Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Project Manager to join our team! The incumbent will possess strong communication and leadership skills to manage a portfolio of projects and deliver the goals and objectives of our organization. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, independent but also a team player. They will need to allocate resources across a wide range of projects to deliver all within their allotted schedule and budget while meeting quality standards.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Establish strategic portfolio plan
• Coordinate the planning and initiation of portfolios at various levels of completion
• Monitor progress, budgets and schedules of portfolio
• Communicate with portfolio and project stakeholders
• Supervise the work of project managers
• Develops criteria for evaluation portfolio and proposals
• Creates rules and procedures for making portfolio decisions
• Compiles and distributes portfolio status reports, budget expenditures, etc.
• Monitor, communicate and update the portfolio progress (timeline, budget and scope).
• Manage the overall portfolio risks and issues following the escalation process in place.
• Comply with the overall projects governance in place (framework, engagement models, methodologies…etc).
• Ensure having an updated projects information in the Enterprise Project Management tool across all portfolios.
• Generate periodic reports about the overall portfolio progress.
• Develop and maintain various supporting frameworks, methodologies and guidelines that will improve the overall engagement with different stakeholders and the projects delivery subsequently.
• Promote project management standards with concerned business units.
• Manage the recruitment process across the portfolio.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Project portfolio managers are expected to have +20 years of experience.
•  A four-year degree in business administration or a related field.
• They should know how to use computer information systems and have educational experience in project management. A graduate degree is often required.
• Knowledge of portfolio management methodologies
• Ability to manage portfolio activities to meet goals
• Graduated from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in the field

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Preferred project management professional (PMP) or portfolio management professional (PMP) certification.
• Experience managing project portfolios for at least five years.

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Not Applicable/None

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran.