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Associate Project Manager, Boston Corporate Office - Boston, MA

Job Summary

The IT Associate Project Manager helps run projects with our mission: to plan with care, consideration, and compassion. This position works cross-functionally with the IT Service Center, project teams, and company to create project plans, coordinate tasks and schedules, identify and help teams avoid risk, and assist with a successful project lifecycle. In addition, the Project Manager helps provide an audit trial and internal controls, and helps identify value chains, which define where priorities should be due to risk and cost savings.

Supervision Received: This role reports to the Director of Digital Transformation within the IT Service Center.

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: Corporate Office (Boston) or neighboring states. Hybrid preferred

Essential Job Accountabilities

• Document project results, evaluate project effectiveness, and conduct lessons learned sessions to ensure continuous improvement in how we run and complete our projects
• Identify and document project scope and objectives, following up as needed to ensure they are achieved
• Meet and work with subject-matter experts, vendors, consultants, working groups, etc. to help develop the roles and responsibilities of the project team to enhance performance
• Help drive projects forward by maintaining focus and visibility, while proactively eliminating barriers to ensure projects are completed on time and meet quality standards
• Liaise and partner with the Business Analyst to ensure business requirements are addressed and incorporated within a project
• Create project plans and/or RAID documents that include milestones, schedules, budget, and an explanation of the responsibilities of each team member
• Coordinate schedules, monitor/track the progress of projects and report on their performance/status,
• Coordinate and/or facilitate working group, subcommittee, and project meetings, including the creation of agendas
• Help identify value chains and where priorities should be due to risk and cost savings, including documenting improvement costs, time, and Return On Investment (ROI)
• Problem and conflict resolution: Know when to escalate points for quick resolution and help avoid delays in delivery
• Identify project management processes, procedures, and documentation (e.g., templates) that can be standardized and shared cross-functionally within IT and other service centers
• Coordinate and oversee projects within our IT Department that impact departments, service centers, and/or properties within our company

Qualifications:

• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and execute assigned tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Willingness to learn, build upon current skills, and open to feedback
• Microsoft Office proficiency (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Excellent documentation skills
• Ability to travel to visit properties
• Not required, but a plus: Experience with change management and project management methodologies, including, but not limited to, stakeholder analysis, risk analysis, resource planning and allocation, budget creation, value chain identification, etc.
• Strong interpersonal skills, relatable, able to show empathy towards others
• Ability to facilitate and support cross-functional and complex teams
• Excellent planning, organizational, and time management skills with strong attention to detail

Education and Certifications:

• 0-3 years project management experience
• A Bachelor's Degree
• 2-3 years business experience

Beacon Communities LLC seeks a diverse pool of candidates. We are committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other protected class.

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Benefits Offered

• 401(k) with company match, short term disability and long term disability insurance.
• Summer flex scheduling options to allow for early releases on Friday from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance, beginning on the first of the month after hire.
• 3 weeks’ paid vacation, 13 paid holidays.

Beacon Communities LLC seeks a diverse pool of candidates. We are committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other protected class.

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At Beacon, we strive to make a difference in our residents’ lives. We build outstanding communities that make enduring contributions to the vitality of our cities and towns. We create communities that serve a diverse cross section of our society. Our communities are healthy and vibrant. Why? Because they are planned with care, consideration, and compassion.

Company Overview: Founded in 2004, Beacon Communities LLC is a privately-owned real estate firm that develops, acquires, invests in, and manages a wide range of multifamily housing. Beacon currently owns and manages approximately 18,000 apartments including affordable housing, market rate housing, and mixed income-housing. Its developments range from new construction, to historic adaptive reuse, to the renovation of existing housing.

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