IO Datasphere, Inc. has been providing project management, software development and IT staff augmentation services to our clients in the Midwest and throughout the U.S. since 1996. We are an approved vendor on contract to provide software development and IT staff augmentation services for the States of Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. We also provide these services to businesses, as well as local and county governments, in the Midwest and nationwide.

Our client is looking to hire a Project Manager. 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 and typically have 20 or more team members, require communication at the Agency Leadership level and have a medium to high risk.

Tasks

• Assist in the evaluation of technical requirements and propose solutions that meet business objectives while adhering to client s best practices and industry standards.
• Provide oversight, leadership, accountability, and project management functions for one or more large size, complex projects.
• Ensure consistency with client s project management methodology, investment management and systems engineering methodology.
• 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.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Strong leadership skills and team coordination
• Executive-level communication and reporting
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Adaptability in dynamic environments
• Relationship-building across diverse stakeholder groups

NOTE: Local candidates within 2 hrs. of Lansing, MI ONLY. Relocation not allowed. Position will be hybrid, in office 2 days a week upon start and there is NO REMOTE ONLY option. A copy of your valid MI Driver s License / ID will be required for submittal. Resource will be working on a project associated with the Federal Government. The individual hired for this position will need to pass a high level, federal, Background and Fingerprint check in addition to our standard onboarding requirements.

Location: Lansing, MI (Hybrid 2 days/week in office)

Contract: 1 year

Skills Required:

• Strategic project oversight and accountability experience
• Large-scale project execution (6+ months, 20+ team members) experience
• Budget, scope, and schedule management experience
• Risk and issue management experience
• Long-term release and resource planning experience
• Vendor coordination and contract oversight experience
• Experience / basic understanding of IT infrastructure components, including networks, servers, storage, web and virtual/cloud environments
• Understanding of IT infrastructure and how the IT components interact via network communications. (Firewall, VIP, F5 Listener, Port, etm.)
• Bachelor s Degree (please include on Resume)

***Rate depends on experience

*** Local candidates preferred, not mandatory

*** Candidates authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We can accept H1b, , TN, and other valid work visas for IT. However, we cannot accept OPT or CPT visas at this time.

*** Companies submitting candidates should only submit direct W2 employees for this position.

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