Job Description:
This position provides oversight, leadership, accountability and project management functions for one or more large size, complex projects. These projects typically utilize vendor participation and require complex schedules and integration with other systems.
- Large sized projects typically have durations longer than 6 months with 20 or more team members, require communication at the Agency Leadership level and have a medium to high risk.
- This position will ensure consistency with the our Client project management, investment management and systems engineering methodology (SUITE), perform long-term release planning based on organizational direction, regularly interact with the project management teams for status of budget, quality and schedule, escalate issues and risks as needed to executives and exercise project quality control activities to ensure project scope expectations are met.
EXPERIENCE:
- Five years of professional experience as a project manager for IT software or infrastructure projects involving 20 or more team members. OR Five years of professional experience equivalent to an IT Programmer/Analyst with experience managing a project/program typically 6 months to 2 years in duration with 20 or more team members in addition to a minimum of 1500 demonstrated and documented hours of coordinating IT software development or infrastructure projects.
- Possession of a PMP Certification is highly desired.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Thorough knowledge of Project Management principles, concepts and practices.
- Thorough knowledge of system development methods used for the development of new systems and enhancements to existing information systems.
- Thorough knowledge of advanced concepts and basic operating principles of data communications and information systems hardware and software.
- Ability to work in a team environment involving matrix organizations.
- Ability to resolve conflicting high-priority requirements.
- Ability to communicate the needs of others effectively.
- Ability to gather and analyze facts, draw conclusions, define problems, and suggest solutions.
- Ability to conduct training and informational sessions.
- Ability to communicate effectively, build consensus, facilitate working sessions, and negotiate solutions and alternatives.
- Ability to maintain favorable public relations and perform problem/issue resolution.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
- Certain positions may be assigned subclass codes and individuals appointed must possess the required specialized experience or certification. (See Experience above)
- Possession of a PMP Certification is highly desired.
- Duties may involve the use of a personal vehicle