Program Manager

GoAhead Solutions has a great opportunity for a Program Manager in Columbus, OH. This would be a Twelve month contract to start out. This would be an onsite position five days a week. Local candidates are preferred, and in-person interviews are required.

Job Description:

The Program Manager will be supporting The Department of Transportation s Office of Data Governance. This may involve leading projects related to Data Governance, Geographic Information System (GIS), or Transportation Asset Management program areas.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities include:

-Organizes, manages, and directs project team tasks and assures the proper application of PMO standards, tools, and methodologies in project work.

-Develops the project plan.

-Supervises and manages the project Stakeholders, the project team and project communications.

-Manages project risks, issues, and changes.

-Oversees and manages the project schedule and project budget.

-Manages conflicts and ensures successful project delivery.

The ideal candidate would have the technical qualifications specified below:

-Proven experience as a lead project manager, overseeing all phases of the project lifecycle from planning to implementation.

-Develop, adjust, and update estimates for project phases (planning, analysis, design, construction, testing, and implementation).

-Ensure scope changes are documented, approved, and aligned with client expectations.

-Monitor project milestones and phases to ensure adherence to schedule, proactively managing risks and delays.

-Prepare and share periodic status reports with stakeholders, providing clear updates on progress and potential challenges.

-Create and manage detailed program plans, ensuring alignment with service commitments, performance metrics, and strategic goals.

-Lead the final program evaluation for stakeholder approval upon completion, ensuring quality and timely delivery.

-Tailor and baseline program templates, ensuring compliance with standards, procedures, and best practices.

-Lead scheduling and oversight of reviews, inspections, and quality assurance activities across the program.

-Coordinate with team leads to adjust estimates, manage timelines, and ensure successful execution of work packages.

-Present proposals to agencies and analyze program metrics to track and implement improvement measures.

-Manage program scope, risks, and change approvals, fostering strong relationships with stakeholders and customer representatives.

-Anticipate and resolve issues proactively, addressing conflicts with sensitivity and tact.

-Ensure that program standards, procedures, and metrics are consistently followed, driving continuous improvement.

-Communicate effectively with customers, suppliers, and internal teams to ensure seamless project execution.

-Balance team workload, ensuring optimal capacity utilization, and plan program-specific training and orientation for team development.

-Experience developing project plans, inclusive of project scope, requirements, timelines and/or other project controls to ensure project success.

-Must have vendor management experience.

-Ability to develop strong client and working relationships with the team

-Experience working with government agencies is a plus

-Experience with geographic information systems (GIS) technologies

-Experience with transportation asset management concepts

-Experience with data governance concepts

-Microsoft Word, PowerPoint

-Microsoft Excel

-Visio

-Must have strong communication skills; both written and spoken

-Must have ability to work in a team environment

Required Skill:

-8 years Project/Program Management experience.

-4 years experience with full lifecycle implementation projects from requirements definition through implementation.

-3 years experience hands-on expertise with Microsoft Office products including Project and Visio.

Preferred Skills:

-Current PMP certification