Overview
On Site
Contract - W2
Contract - 30 day((s))
Skills
GitHub
JIRA
MS project
Azure DevOps
Sr Project Manager (PMP
CSM Certification
Job Details
Description:
Client is seeking one full-time Senior Project Manager to manage technical projects primarily within the Infrastructure, Network, and Security teams. Projects include:
Keep the Lights On (patching, certifications, lifecycle management, etc.)
Infrastructure Special Projects (Terraform Infrastructure as Code Project)
Infrastructure Special Projects (Terraform Infrastructure as Code Project)
At a high level, the resource will provide project leadership for varous projects within the Metropolitan Council.
The work is expected to be done with a hybrid of remote and onsite work. Onsite presence is required at least one day per week. Onsite work will be performed at Metropolitan Council Office located in St. Paul, MN 55101.
Interviews will be conducted in-person at Metroplolitan Council Office located in St. Paul, MN 55101.
Project Schedule:
Anticipated Project Start Date: November 24, 2025
Anticipated End Date: May 23, 2026
Anticipated End Date: May 23, 2026
Sample Tasks:
Project / Program Planning & Management
Develop comprehensive project plans using Waterfall & Agile methodologies.
Define scope, goals, deliverables, and timelines.
Coordinate internal resources and third parties / vendors for execution of projects within baselines.
Utilize departmental tools for project management, tracking, and reporting.
Team Leadership
Lead project teams and manage / coach junior project managers as appropriate to ensure service delivery.
Support a collaborative and productive work and PMO team environment.
Facilitate communication and coordination for projects / programs across cross-functional teams.
Accountable to lead change management and conflict resolution efforts within assigned projects.
Ensure teams have clear roles, responsibilities, and deliverables.
Lead project teams and manage / coach junior project managers as appropriate to ensure service delivery.
Support a collaborative and productive work and PMO team environment.
Facilitate communication and coordination for projects / programs across cross-functional teams.
Accountable to lead change management and conflict resolution efforts within assigned projects.
Ensure teams have clear roles, responsibilities, and deliverables.
Stakeholder Management
Build strong stakeholder relationships to become a trusted advisor to project sponsors.
Communicate project status, risks, and issues to stakeholders and executive management in a timely manner to set expectations and escalate as appropriate.
Ensure alignment of project objectives with business goals through stakeholder management activities.
Build strong stakeholder relationships to become a trusted advisor to project sponsors.
Communicate project status, risks, and issues to stakeholders and executive management in a timely manner to set expectations and escalate as appropriate.
Ensure alignment of project objectives with business goals through stakeholder management activities.
Risk & Issue Management
Proactively identify, assess, and manage project / program risks and issues through mitigation planning.
Monitor and report project / program progress and performance throughout delivery lifecycle.
Proactively identify, assess, and manage project / program risks and issues through mitigation planning.
Monitor and report project / program progress and performance throughout delivery lifecycle.
Budget & Resource Management
Develop and manage project budgets, per governance requirements.
Allocate resources effectively to ensure project success through demand management and capacity planning for projects / programs assigned.
Monitor expenditures and ensure adherence to budget constraints.
Develop and manage project budgets, per governance requirements.
Allocate resources effectively to ensure project success through demand management and capacity planning for projects / programs assigned.
Monitor expenditures and ensure adherence to budget constraints.
Transformation & Organizational Change Management
Lead transformation and change management scope within projects and programs as appropriate, to ensure solution adoption and process adherence.
Lead transformation and change management scope within projects and programs as appropriate, to ensure solution adoption and process adherence.
Process Improvement
Support the evaluation and refinement of project management methodologies and processes.
Support continuous improvement initiatives within the PMO
Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging practices.
Support the evaluation and refinement of project management methodologies and processes.
Support continuous improvement initiatives within the PMO
Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging practices.
Minimum Qualifications:
High school diploma or GED AND nine (9) years of experience managing multiple IT and business projects
o Note: Highest completed degree in the following majors: Computer Science, Business Management, or Project Management will count towards the minimum nine (9) years of required work experience.
Associates degree counts as two years of experience
Bachelor's degree or higher counts as four years of experience
two (2) or more years in a lead role that required collaboration across multiple divisions with stakeholders from varying organizational levels.
PMP or PgMP Certification
CSM or SAFe Certification
2 years' experience with MS Projec
1 years' experience with Azure Dev Ops
1 years' experience with Jira
1 years' experience with GitHub
Desired Qualifications:
Certifications:
CompTIA Security+
Cisco (CCNP)
Palo Alto Networks (PCNSE) or CISSP
Azure Fundamentals AZ-900
Skills:
Experience with PPM tools
Cybersecurity: CISSP, CISM
Networking: CCNA, CCNP
Infrastructure: ITIL, Cloud certifications (Azure, AWS)
Pay rate: $/hr on W2.
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