Senior Solution Project Manager With Government (NO DIGITAL OR SECURITY)

Client is not looking for Infrastructure Project Manager or a Program Manager or Production Manager or Configuration Manager or Networking Manager or Delivery Manager.

Require working on site in Brooklyn, NY 2 to 3 days a week.

40 hour work week is required
Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager with 12 years of experience to oversee a large, complex special education data management system for the public school system.
The successful candidate will have a strong background in IT project management.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Education Technology, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
• Project Management certification is a plus such as PMP.
• Required to have experience in IT Project Manager working in NY Government agencies experience.( Knowledge of special education is a plus.)
• Experience in strategic planning, risk management, and change management.
• Proficiency in software tools including Smartsheet and Confluence and Jira.
• Excellent communication, leadership, problem-solving, and organizational skills

• Lead the planning and implementation of the special education data management system project using a waterfall SDLC.
• Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals, and deliverables.
• Define project tasks and resource requirements.
• Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
• Manage project resource allocation.
• Plan and schedule project timelines, track project deliverables using appropriate tools.
• Effectively managing issues and risks and mitigation amongst project team members and executive stakeholders.
• Provide direction and support to the project team.
• Constantly monitor and report on the progress of the project to all stakeholders.
• Early identification of risks and mitigation plans.
• Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs.
• Plan and manage software releases in coordination with the technical team.
• Support user acceptance testing and training and coordinate with the team to address any issues.
• Manage executive-level communication for both IT and business leaders, ensuring transparency and timely updates on project progress.
• Ensures that the project has an effective cadence of project meetings to ensure effective communication, decision-making, and accountability for agreed-upon deliverables.
• Owns content creation for key leadership meetings, Steering Committee, IT leadership, City Council, etc.
• Presents at key meetings and ensure meeting minutes are detailed, contain action items, and are distributed to stakeholders.
• Ensures effective change management.
• Ensures deliverables align with the contract.