Position Description:

A project manager supervises other department heads in carrying out certain projects, and keeps upper management personnel informed as to how a particular plan is progressing.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities of a Project Director

• Coordinates the efforts of various workers in order to ensure that required tasks can be accomplished
• Develops a timeline for the completion of certain milestones for a given project
• Creates a budget for the completion of a particular job, and monitors the amount of money spent in order to ensure the project does not exceed this amount
• Recommends changes to a project that is ongoing if it appears it is not proceeding on schedule or is producing unsatisfactory results
• Develops an alternate course of action for completing a job should the initial plan fail
• Makes presentations to investors, business partners and company executives concerning different phases of a project
• Reviews proposals and approves or denies them
• Contracts with outside agencies for support on an as-needed basis