Strategy Project Manager (IT Project Manager 1)- 20067130

BWC's core hours of operation are Monday-Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm, however, daily start/end times may vary based on operational need across BWC departments. Most positions perform work on-site at one of BWC's seven offices across the state. BWC offers flex-time work schedules that allow an employee to start the day as early as 7:00am or as late as 8:30am. Flex-time schedules are based on operational need and require supervisor approval.

What You'll Be Doing:

You will receive general direction from the Organizational Strategy Manager & serve as Change Requests Project Manager for the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation.

• Leading operational project intake, develops new demand requirements, & development of New Business Processes, & other assigned project(s), with or without sub-projects, that covers all phases of project management (e.g., Initiating, Planning, Execution, Implementation, & Closing) to create new or refine existing business processes.
• Reviewing project scope, time estimates & cost estimates.
• Documenting project including scope, issues, risks, assumptions, dependencies & constraints.
• Identifying project requirements & quality standards.
• Determining risks associated with projects & evaluate the impact.
• Identifies project management tools & templates to be used in the project.
• Scheduling project kickoff meetings with the project team members.
• Identifying BWCs standards & processes to be used in the project.
• Identifying & documents project roles & responsibilities, follows up on action items.

To Qualify, You Must Clearly Demonstrate:

Required Experience and/or Education

• 3 yrs. exp. in project management (i.e., management & development of project/program requirements, design, development, testing/pilot, training & full scale implementation), with experience to be commensurate with project/program &/or position description on file (e.g., specific human service program area, management information sciences, fiscal) AND 12 mos. exp. in budgeting & calculating cost projections of program/projects.
• Or Successful completion of 2 yrs. post-secondary education majoring in business administration, public administration, computer science/information technology, social science, or health, with major being commensurate with project to be assigned AND 12 mos. exp. in budgeting & calculating cost projections of program/projects.
• Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Job Skills: Project Management

Major Worker Characteristics:

Knowledge of Knowledge of public policy management or public administration; public finance; public budgeting; project management; life cycle methodologies; time management; matrix management; public relations; interviewing; market trends; supervisory/management techniques . Oral & written communication tools & techniques; customer support & personal service; employee training; technical writing & documentation practices; requirements analysis principles & methods; state & BWC policy, procedures & applicable laws ; vision, mission & goals of BWC*; IT lifecycle concepts; quality assurance principles, business process modeling methods & techniques, workers' compensation complex claims business processes & operations of claims organization.

Skill in Reading comprehension; speaking; critical thinking; quality assurance; identifying & specifying business requirements; operation analysis, interviewing, presenting, facilitating, troubleshooting, critical thinking, complex problem solving, operation of personal computer & applicable software (e.g., Gantt chart/project planning software, presentation software, spreadsheet applications) *.

Ability to Ability to manage multiple demands or tasks on projects or programs; solve problems involving several variables in unique situations; review & evaluate project progress; develop & deliver presentations; communicate effectively on project information in a team setting, prepare meaningful, accurate & concise reports; stay abreast of current technologies; define problems, collect data, establish facts & draw valid conclusions, use proper research methods in gathering data.

(*) Developed after employment