Skills & Competencies for Project Manager III

Project Manager III job profile

JOB SUMMARY for Project Manager III

Manages complex projects from planning through delivery.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES for Project Manager III

Liaises between project members, cross-functional teams, external vendors, and other stakeholders to ensure deliverables, requirements, schedules, cost, and meeting plans are communicated. Utilizes appropriate tools to plan project timelines, tasks, milestones, and deadlines. Communicates schedule and changes to all stakeholders. Plans and facilitates project meetings to align the project team to methods and goals and to track project tasks. Prepares agendas, meeting notes, and project summaries. Monitors task completion status to Identify at risk project tasks and to develop mitigation plans. Allocates resources, budgets, and hours to the project and adjusts allocations when necessary.

Project Manager III SALARY RANGE

BASE 50%
$115,121
TOTAL 50%
$121,499
Job Level
P03
Job Code
RD14000120
Education/Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Reports To
Manager or Head of a Unit/Department

Project Manager III Skills and Competencies List

Proficiency Levels and Behavioural Indicators
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14 general skills or competencies (Job family competencies) for Project Manager III

1 Job Family Competencies – Change Management
Proficiency Level -3
Skill definition-Implementing change by transforming our organization's goals, processes, or technologies to ensure business growth and success.
Level 1 Behaviors
(General Familiarity)
Follows change management processes for various implementation projects.
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Level 2 Behaviors
(Light Experience)
Identifies the client's business processes to support process change management.
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Level 3 Behaviors
(Moderate Experience)
Uses various management approaches to improve customer service and efficiencies.
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Level 4 Behaviors
(Extensive Experience)
Recommends operational and business workflow changes to strengthen the management plan.
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Level 5 Behaviors
(Mastery)
Monitors business trends and emerging technological changes to adopt new processes and improvements.
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2 Job Family Competencies – Microsoft Project
Proficiency Level -3
Skill definition-Developing schedule, assigning resources to tasks, managing budget, and keeping project plans on time.
Level 1 Behaviors
(General Familiarity)
Describes the functions and features of Microsoft Project software.
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Level 2 Behaviors
(Light Experience)
Gathers updates completion status of tasks, resources, and predecessors in Microsoft Project.
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Level 3 Behaviors
(Moderate Experience)
Executes and develops Microsoft Project software to complete the projects.
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Level 4 Behaviors
(Extensive Experience)
Establishes performance parameters to monitor the progress of project plans in Microsoft Project.
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Level 5 Behaviors
(Mastery)
Creates organizational changes in project plans using Microsoft Project software.
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3 Project Manager III - Skill and Competency
Proficiency Level - 3
4 Skill and Competency - Project Manager III
Proficiency Level - 4
5 Competency for - Project Manager III
Proficiency Level - 5

11 soft skills or competencies (core competencies) for Project Manager III

1 Core Competencies – Quality Management
Proficiency Level -2
Skill definition-The process of planning, controlling and improving of product/service quality to maintain a desired and consistent level.
Level 1 Behaviors
(General Familiarity)
Describes how operational activities and quality management practices fit together to achieve the desired outcomes.
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Level 2 Behaviors
(Light Experience)
Assists in identifying and planning the quality standards for our business's products and services.
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Level 3 Behaviors
(Moderate Experience)
Analyses the effectiveness of quality metrics to drive quality improvement efforts.
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Level 4 Behaviors
(Extensive Experience)
Consults in implementing quality policies, procedures, and metrics to enhance quality management.
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Level 5 Behaviors
(Mastery)
Champions the implementation of the latest quality management tools, technologies, and methodologies to improve quality performance.
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2 Core Competencies – Earned Value Management
Proficiency Level -2
Skill definition-Assessing project performance by evaluating scope, time and cost.
Level 1 Behaviors
(General Familiarity)
Cites the commonly used earned value management tools in the workplace.
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Level 2 Behaviors
(Light Experience)
Compiles and reports issues on schedule and cost performance to the management.
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Level 3 Behaviors
(Moderate Experience)
Audits the allocation of the total budget resources to time-phased control accounts.
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Level 4 Behaviors
(Extensive Experience)
Consults on the calculation and interpretation of EVM formulas.
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Level 5 Behaviors
(Mastery)
Builds a monitoring system to oversee the earned value management processes.
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3 Project Manager III - Skill and Competency
Proficiency Level - 3
4 Skill and Competency - Project Manager III
Proficiency Level - 4
5 Competency for - Project Manager III
Proficiency Level - 5

Summary of Project Manager III skills and competencies

There are 0 hard skills for Project Manager III.
14 general skills for Project Manager III, Change Management, Microsoft Project, Project Communications, etc.
11 soft skills for Project Manager III, Quality Management, Earned Value Management, Resource Management, etc.
While the list totals 25 distinct skills, it's important to note that not all are required to be mastered to the same degree. Some skills may only need a basic understanding, whereas others demand a higher level of expertise.
For instance, as a Project Manager III, he or she needs to be proficient in Quality Management, be proficient in Earned Value Management, and be skilled in Resource Management.

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