Project Manager

W2 

Must live in WA, OR,ID or MT

Facilitate manager assigned medium to large sized Information Technology (IT) projects, supporting various business lines, from inception to conclusion and in accordance with PMI-based methodology, industry standards, best practices, and internal skill development: Provide recommendations to technical staff and serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects. Draft project plans, resource strategies, and funding estimates as required to advance each assigned project. This includes planning project phases and assessing business implications for each phase. Facilitate a defined original project scope and obtain authorization for changes to the project cost, schedule, or performance. Forecast and recommend appropriate project resources to fulfill project needs.

Assist the manager in coordinating activities and provide recommendations for allocating team members to project tasks. Support the project team through the project management process by creating, communicating, and coordinating the project plan. Assist in facilitating the team process, the interpersonal process by which individuals develop as a team. Alert the  Manager of any resource allocation issues and recommend solutions. Monitor the project schedule, alerting the Manager to any changes to or delays in the schedule. Monitor and review the project budget for funding, alerting the Manager of any budget concerns. Plan, coordinate, and facilitate activities for designated project(s) to verify that goals or objectives of the project are accomplished within the prescribed time frame and funding parameters. Coordinate and facilitate implementation of project(s) daily regarding scope, budget, schedule, and quality. (Note, PMs are typically assigned multiple projects.) Provide manager with regular updates on assigned projects. Provide recommendations for reallocating resources or modifying schedules to realign the project plan. Draft regular status reports, final reports or deliverables and generate and lessons learned. With approval of the manager, issue final reports and act on lessons learned. Maintain consistent communication with the project sponsor, performance managers, and clients on project progress vs the plan. Engage with the business unit and IT teams to facilitate the tasks and activities of the team, understand the business needs, dependencies on other initiatives, and assist management in deploying solutions. Actively maintain project documents, schedule, budget, and workflow in the project management system of record. Mark documents and maintain filing system(s), files, emails, and records in accordance with compliance requirements. Share and disperse documents only to appropriate personnel (those with a Lawful Government Purpose (LGP) to know). Mark and maintain all official records in accordance with the Information Security (INFOSEC) and Information Governance & Lifecycle Management (IGLM) standards and procedures. Validate official records are accurately maintained for auditing purposes. Alert the manager of obstacles or work with the sponsor or performance managers to remove obstacles so that the team can complete the project. Schedule and facilitate team meetings. Coordinate activities of sub-teams as directed by the  manager. Allocate time in the project plan for the project team to attend all recommended training. Review meeting minutes and action items from any missed IT PMO meetings. Project Manager must take a pro-active stance on risk management: Immediately halt the activity or process when in doubt (i.e. violating  policies, vendor/project performs outside of executed contract/task order(s)). Work with proper channel (Portfolio Manager, COR/CO) to ensure the individual or team member, including the vendor involved, understands not to proceed further until clarity is achieved. Analyze and identify areas of risk and obtain appropriate guidance from manager or Contracting Officer. Maintain issue, risk, and/or action logs. Coordinate revised project requirements, milestones, and deliverables. Develop and recommend contingency plans to minimize / eliminate risks on an ongoing basis. Draft regular status reports, final reports or deliverables and generate and act on lessons learned. With approval of the manager, issue final reports and act on lessons learned. Review meeting minutes and action items from any missed IT PMO meetings. REQUIREMENTS Education & Corresponding Experience (required on matrix) Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, business administration, engineering, or a related technical field is preferred. 10 years of direct work experience is required with a bachelor's degree. 14 years of direct work experience is required without a degree or applicable degree. Experience must include direct work experience in an information technology project management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution, including strong familiarity with project management software. Required Technical Skills & Experience (required on matrix) 10 years of demonstrated project management experience, to include: Fundamental operation, function, and workflow of a project management system regarding timelines, dependencies, deliverables, milestones, and resources. Use of industry standard methods and tools for managing schedules, dependencies, resources, funding, and development of technical specifications and project plans. Coordinating or running multiple projects simultaneously. Working knowledge of System Life Cycle (SLC) principles. Demonstrated experience with Visio flowcharts. Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Project. Preferred Skills & Experience (optional on matrix) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. Experience in iterative development (e.g. Agile, Scrum, Lean, Six Sigma). Experience in a government or utility organization. Change Management experience. Demonstrated experience to facilitate story development with product owner, manage project backlog, facilitate sprint planning sessions, and manage task burndown. Additional Requirements (not required on matrix)
Valid U.S. Driver's License is required.