologies or adapts existing techniques and methodologies to solve project-related issues.
• Helps the team to adapt to a fast-paced and changing environment, and applies problem solving skills in a variety of situations.