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Project Management Specialists - 13-1082.00

O*NET-SOC Description

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.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

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Tasks

  • 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.
  • Prepare and submit budget estimates, progress reports, or cost tracking reports.
  • Produce and distribute project documents.
  • Propose, review, or approve modifications to project plans.
  • Recruit or hire project personnel.
  • Report project status, such as budget, resources, technical issues, or customer satisfaction, to managers.
  • Request and review project updates to ensure deadlines are met.
  • Schedule or facilitate project meetings.
  • Submit project deliverables to clients, ensuring adherence to quality standards.

Detailed Work Activities

  • Assign duties or work schedules to employees.
  • Collaborate with others to resolve information technology issues.
  • Coordinate resource procurement activities.
  • Develop detailed project plans.
  • Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures.
  • Discuss business strategies, practices, or policies with managers.
  • Gather organizational performance information.
  • Manage construction activities.
  • Manage information technology projects or system activities.
  • Manage operations, research, or logistics projects.
  • Monitor flow of cash or other resources.
  • Participate in staffing decisions.
  • Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets.
  • Prepare operational reports or records.
  • Prepare scientific or technical reports or presentations.
  • Present work to clients for approval.
  • Report information to managers or other personnel.
  • Select resources needed to accomplish tasks.
  • Supervise information technology personnel.

Military Crosswalk Titles

  • Ammunition Material Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Ammunition Officer (Marine Corps - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Assessment Director (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Aviation Maintenance Controller (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Aviation Maintenance Material Control Master Chief (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Aviation Production Controller (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Deputy Designated Project Manager (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Engineering Aid (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Engineering Aide (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Interior Communication Administrator (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Maintenance and Production Chief (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Maintenance Management Production (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Maintenance Management Production Craftsman (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Maintenance Management Production Helper (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Maintenance Management Production Journeyman (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Maintenance Management Production, Apprentice (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Maintenance Master Chief (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Major Project Manager (Selected) (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Manager, Designated Project Functional Element (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Manager, Designated Project Functional Element (Navy - Warrant Officer only)
  • Naval Plant Representative (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Naval Sciences Research Coordinator/Administrator (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Naval Weapons Technical Liaison Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Ship Project Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Shipboard Engineering Plant Program Manager (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Special Warfare Mission Support (SWMS) Senior Enlisted Leader, Air Force Special Warfare (AFSPECWAR) (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Special Warfare Mission Support (SWMS) Superintendent, Air Force Special Warfare (AFSPECWAR) (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Staff Engineer Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Staff Machinery Material Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Steel Worker (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Steelworker (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Submarine Reactor Controls Manager (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Surface Reactor Controls Manager (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Undersea Warfare Research Officer (Antisubmarine) (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Undersea Warfare Research Officer (General) (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Undersea Weapons Project Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Weapons Control Systems Project Officer (General) (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Weapons Control Systems Project Officer (Surface) (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Weapons Equipment Project Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Weapons Material Officer (General) (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Weapons Planning and Progress Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

Apprenticeship Crosswalk Titles

  • Project Manager

DOT Crosswalk Titles

  • Analyst, Food And Beverage
  • Animal-Ride Manager
  • Association Executive
  • Attendance Officer
  • Bar Examiner
  • Business Representative, Labor Union
  • Business-Opportunity-And-Property-Investment Broker
  • Cable Supervisor
  • Caseworker
  • Communications Coordinator
  • Computer Systems Hardware Analyst
  • Consultant
  • Consultant, Educational, State Board Of Nursing
  • Cue Selector
  • Dealer-Compliance Representative
  • Director, Camp
  • Director, Craft Center
  • Director, Dental Services
  • Director, Field Services
  • Director, Nurses' Registry
  • Director, Operations
  • Director, Quality Assurance
  • Director, Research And Development
  • Disaster Or Damage Control Specialist
  • District Extension Service Agent
  • Division Manager, Chamber Of Commerce
  • Examiner, Questioned Documents
  • Executive Director, Nurses' Association
  • Executive Vice President, Chamber Of Commerce
  • Fire Assistant
  • Fireworks Display Specialist
  • General Manager, Road Production
  • Geographic Information System Specialist
  • Grant Coordinator
  • Health Services Coordinator
  • Home-Service Director
  • Hospital-Insurance Representative
  • Laboratory Assistant, Liaison Inspection
  • Laboratory Manager
  • Lease Buyer
  • Legislative Assistant
  • Library Consultant
  • Location Manager
  • Mail-Distribution-Scheme Examiner
  • Management Trainee
  • Manager, Aquatic Facility
  • Manager, Area Development
  • Manager, Armored Transport Service
  • Manager, Barber Or Beauty Shop
  • Manager, Bowling Alley
  • Manager, Branch Operation Evaluation
  • Manager, Camp
  • Manager, Communications Station
  • Manager, Customer Services
  • Manager, Dance Studio
  • Manager, Dude Ranch
  • Manager, Field Party, Geophysical Prospecting
  • Manager, Fish-And-Game Club
  • Manager, Golf Club
  • Manager, Gun Club
  • Manager, Handicraft-Or-Hobby Shop
  • Manager, Health Club
  • Manager, Hotel Recreational Facilities
  • Manager, Irrigation District
  • Manager, Marina Dry Dock
  • Manager, Pool
  • Manager, Recreation Establishment
  • Manager, Recreation Facility
  • Manager, Skating Rink
  • Manager, Solid-Waste-Disposal
  • Manager, Station
  • Manager, Theater
  • Manager, Title Search
  • Manager, Travel Agency
  • Manager, Winter Sports
  • Membership Director
  • Operations Manager
  • Permit Agent, Geophysical Prospecting
  • Police Inspector I
  • Project Director
  • Property-Utilization Officer
  • Provider Relations Representative
  • Purchase-Price Analyst
  • Purser
  • Quality-Control Coordinator
  • Rater, Travel Accommodations
  • Research Assistant II
  • Revenue-Settlements Administrator
  • Right-Of-Way Agent
  • Secretary, Board-Of-Education
  • Security Officer
  • Service Supervisor III
  • Service Supervisor, Leased Machinery And Equipment
  • Sewer-Line Photo-Inspector
  • Specialist-In-Charge, Extension Service
  • Stations-Relations-Contact Representative
  • Superintendent Of Generation
  • Superintendent, Communications
  • Superintendent, Distribution I
  • Superintendent, Electric Power
  • Superintendent, Generating Plant
  • Superintendent, Laundry
  • Superintendent, Plant Protection
  • Superintendent, Power
  • Superintendent, Radio Communications
  • Superintendent, System Operation
  • Superintendent, Tests
  • Superintendent, Transmission
  • Supervisor Of Communications
  • Supervisor, Extermination
  • Supervisor, Hospitality House
  • Supervisor, Protective-Signal Operations
  • Supervisor, Show Operations
  • Tariff Publishing Agent
  • Testing-And-Regulating Chief
  • Utilization Coordinator
  • Water Control Supervisor