Job Listing Information

Project Manager
  • 30-Jul-2021 to 13-Aug-2021 (UTC)
  • Richmond, VA, USA
  • Full Time
  • Long Term Contract Length
  • 40 Weekly Hours

Complete Description:
- 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 cloud migration. 
- 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.
- This position will be a hybrid position of in person (as needed) and teleworking.

Specific Tasks:
- 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 department’s strategy and objectives
- Manage projects within the PMO framework, process, and structure
- Manage state level projects within the larger VITA 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 / Desired Skills
Demonstrated experience in organizing, planning, and managing information technology projects ranging in size/scope from low risk/complexity to high - Required 10 Years
Demonstrated experience in project planning, establishment of critical plans, identification of risks/issues, defect tracking, and status reporting - Required 10 Years
Knowledge and experience in the associated disciplines of business analysis, software development, quality control, configuration management - Required 10 Years
Knowledge and experience in the associated disciplines of technical support, training, and production operations - Required 10 Years
Knowledge of business process engineering methods - Required 10 Years
Demonstrated skills in excellent facilitation, collaboration, negotiation, and presentation skills - Required 10 Years
Demonstrated skills in meeting facilitation with customers and technical teams - Required 10 Years
Demonstrated skills in documenting and understanding customer requirements, processes, and design and programming specifications - Required 10 Years
Demonstrated skills in utilizing accepted SDLC models - Required 10 Years
Demonstrated skills in reading logical data models, databases and programming specifications developed from customer requirements - Required 10 Years
Knowledge and experience using multiple project management methodologies such as Waterfall, Iterative, and Agile - Required 10 Years
Ability to blend methodologies together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment - Required 10 Years
Strong attention to detail, with the ability to follow-through - Required 10 Years
Must be able to operate effectively in a changing environment with multiple priorities - Required 10 Years
Excellent verbal and written communications skills - Required 10 Years
Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands - Required 10 Years
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Information Systems or Computer Science, or equivalent experience - Required 5 Years
PMP Certification - Required 5 Years
Experience performing systems analysis, architecting technical solutions, and/or managing application development projects - Highly desired 10 Years
Understanding of and (experience with) Commonwealth of Virginia project management standards  - Highly desired 5 Years
Project management qualification by the Commonwealth of Virginia, or VITA PM certification - Highly desired 5 Years