Sr Strategy Enablement Project Manager I

Job Summary

The Senior Project Manager I is responsible for leading medium-to-large projects of moderate complexity. This role ensures projects are delivered on time, within budget, and according to organizational standards, while providing structure and oversight to day-to-day project execution. The Senior Project Manager I operates within established frameworks and serves as the primary point of coordination across functional teams, escalating higher-level risks or issues as needed.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Develops project charters, plans, schedules, and budgets.
• Manages day-to-day execution of projects, monitoring performance against objectives
• Coordinates resources across functional teams and ensure alignment with goals
• Identify and escalate project risks, issues, and dependencies
• Prepare and deliver regular status updates to stakeholders
• Ensure compliance with established project management methodologies and standards
• Continues growth in the professional area of project management through development and maintenance of professional peer networking and consumption of educational materials
• Develops and maintains strong and collaborative partnerships with employee owners to execute on approved business initiatives, serving as a leader through open and transparent communication and facilitation activities to ensure successful, value additive engagement
• Creates and delivers presentations in various formats to various audience, including executive leadership 
• Provides mentorship to other Strategy Enablement project managers

Non-essential Functions

• Drives continuous evaluation and improvement of the Strategy Enablement processes to align with industry best practices and Border States needs
• Continues educational growth in areas of service and product industries Border States engages
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor or designate.
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of project management experience as the lead project manager.
• 1+ years’ experience presenting to executive leadership.
• PMP or equivalent certification preferred.
• Strong foundational skills in planning, risk management, and stakeholder communication.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Project), internet, and email.
  

Skills and Abilities

• Advanced oral, written and presentation skills.
• Advanced negotiation and facilitation skills. 
• Ability to identify, develop and execute strategies necessary to for project success, including but not limited to project team interaction, status and escalation, and execution strategies.
• Ability to receive and act on feedback and coaching, as well as providing coaching to other project managers.
• Ability to review and refine statements of work and contracts to support project success
• Ability to work independently. 
• Excellent customer service skills include being competent, accurate, responsive, and engaged.
  

Physical Requirements

Frequency at which you would carry/lift in a typical day:
Occasionally 0 – 33% Frequently 34 – 66% Continuously: 67 – 100%

• Lift from Waist:
  • < than 10 lbs. - Not at all
  • 10 to 25 lbs. - Not at all
  • 26 to 50 lbs. - Not at all
  • 51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all
  • 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all
  • 100+ lbs. - Not at all
• Lift from Floor:
  • < than 10 lbs. - Frequently
  • 10 to 25 lbs. - Occasionally
  • 26 to 50 lbs. - Not at all
  • 51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all
  • 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all
  • 100+ lbs. - Not at all
• Carried for Distance:
  • < than 10 lbs. - Not at all
  • 10 to 25 lbs. - Not at all
  • 26 to 50 lbs. - Not at all
  • 51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all
  • 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all
  • 100+ lbs. - Not at all

Physical Activity

Frequency at which you would do the following in a typical day:

• Sitting (a continuous period of being seated) - Continuously
• Standing (for sustained periods of time) - Occasionally
• Walking (moving about on foot to accomplish tasks) - Frequently
• Bending/stooping (downward and forward) - Occasionally
• Crawling (moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet) - Not at all
• Climbing/Walking Stairs (ascending or descending) - Frequently
• Reaching (extending arms in any direction) - Frequently
• Crouching/squatting (bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine) - Not at all
• Kneeling (bending legs at knee to come to rest on knee(s)) - Not at all
• Balancing (maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling) - Occasionally
• Repetitive motion (substantial movement (motions) or the wrists, hands, and/or fingers) - Continuously
• Pivoting (movement in any direction with one foot, keeping the other in contact with the floor) - Occasionally
• Pushing/Pulling (using upper extremities to press against or draw or tug) - Occasionally
• Grasping (Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm) - Frequently
• Fingering (picking, pinching, typing; working with primarily fingers and not whole hand) - Continuously
• Talking (expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word) - Continuously
• Driving (the control and operation of a motor vehicle) - Occasionally
• Desk work (work usually performed at a desk) - Continuously
• Use of a computer - Continuously
• Use of a telephone - Frequently
• Hearing (Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels) - Continuously
• Exposure (to adverse weather & temperature conditions) - Not at all
• Travel (travel needed to perform job duties) - Occasionally

Additional Information

This job description is a summary of the job duties and responsibilities and is not intended to cover all possible job duties and is subject to change at the employer’s discretion. Employees must be able to perform the essential job duties and satisfy job requirements either with or without a reasonable accommodation.