Project Management Specialists

What the job really is

Analyze and coordinate the schedule, timeline, procurement, staffing, and budget of a product or service on a per project basis. Lead and guide the work of technical staff. May serve as a point of contact for the client or customer.

At a glance

• Sector: Business & Financial
• O*NET-SOC code: 13-1082
• O*NET job zone: 4 — considerable preparation
• Work sample tasks on file: 12
• Tools and technologies listed: 12

What you actually do

Work sample tasks recorded for this occupation:

• Assign duties or responsibilities to project personnel.
• Communicate with key stakeholders to determine project requirements and objectives.
• Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.
• Create project status presentations for delivery to customers or project personnel.
• Develop or update project plans including information such as objectives, technologies, schedules, funding, and staffing.
• Identify project needs such as resources, staff, or finances by reviewing project objectives and schedules.
• Identify, review, or select vendors or consultants to meet project needs.
• Monitor costs incurred by project staff to identify budget issues.
• Monitor project milestones and deliverables.
• Monitor the performance of project team members to provide performance feedback.
• Negotiate with project stakeholders or suppliers to obtain resources or materials.
• Plan, schedule, or coordinate project activities to meet deadlines.

Tools and technology

Adobe Acrobat, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Apple macOS, Asana, Atlassian Confluence, Atlassian JIRA, Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D, Bentley MicroStation, Cisco Webex, Git, GitHub

What employers expect you to already be comfortable with.

Where this job leads

Related occupations — the usual moves up and sideways:

• Logistics Engineers
• Information Technology Project Managers
• Management Analysts
• Computer and Information Systems Managers
• Logisticians
• Administrative Services Managers
• General and Operations Managers
• Training and Development Managers

Getting in

O*NET assigns this occupation job zone 4 (considerable preparation). The related occupations above are the realistic routes in and out.

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