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Title : Project Manager 3
Location : Austin, Texas 78751 ( Candidates only Local to Texas )
Duration: Long Term Contract
Job Details:
The Program Manager position will involve management of all aspects of the project and will report to the IT Data Analytics Support Director.
High-level responsibilities may include:
- Ensuring constant communication with the Office of Data Analytics & Reporting to function as a blended, partnered team with IT
- Working seamlessly and smoothly with various IT and business stakeholder areas to ensure that project deliverables are compliant with state, federal, and other applicable agency standards.
- Establishing a strategic roadmap for projects in coordination with the TSS vendor and all divisions of HHS and federal stakeholders.
- Conducting procurement exercises as necessary to acquire vendor services for assessment or to outsource the effort to a long-term vendor
- Establishing timeline and resource requirements for successful execution of the project. Coordination with key stakeholders and sponsors to obtain approval of resources and timeline.
- Creation of project management deliverables necessary for this project.
- Management of the day-to-day operations and scrums of various projects, and oversight and coordination team established for this initiative.
- Risk identification and coordination of resolution with project leadership.
- All other duties as assigned.
II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Requirements: | ||
Years | Required/Preferred | Experience |
8 | Required | IT project management experience. |
8 | Required | Work experience in the information technology industry with at least 5 years of experience involvement in data management solutions (i.e., data warehouses, data lakes, etc.), data analytics/business intelligence, web-based (J2EE) development, or SOA-rela |
8 | Required | Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. |
8 | Required | Experience in developing clear, concise project documentation |
8 | Required | Team management through team meetings, task assignment, mentoring, facilitation and training. |
8 | Required | Progress monitoring to plan through effective use of risk management practices |
8 | Required | Keep leadership updated on project issues and progress |
8 | Required | Expert problem resolution skills |
8 | Required | Complete experience with the project management lifecycle (PMLC) and software development lifecycle (SDLC) required. |
8 | Required | Tracking full project budget and entering actual costs in project tracking tool |
8 | Required | Leading project sprints using Agile methodologies, including planning increments, backlog grooming, sprint planning, daily scrums and retrospective, and Kanban |
6 | Required | Prior experience in the Healthcare Industry, specifically public health. |
6 | Required | Work experience managing multi-agency or multi-IT department initiatives. |
6 | Required | Work experience within a Health and Human Services agency. |
5 | Required | Emphasis on managing relationship weekly activities of TSS Sprint Teams with the State of Texas. |
5 | Required | Effectively manage resources in a mixed functional and matrixed project environment |
5 | Required | The ability to develop, document and execute project management plans, work plans and quality plans |
5 | Required | Involved in the full lifecycle from analysis and planning to development and deployment |
5 | Required | Experience in building and managing IT project teams with emphasis on ability to motivate individuals to excel and exceed expectations. |
3 | Required | Experience with access & eligibility programs |