Senior Project Manager (Hybrid)

Senior Project Manager (Hybrid)
Our client, an organization dedicated to creating a better California, is actively seeking a Senior Project Manager for their Sacramento, California location. In this role, the Senior Project Manager has requisite knowledge and abilities in performing the various Project Management disciplines in planning, coordinating, and executing IT projects/Initiatives categorized as Low to High Complexity Projects that require business analysis and project management support during the various phases of the planning, analysis, procurement, implementation, and close-out.

This hybrid position is a 1-year contract. If you think this position aligns with your professional experience and goals, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities for Senior Project Manager:

• The Sr PM consultant will assist with establishing, implementing, and conducting project management activities to achieve project objectives within mandated timelines for projects.
• This includes Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) project phases, planning, design, development, implementation, go-live, post implementation stabilization, monitoring, and project close out.
• The Sr. PM will perform all project management activities related to scope, schedule, cost, issues, risks, resources/stakeholders, status, reporting, communications, and change management.
• Upon completion of the project, the consultant will complete all project close-out activities.
• The consultant must follow project management standards and methodology utilized for project tasks/deliverables, artifacts, and activities.

Requirements/Qualifications for Senior Project Manager:

• Bachelor s-level degree from a recognized college or university. Alternatively, qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
• If no degree, candidate would need to demonstrate a total of 11 years of experience (i.e., minimum 7 years + 4 additional qualifying years).
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI). The PMP certification is required.
• A minimum of 7 years of broad, extensive, and increasingly responsible experience applying PM principles, methods, techniques, and tools. At least 4 years of that experience must have been as a senior PM of one or more large or complex IT projects.
• A minimum of 4 years of experience providing diverse technical and management services to government agencies.
• A minimum of 4 years of team building, knowledge transfer, and/or mentoring experience.
• A minimum of 4 years of experience leading and facilitating team meetings.
• A minimum of 4 years of experience in Schedule management and Microsoft (MS) Project, Risk and issue management, Stakeholder management, Scope and change management, Business process review and gap analysis.
• Consulting experience for a project worth at least $5M.
• Experience as a lead on an Agile-based project using Agile tools, e.g., JIRA or equivalent technologies.

About Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc: Founded in 2006, Motus is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in professional services and technology solutions. We are a group of people who not only recognize the importance of representation, but actively fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process. Our goal is to educate organizations on the importance of DEI when hiring, promoting, and supporting diverse employees. We are calling organizations to demonstrate their commitment to DEI by being intentional about who they hire.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.

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