Job Description

Company Summary

Join our team! First American's National Production Services division provides global title and escrow production support across all channels within First American Title including the Mortgage Services, Commercial, Direct, and Agency divisions. As a global leader in providing title insurance, settlement services and risk solutions for real estate transactions, First American (NYSE: FAF) is an ideal place to build your career. We have been entrusted with helping our customers achieve and protect their dream of homeownership since 1889. We believe that our people are the key to the companys continued success, and we invest in diverse talents and backgrounds and empower our teams to achieve more than they could anywhere else. First American has created an award-winning culture and has been named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list for the fifth consecutive year and to more than 50 regional Best Places to Work lists. For more information, please visit www.careers.firstam.com

Job Summary

The First American Project Manager oversees one or more projects on an ongoing and regular basis. Individually, or as part of a team, responsible for project planning and statusing, risk management, and issue resolution. Duties may include: assembling project team, assigning individual responsibilities, identifying appropriate resources needed, developing schedules to ensure timely completion of project, communicating project status and issues to team and management, acting to reduce risk and resolve issues. Coordinates with other projects and work groups.

Essential Functions

* Responsible for all aspects of the development and implementation of assigned projects and provides a single point of contact for large scale complex projects.
* Takes projects from original concept through final implementation.
* Works closely with the end users, business technologies, and others to understand and prioritize business goals and information needs related to the project.
* Develops detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports.
* Ensures operational and financial controls are not adversely affected by project activities and deliverables.
* Manages vendor deliverables as needed to ensure project success.
* Conducts project meetings and is responsible for project tracking and analysis.
* Consults with management and reviews project proposals to determine goals, time frame, funding limitations procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements and allotment of resources.
* Recommends and drives the analysis and solutions of problems.
* May determine, oversee and track budgets.

Knowledge and Skills/Technology Used

* Conceptual understanding of current technologies and methodologies to plan and communicate effectively with project team and sponsors.
* Experience with project management methodologies and techniques, and their application in business and technical environments.
* Experience with planning, coordinating, and administering projects in a business and/or technology environment.
* Experience with applicable business process sufficient to communicate and consult with team members, customers and management.
* Experience with risk management.
* Experience managing multiple projects or large project with complex inter-dependencies.
* Experience developing and managing complex project budgets.
* Knowledge of communication, statusing, and Project Management tools to create project documents and reports.

Typical Education

* Generally requires BS Degree in a business field or equivalent work experience.

Typical Range of Experience

* Typically have 8-10 years of directly related experience.

License or Certification

* PMP Desirable

First American invests in its employees' development and well-being, empowers them to provide superior customer service and encourages them to serve the communities where they live and work. First American is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer.