Project Manager I

M&t Bank; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 60,890 - 101,483; Full time

Job summary

M&T Bank is seeking a Project Manager to oversee multiple small projects under the direction of a senior PM. You will ensure alignment with scope, schedule, and costs while managing changes and risks.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of project management experience or equivalent education/work history. Strong PC skills and budgeting experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with 2+ years of general management or project management experience; or 4 years of combined higher education/work experience.
• Experience managing scope, schedule and costs with change control and budget tracking.
• Proficiency with personal computers and common software packages.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple small projects under senior PM guidance, ensuring alignment with scope and objectives.
• Develop project plans, schedules, and deliverables with stakeholders; document assumptions and constraints.
• Monitor progress, manage risks, changes, and budget; communicate plans and variances to stakeholders.
• Lead project team, foster collaboration, and ensure adherence to risk and quality plans.
• Support larger initiatives and adhere to company risk, regulatory standards, and controls.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Stakeholder communication

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Overview

Under direction of a more Senior Project Manager, manages multiple small-sized projects. Manages changes to project scope, schedule and costs, using appropriate verification techniques to keep the project plan accurate, updated, reflective of authorized project changes as defined in the change management plan and facilitate customer acceptance.

Primary Responsibilities

• Under direction of a more senior Project Manager, manage multiple small projects. Ensure familiarity with scope and project objectives and establish clear rules and responsibilities for project team members.
• Projects may be of a technical and/or non-technical nature.
• Develop project plan, forecast and schedule. Work with stakeholders to record detailed project requirements, constraints and assumptions to establish project deliverables, using requirement gathering techniques (e.g. planning sessions, brainstorming, focus groups) and the project charter.
• Ensure plans for assigned projects include work breakdown, project organization chart, cost/budget and communication, risk, quality and resource plans.
• Communicate project plans to affected parties to ensure a common understanding, set expectations and align stakeholders and project team members.
• Ensure execution of tasks defined in the project plan to achieve the project goals. Execute all parts of the project plan and manage the budget/forecast. Monitor and control project work including change controls.
• Measure project performance utilizing appropriate tools and techniques to monitor progress, identify and quantify variances; complete any required corrective actions and communicate to all stakeholders.
• Implement approved actions and workarounds required to mitigate project risk events.
• Improve project team performance by building team cohesiveness, leading, mentoring, training and motivating to facilitate cooperation; ensure project efficiency and boost morale.
• Support larger project initiatives working under direction of higher management.
• Under direction of more senior Project Manager, manages smaller projects, responsibility for the projects include all aspects from initiation to close. Must be familiar with system scope and project objectives, as well as the role and responsibility of each team member, to effectively coordinate team activities.
• Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite. Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
• Promote an environment that supports diversity and reflects the M&T Bank brand.
• Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.
• Complete other related duties as assigned.

Supervisory/ Managerial Responsibilities

Allocates work as a team leader; may check on completion/quality.

Education and Experience Required

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2 years’ proven general management, project analysis or project management experience, including a minimum of 1 year’s project management experience, OR in lieu of a degree, A combined minimum of 4 years’ higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 2 years’ proven general management, project analysis or project management experience, of which a minimum of 1 year’s is project management experience. Proficiency with personal computers as well as pertinent software packages.

M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $60,890.34 - $101,483.90 Annual (USD). The successful candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation.