Project Manager to provide project management oversight to ensure the coordination of all projects on time within budget and scope.
Project Manager to provide project management oversight to ensure the coordination of all projects on time within budget and scope. This position will oversee projects including technology development and maintenance, security, and business sponsored initiatives. This position will provide highly-credible leadership to development teams and be able to accurately and objectively evaluate complex project risks and issues. This position will also collaborate with customers and develop strategies and solutions of high business value.
- Manage all aspects of assigned projects throughout the project lifecycle to ensure they are completed on time and within scope and budget
- Define, document, and manage project scope, schedule and budget
- Develop, maintain, and distribute standard project management artifacts (i.e. WBS, risk assessments, project charter, RACIs, communication plan, MS schedule, status reports, etc.)
- Ensure applicable project documentation is complete, current, and stored appropriately
- Develop and maintain a detailed project schedule throughout the project lifecycle
- Align project deliverables and milestones with departments strategy and objectives
- Manage projects within the PMO framework, process, and structure
- Manage state level projects within the larger procurement and project management governance processes
- Keep leadership and the PMO informed of key issues that may impact project completion, budget, or results
- Facilitate project conference calls, status meetings, planning sessions, and provide for meeting notes
- Be a consultant to customers and communicate project status throughout the project lifecycle
- Proactively identify and mitigate project risks and issues
- Manage project resources, overseeing day-to-day task execution
- Utilizing system based project management applications, collaboration applications, and MS Office applications; Planview, SharePoint, MS Project, Google Meets, Teams, etc
Required Skills:
- 7 years experience
- Demonstrated experience in organizing, planning, and managing information technology projects ranging in size/scope with risk and complexity
- Demonstrated experience in project planning, establishment of critical plans, identification of risks/issues, defect tracking, and status reporting
- Knowledge and experience in the associated disciplines of business analysis, software development, quality control
- Knowledge and experience in the associated disciplines of configuration management, technical support, training, and production operations
- Knowledge of business process engineering methods
- Excellent facilitation, collaboration, negotiation, and presentation skills
- Documenting and understanding customer requirements, processes, and design and programming specifications
- Utilizing accepted SDLC models
- Reading logical data models, databases and programming specifications developed from customer requirements
- Must be able to operate effectively in a changing environment with multiple priorities
- Bachelors degree in Information Technology, Information Systems or Computer Science, or equivalent experience
- Active PMP Certification from PMI