Project Manager

Overview

Remote
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2

Skills

ITRole_Project Manager - Implementation
ITRole_Project Manager - ERP
ITRole_Project Manager - AppDev

Job Details

Our government client is looking for an experienced Project Manager on a remote 12+ months renewable contract opportunity in Hartford, CT.

Position: Project Manager

About the Role

·        Lead full life cycle project management for the grants management system implementation
·        Lead the development of a governance plan and framework for managing enterprise-wide changes
·        Lead the development of a repeatable implementation playbook for new agencies to onboard onto the grants enterprise level management system
·        Define and manage project scope, objectives, and deliverables
·        Develop and manage project plans, schedules, and timelines
·        Provide regular reporting on project status, risks, and milestones to executive leadership
·        Coordinate and manage stakeholder relationships and communication across state agencies
·        Manage internal project team resources and external vendor teams, ensuring alignment with Statements of Work (SOW)
·        Identify, manage, and mitigate risks and issues
·        Drive change management and communication strategies to support user adoption
·        Organize and facilitate meetings, ensuring effective collaboration and communication
 
Required Experience
  • 10+ years of Project Management experience, managing large-scale, high-visibility technology projects
  • Demonstrated success leading enterprise software implementations, managing diverse stakeholder groups and change management
  • Proven experience with vendor management
  • Experience in the public sector or with government agencies highly preferred
  • Understanding of grants administration process highly preferred
Required Skills
 
  • Outstanding verbal and written communication with the ability to synthesize and present complex information clearly
  • Strong presentation and executive reporting skills
  • Proven leadership, with experience managing and holding cross-functional teams accountable
  • Comfort in navigating a matrixed environment to drive progress and decision-making
  • Strong initiative and problem-solving, finding innovative solutions to move projects forward
  • Sound judgement in dealing effectively and diplomatically with all levels of government staff
  • Proficiency in various project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, etc.)
  • Expertise in Microsoft Office Suite, PPM tools (Monday.com, etc.), JIRA, and Confluence
     
Preferred Qualifications
  • Familiarity with public sector grants workflows, systems, or program administration
  • PMP (Project Management Professional) certification
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business or related field

Required/Desired Experience:
Skills Qualification Competency
Skills Presentation skills Advanced (7-9 Years)
Skills Project management Expert (10+ Years)
Skills Proposal writing Advanced (7-9 Years)
Skills Team work Advanced (7-9 Years)
Skills MicrosoftOffice Advanced (7-9 Years)

About Vector:
Vector Consulting, Inc., (Headquartered in Atlanta) is an IT Talent Acquisition Solutions firm committed to delivering results. Since our founding in 1990, we have been partnering with our customers, understanding their business, and developing solutions with a commitment to quality, reliability and value. Our continuing growth has been and continues to be built around successful relationships that are based on our organization's operating philosophy and commitment to ** People, Partnerships, Purpose and Performance - THE VECTOR WAY

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