Project Manager

 

The project Manager support a range of County initiatives, including the planning, design, procurement, implementation, integration, and rollout of software-as-a-service (SaaS) and other technology systems, as well as non-technology operational, organizational, and business-process improvement projects.

Selected contractor(s) may be engaged to provide experienced project managers and related subject-matter support to lead or augment County project teams, develop and maintain project plans and governance structures, coordinate stakeholders and vendors, manage risks, issues, schedules, budgets, communications, change management, and implementation activities, and otherwise support successful project delivery.

 

• Managing County project team

• Maintaining and managing the implementation of systems associated with an assigned project and in accordance with a project plan

• Working with vendor’s project team, coordinating and aligning the work, managing the issues and risks, and reviewing deliverables

• Ensuring project management, training and communication are effective (and adjusted accordingly if goals are not met)

• Reviewing and approving staffing changes of the vendor in consultation with County staff

• Serving as consultant to the project sponsor and/or team members as requested

• Escalating issues and facilitating decision processes in connection with any assigned project

• Managing scope, schedule and budget

• Working with County Department subject matter experts to ensure business and technical requirements are met within the scope of the project.

• Completing a post implementation review, including interviews with a few operating departments, key project members, and the vendor.

• Reviewing and recommending approval vendor invoices as requested

• Providing hands-on assistance with detailed tasks relating to any assigned project as needed

• Coordinating work of other project team members for work related to: o Planning

• Design

• Configuration and Development

• Business process documentation

• Testing

• Data conversion and data validation

• Integration testing

• Change management and County readiness

• Training

In addition to the foregoing, the selected project manager(s) will be expected to execute the tasks and provide the deliverables described below. The specific deliverables described below represent ongoing categories of work to be accomplished over the course of any assigned project

 

• 10+ years of project management experience, including implementation of multiple software systems.

• Minimum 3 to 5 years of Public sector experience is must.

• Experience managing enterprise, SaaS, or complex business-system implementations, preferably in public-sector environments.

• Strong experience in project planning, budget and schedule management, vendor coordination, risk management, and stakeholder communication.

• Understanding of system integration, data migration, testing, deployment, and change management.

• Excellent leadership, problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills.

 

• Experience working with government or other large, multi-department organizations is a must.

• PMP, CSM, PMI-ACP, Prosci, or comparable project management/change management certification.