Sometimes you have to seek what you want. It won't always come to you. If you know they are hiring for PM, go into your manager's office and ask to be considere

Sometimes you have to seek what you want. It won't always come to you. If you know they are hiring for PM, go into your manager's office and ask to be considered for the position. Outline the many reasons why you would be qualified. Just bear in mind that knowing a bad PM when you see one does not make you a good PM. A while back, a really senior co-worker left the company I was working at. I knew he worked on things that interested me so I went to the head of the department and asked to take over his work. If I had not stepped up, his work would have been distributed out over the team and I wouldn't have had the opportunities I've had since.