- Originate and oversee proposals, statements of work, statements of requirements and RFP responses through selection/acquisition. Facilitate the technical and planning aspects of the technology procurement process.
- Coordinate across multi-disciplinary teams to develop plans, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures that will enable future execution of a project or initiative. Incorporate agency best practices into those project plans.
- Ensure plans minimally include tasks, schedules, identification of potential risks, checkpoints, reporting of status and appropriate allocation of resources from all required disciplines.
- Seamlessly transition developed plans to internal VDOT and/or vendor teams for successful execution using PMI best-practices.
- Provide oversight to ensure projects in execution include a framework for governance encompassing adequate meetings, reporting, metrics, risk and issue management, and quality assurance. Validate that the assigned project team(s) adhere to project governance standards throughout the project lifecycle.
- Monitor progress by third-party vendors and define and measure their progress with pre-defined metrics and milestones.
- Manage working relationships with key stakeholders at all levels, including executive management, business management, vendors, project sponsors, suppliers, and technology management.
- Set goals for initiatives that are consistent with technical objectives and the agency’s overall technology strategy.
- Adhere to VDOT and VITA project management practices and governance requirements.
- Exhibit significant emotional quotient (EQ) in handling project challenges and maintain a positive project culture in line with VDOT’s mission and shared values.
- Additional responsibilities as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Strong experience in developing, executing, and managing a portfolio of projects.
- Strong experience leading the business and IT resources through the discovery and documentation of business and technical requirements in request for proposal and statement of requirement formats.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and decision-making skills.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills for collaborating and team building.
- Ability to plan in a rapidly changing environment and to provide guidance for changes as required for the life of the project.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the demonstrated ability to simplify and briefly, succinctly communicate complex issues to multiple audiences.
- Ability to lead others to implement new approaches, systems, structures, and methods.
- Ability to define and balance the competing demands for quality, scope, schedule, and cost.
- Communicate timelines and expectations to technical and business staff.
- Solid understanding of software development life cycle models.
- Exceptional knowledge of both Agile and Waterfall project management principles and practices. In addition, the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a particular project and business environment.
- Knowledge of process engineering and re-engineering techniques and practices.
QUALIFICATIONS
- The candidate should have 15 years of overall IT experience. Experience with technology infrastructure is preferred. Application Development experience is a plus.
- The candidate must have a minimum of 10 years of experience managing large projects in a Portfolio and a bachelor's degree.
- The candidate should be proficient in Project Management tools such as Microsoft Project, Visio, and Office required.
- The candidate should possess financial literacy including budgeting, accounting, investing and managing credit.
- The candidate should have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in procurement management including original development of Statements of Work (SOWs), Requests for Quotation (RFQs) and contracts.
- PMP Certification through PMI or Qualified under Commonwealth of Virginia