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Job ID: JOB_ID_4175
Job Summary:
The IT Project Manager will provide essential project management support and oversight for critical projects within the Department of Human Services, Division of Aging Services (DAS). This role is accountable to the IT Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Department CIO, and DAS business owners. The Project Manager will collaborate with software vendors, service providers, OIT teams, and DAS business stakeholders to ensure efficient management of projects and IT changes across the environment. These projects are typically small to large in scope and have a significant impact on DAS productivity and service delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and/or coordinate all tasks for small, medium, and large-sized projects of moderate to high complexity and risk.
- Provide project management consultation throughout the project management and software development life cycle.
- Work closely with DAS business leads, vendor project managers, business analysts, and subject matter experts on various system support teams.
- Manage projects as scoped by SOWs, vendor contracts, and project steering committees.
- Assist clients in determining the best approaches for reaching objectives during initiation.
- Develop project management tools, including plans for scope management, risk management, communications, change control, and performance measurement and tracking during planning.
- Monitor performance and report project status and pertinent issues, including major milestones and potential project risks, to leadership teams during execution.
- Provide ongoing direction to the project team, conduct status meetings, assess proposed scope changes, and recommend courses of action to project sponsors during the execution phase.
- Employ a product verification process near the end of the project to ensure client expectations are met and conduct lessons learned sessions for all projects.
- Oversee and control ongoing costs, schedules, resources, scope, issues, and risks. Develop or review time and cost estimates, project plans/schedules, and budgets.
- Facilitate critical process assessments and redesign for process improvements.
- Collaborate with the project steering committee and senior project management to enhance project processes for productive outcomes.
- Direct project team members to take necessary action steps to achieve project goals and objectives.
- Work with business leads, vendor PMs, and quality assurance teams to utilize established project standards, procedures, and quality objectives.
- Chair, manage, or facilitate project kickoff meetings, communicating individual roles and project expectations. Ensure all project team members have the necessary tools and training.
- Manage scope by using various data sources to support project negotiations related to time, cost, and quality.
- Develop, monitor, and coordinate project activities, including scheduling, tracking, and reporting; lead change efforts impacting projects.
- Identify specific opportunities or weaknesses within DAS projects and make specific change recommendations to structures, processes, or people to improve project performance, working with OIT leadership, business leads, and vendor teams.
- Provide work direction and leadership to DAS projects, including scheduling, task completions, and review of project efforts.
- Monitor project milestones and critical dates to identify potential jeopardy of project schedule and identify ways to resolve schedule issues, keeping management informed.
- Assess variances from the project plan, gather metrics, and develop and implement changes as necessary to ensure the project remains within specified scope and meets time, cost, and quality objectives.
- Conduct formal reviews with business sponsors and OIT leadership during project execution and completion to confirm acceptance and satisfaction.
- Provide constructive feedback to the team regarding project performance.
- Develop and maintain productive working relationships with project sponsors, vendors, and key clients.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or specialized training and three years of IT project management experience.
- PMP certification from PMI or equivalent certification (MUST UPLOAD CERTIFICATION).
- 7 years of experience leading projects of moderate to high complexity (must have occurred in the last 10 years).
- Hands-on experience with MS Project, MS Visio, SharePoint 2013, and MS O365.
Required / Desired Skills:
- PMP Certification from PMI or equivalent: Required
- Experience within the last 5 years leading/coordinating vendor managed projects: Highly desired (7 Years)
- Bachelor’s degree in related field or specialized training and IT project management experience: Required (5 Years)
- Hands-on experience with MS Project, MS Visio, SharePoint 2013, and MS O365: Required (5 Years)
- Experience working in public sector IT: Highly desired
- Experience working in an outsourced environment: Highly desired
- Executive level written and oral communication skills: Required
- Communication skills both verbal and written: Required
- Presentation skills: Required
- Experience leading projects of moderate to high complexity (must have occurred in the last 10 years): Required (7 Years)
Special Requirements
Interview: Web Cam. PMP certification from PMI or equivalent certification (MUST UPLOAD CERTIFICATION). Keywords: information technology microsoft mississippi Georgia
Compensation & Location
Salary: $100,000 – $150,000 per year (Estimated)
Location: Atlanta, GA
Recruiter / Company – Contact Information
Email: lisa@rwaltz.com
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