Responsible for exercising authority over the planning, direction, and control of tasks and associated functions essential for support of a designated project from inception to completion or through a single or multiple phases of that project. A project manager may have control over such functions as research, development, procurement, production, installation/operation, maintenance, and support. A person in this position must take into account numerous conditions and restrictions affecting project progress, such as customer requirements and expectations, scheduling and sequencing of activities, budget, equipment availability and cost, and resource availability and allocation, as well as external factors, such as governmental and industrial regulations, political climate, labor relations, availability of required materials, and weather. |