| Job Title: | Senior Project Manager (Hybrid) |
| Location: | Dimondale, MI |
| Duration: | 12 months+ |
| Pay Rate: | $90/hr on C2C / 1099 all inclusive (OR) $80/hr on W2 |
| Note | Candidates submitted must be willing to come onsite (Dimondale, MI) for interviews. A screenshot photo of candidate will be required for any interviews as well as a vendor present at beginning of any MS Teams interview to validate candidate. Remote or On-site: Accepting local candidates within 90 minutes of Dimondale ONLY. Position will be hybrid, in office 2 days a week upon start and there is NO REMOTE ONLY option. |
| Job Description | - The candidate must be comfortable working in a fast paced, multi-vendor deployment supporting a hybrid workforce (combination of on-site and remote work) at all levels of the organization. Applicants should possess exceptional communication and follow up skills along with significant experience in formal IT project management. This position requires the PM to be working in person for 2 days a week and 3 days remote.
- Basic Duties:
- Utilize the State of Michigan's Project Portfolio Management Tool (Clarity) to prepare project schedules, assign resources and management budgets.
- Prepare information for presentations geared to various audiences ranging from executives, managers and project team members.
- Accountable for monitoring, controlling, and communicating project progress by actively managing the cost, schedule, scope, resources, quality, and risks.
- Accountable and responsible for clear, timely, and accurate communications with stakeholders, particularly the project sponsors, project team members, program managers, and MGCB/DTMB management, on the status of the project, using appropriate communication methods.
- Responsible for providing leadership and fostering collaborative participation between the technical and business teams by obtaining consensus and gaining commitment.
- Responsible for working with the project team members to develop and maintain the following key SUITE Project Management Methodology (PMM) deliverables throughout the project lifecycle:
- Project Charter - Project Schedule Project Budget - Communication Plan - Project Status Report - Risk and Issue Management Plans - Change Requests - Project Closedown Summary
- Responsible for managing interfaces related communication with other agencies
- Responsible for ensuring the project adheres to the SUITE PMM and System Engineering Methodology (SEM), including appropriate and timely transitions through the stages and phases of the project lifecycle.
- Responsible for facilitating and enforcing the Change Management process (Change Requests) when the project deviates from the approved scope, schedule, or budget. This includes ensuring all Change Requests have appropriate approval before action is taken or information is updated.
- Responsible for creating project Corrective Action Plans (CAP) when necessary for projects in yellow or red status.
- Responsible for understanding the project benefits and the impact of change requests to the benefits business cases. Responsible for ensuring related project artifacts are updated accordingly.
- Responsible for reviewing and understanding vendor contracts to actively manage the vendor deliverables and adherence to the vendor deliverable approval procedure.
- Facilitates the interactions among stakeholders by clarifying the expectations of all participants and ensuring all deliverables are assigned, reviewed, and completed.
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| Top Skills & Years of Experience | - 7+ years of IT project management experience with industry standards and best practices.
- 7+ years of proven success delivering projects on time and within budget in a formal PM role.
- 7+ years of experience managing project budgets, schedules, change requests, risks, and issues.
- 7+ years of experience in developing and delivering project status reports.
- 5+ years of experience using project portfolio management tools (e.g., Clarity).
- 5+ years of advanced working knowledge of MS Project.
- 5+ years of experience working with various stakeholders and departmental system owners.
- 5+ years of experience managing IT projects involving COTS solutions.
- 5+ years of experience managing projects in a multi-vendor government environment.
- PMP Certification highly desired with at least 3 years of possession.
In-depth knowledge of and experience in IT project management, including industry standard and best practices - 7+ years - Proven record for delivering projects on time and on budget in a formal project manager role - 7+ years
- Experience establishing and maintaining project budgets, schedules, change requests, risk and issue logs - 7+ years
- Experience using a project portfolio management systems and tools (e.g.) Clarity - 5+ years
- Advanced working knowledge of MSProject - 5+ years
- Possession of a Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification is highly desired
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| Recruiter Details: | Sravani Two Eight One Seven Six Nine - One two six four |