PMP certified Project Manager — Public-Sector Technology Implementation

What We Need From Each Candidate

Items marked * are required

• Resume* Include certifications with issuing body and current status or expiry.
• Technical specialization and a short experience summary* (can be included in the resume).
• Up to three project descriptions* (one page each): client, software or platform, budget, schedule and project summary.

PMP certified Project Manager — Public-Sector Technology Implementation

Long term remote project

Candidates must be wiling to work as per PST work timings

Role Summary

The Project Manager leads or augments County project teams delivering SaaS and other technology systems, and occasionally operational or business-process improvement projects. The PM manages the vendor relationship, the County team, and the project’s scope, schedule and budget, and provides hands-on implementation support as needed. The PM is a strong technical coordinator, not the system architect.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead or support projects through planning, design, configuration, testing, data conversion and validation, integration testing, training, cutover and post-production support.
• Maintain the project plan with regular status updates and a rolling 90-day task view, plus an executive dashboard.
• Manage scope, schedule, budget and change control; review and recommend approval of vendor invoices.
• Coordinate with implementation vendors (from one to five or more), reviewing deliverables and approving vendor staffing changes with County staff.
• Manage the issues log and risk mitigation, escalate to the project sponsor, and facilitate decisions.
• Coordinate County departments and stakeholders for testing, data validation, training and acceptance before go-live.
• Coach and mentor County team members on project governance, risk and issue management, and stakeholder communication.
• Provide status reporting and documentation: plans, dashboards, decision papers, issue logs, test results and risk plans.
• Complete a post-implementation review with departments, project team members and the vendor.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience (the County’s minimum; every proposed PM must meet it), including implementing a variety of software systems.
• Hands-on delivery of SaaS, enterprise or business-system implementations, including integrations and data migration or conversion.
• Experience producing project plans, schedules, budgets, status reports, risk and issue logs, governance materials and readiness plans.
• Ability to work with executive sponsors, SMEs, end users, IT staff and third-party vendors.
• Legally authorized to work in the US; available during Pacific business hours.

Preferred Qualifications

• Public-sector or local-government experience, including regulated environments, confidential data and multi-department projects.
• PMP, CSM, PMI-ACP, Prosci or comparable certifications (preferred, not required).
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery; no single methodology is mandated.
• Experience with ERP, HR/finance, permitting, case-management or similar government platforms, and with HIPAA-regulated data (some assignments may involve PHI).
• Technical PM background (integration, data conversion, testing strategy) for Technical PM roles.
• California health plan or public-sector delivery experience.