The PMO Project Manager Il is responsible to plan, budget, oversee and document all aspects of assigned project. PM II will be assigned medium sized projects of moderate to high complexity. It is necessary to work closely with project sponsors to maintain alignment to the scope, direction, and phasing of each project. The incumbent will facilitate project scoping and provide a breakdown of the timeline and budget, potential barriers associated with the project. Coordination and cooperation with other support departments may be required. Key deliverables include: creating high level and detailed project plans, resource time reporting, project status and risk/issue resolution. Will provide project status updates to stakeholders and the project team regularly. Identifies risks and works to mitigate or eliminate risk factors. May receive support from more senior, or more experience PMO staff members as needed. 

Strong communication and influencing skills required to maintain cohesion between stakeholders and team members through project status, meeting facilitation and in person and virtual communications. Must be strong independent contributor used to navigating and influencing within organizations with moderate supervision and mentorship. 

Project Management & Delivery 

Provide quality project management for projects for moderately sized efforts using the Les Schwab PMLC standards and best practices Facilitation throughout the project, including project team collaboration, project plan oversight, issue/risk management, communication to all stakeholders, financial reporting and performance Project escalations that adhere to established governance criteria to escalate issues and risks in a timely manner Ensure that project status, issues and successes are communicated to project team, stakeholders, sponsors, steering committee and all levels of management and documented appropriately 

Project Planning 

With PMO Lead oversight, work with the business unit and PMO to finalize the charter, schedule, budget, resource plan, and stakeholder assessment. Work with the PMO Lead to procure external resources, coordinate internal resource needs with resource managers, contract management, plan and lead project kick-offs With PMO Lead oversight, select and employ the methodology that best fits the objectives and outcomes of the project using Les Schwab specific methods, templates and tools that will be flexible to support approved methodologies (i.e. waterfall, agile, etc.) 

Support Continuous Improvement 

Stay abreast of new trends and technologies in the field of project management 

Assist in the evaluations of technology to improve customer experience Participate in project management education programs to increase skills and knowledge 

Other duties as assigned 

Educational/Experience Requirements: 

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, relevant experience 
• AND a minimum of five (5) years' of experience in moderately complex project management Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is required and/or previous Big 5 experience

Required Technical Skills/Knowledge: 

• Moderate experience of the concepts and processes required within project management methodologies, such as Project Management Life Cycle, or similar qualification Experience with technology solutions associated with project management such as Microsoft Project, SmartSheets, and/or comparative tools 
• Must have a strong business acumen and an ability to quickly learn and comprehend new concepts
• Strong analytical skills to analyze information, selecting what is significant, identify gaps, evaluate solutions and provide recommendation; handle interpret and evaluate information from a range of sources and in a variety of formats
• Experience with multiple development methodologies including at least two of the following: waterfall, iterative, agile, or Scrum
• Must have strong communication skills to work effectively with a variety of stakeholders, project team members and others involved with the project. 

General Knowledge and Abilities: 

• Analytical Skills: Moderate analytical and problem-solving skills
• Communication: Ability to communicate technical and non-technical/complex information clearly and professionally (both verbally and in writing) while ensuring that the quality and content of the message are relevant to the circumstances and understandable to wide audiences; ability to be an active-listener; the ability to draft, proofread, and send written communications effectively; the ability and willingness to carefully listen to others by asking appropriate questions and avoiding interruptions
• Confidentiality: Ability to work confidently, effectively and with discretion with all staff levels
• Flexibility: Willingness to work in an ever-changing environment with the ability to positively adapt to organizational, process, and technology changes
• Initiative: Ability to work effectively with moderate supervision with proven ability to execute medium/high complexity and diversity of work assignments
• Multitasking: The ability to perform two or more tasks simultaneously or to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information without difficulty 
• Organization: Ability to manage work assignments though prioritization, paying attention to detail, and optimal time management
• Service Excellence: Exhibit the willingness to be stakeholder-focused by anticipating and understanding stakeholders' needs; collaborate with them to reach a suitable solution; then consistently meet and deliver on those expectations
• Teamwork: The ability to establish and maintain rapport, interact comfortably, and work well with coworkers, project sponsors, stakeholders and third parties/vendors. This includes cooperating, being supportive of others, willingly helping others, considering others' ideas and opinions, sharing information, giving proper credit, and fulfilling team responsibilities and the professionalism to collaborate cross-functionally; ability to positively influence others to achieve results

Physical Requirements: 

Primarily desk position; regularly required to sit, occasionally required to stand and walk. Requires frequent and repetitive use of hands and fingers to operate computer, mouse, keyboard, and office related equipment and the ability to reach with hands and arms. Position requires lifting no more than 10 pounds on a regular basis. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close visual acuity and the ability to adjust focus. Requires the ability to communicate verbally and exchange information over the phone and in person. 

Work Environment: 

Office, non-manual work; the worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions. The role does require minimal travel; usually by driving, occasionally by flying and may require overnight stays.

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