Sr. Project Manager

Project Manager
Req ID:
46420
Job Category:
Information Technology
Location:
Mentor, OH, US, 44060
Workplace Type:
Hybrid
At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.
Position Summary
The Project Manager is an integral role within the Information Technology Project Management Office and will assist in driving standardized project management methodologies, governance, methods, and tools in managing key business initiatives. The Project Manager will provide project leadership and direction through the use of project management methodologies to ensure timely and successful completion of critical business initiatives. The position of Project Manager is responsible for all delivery stages within IT projects, from proposal and requirements definition to project planning and implementation along with project costand budget management.
The Project Manager will evaluate project feasibility, establish priorities, oversee project delivery, monitor progress, transparently communicate project status and evaluate resource utilization. This position requires excellent organizational, analytical, problem solving, presentation, and communication skills, as well as leadership, decision making, facilitation and negotiation skills. The Project Manager role acts as a consultant to the departmental groups within IT and provides advice and training on best practices for managing projects. The ability to build relationships, work in a matrix environment while being adaptable/flexible and maintaining big picture thinking is a must.
Duties
Project Leadership, Management and Delivery – 90%
Manages projects through the various lifecycle stages from business need through design and delivery
Supports project-chartering process and setup
Plans, schedules and tracks projects, with related cost estimation and scope control responsibilities
Manages project priorities, scope, budgets, timelines and expectations
Coordinates intradepartmental projects and resources
Manages multiple, parallel projects using formal IT project management methodologies
Maintains IT project controls that accurately reflect completed work against project plans, schedules and budgets, and ensure user/management involvement at appropriate milestones
Responsible for recommending staffing plans and skill sets on a per project basis
Reviews and assess vendor solutions and proposals
Continually identifies, prioritizes and mitigates project risks
Manages the team, driving motivation, collaboration and performance
Implements “rightsized” project management processes (especially supporting quality assurance)
Leads design and review sessions with project teams, business partners and Information Technology staff
Tracks short-term project metrics (for example, schedule variances and customer satisfaction)
Monitors and manages project expenditures
Provides management with regular communication on the progress of projects and other initiatives
Provides oversight and control of any external resources contracted to the project
Reviews the projects medium-term benefits (for example, to support business-case process improvement)
Monitors workload of staff to ensure team members are consistently managed and challenge
Staff Development and Performance Management – 10%
Plays a significant role in the performance management process by providing staff with timely feedback on their involvement and delivery of project related activities
Promotes effective teamwork and manages the resolution of interpersonal issues
Defines proj