project manager

Project managers oversee the project on a daily basis and are responsible for delivering high-quality results within the identified objectives and constraints, ensuring the effective use of the allocated resources. They are responsible for risk and issue management, project communication and stakeholder management. Project managers perform the activities of planning, organising, securing, monitoring and managing the resources and work necessary to deliver specific project goals and objectives in an effective and efficient way.

Alternative Labels

project coordinator

project director

project expediter

project leader

project manager

projects manager

senior project manager

special project manager

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

apply change management apply conflict management build business relationships control of expenses create project specifications customise project methodologies draft project documentation ensure compliance with legal requirements ensure equipment availability ensure equipment maintenance establish daily priorities estimate duration of work follow company standards identify legal requirements liaise with managers manage budgets manage logistics manage project changes manage project information manage project metrics manage staff manage supplies negotiate with stakeholders organise project meetings perform PESTEL analysis perform project management perform resource planning perform risk analysis provide cost benefit analysis reports supervise daily information operations train employees write work-related reports

Essential Knowledge

communication principles internal risk management policy project management project management methodology (PM²) project management principles

Optional Skills and Competences

create a financial report develop business plans maintain a central project repository maintain relationship with suppliers manage several projects manage standard enterprise resource planning system recruit employees strive for company growth use communication techniques

Optional Knowledge

Agile project management Lean project management Prince2 project management business processes corporate social responsibility crowdsourcing strategy insourcing strategy legal studies mathematics office administration outsourcing strategy project configuration management quality assurance methodologies risk identification statistics total quality control

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/bea99fea-0383-4c63-b944-70d4799de2c5

Status

released

Occupations

project manager

Description

Skills & Competences

Concept URI