PSEM Project Manager

Job Description :
This role is for a Project Management resource who can easily support and lead projects with a focus on technical implementation activities that require a deep technical knowledge and be able to communication with Operational, Engineering, and Business stakeholders. Without this role, the client's division will be unable to support proper processes that need to coordinate technical details among various engineering and operational support teams.
Responsibilities :

• Perform requirements gathering necessary to design and build complex Public Safety & Emergency Management systems of enterprise monitoring system for related projects.
• Manage the design of the Enterprise Monitoring Solution meeting the Public Safety & Emergency Management needs as it relates to monitoring and alerting requirements.
• Develop and design VISIO or CAD type engineering drawings, bill of materials and technical specifications with custom configuration to meet the project needs.
• Plan and coordinate the design of all required system hardware and software for the monitoring system to enable the monitoring system to perform to predefined specifications.
• Manage the schedule and validation of the systems for functionality and, performance, fault tolerance and operation readiness.
• Coordinate all discussions relative to technical specification needs and bill of materials requirements for Public Safety & Emergency Management projects.
• Provide oversight and management of blended teams of independent IT consultants and staff; manage vendor relationships.
• Ensure that staff and consultants adhere to the published PMO methodology and development standards defined for the PMO.
• Engage in PMO-related functions including monitoring budget and ensuring that established. communication plans, risk management, and similar processes are adhered to
• Participate in the review of project artifacts including technical requirements, user experience design, architecture, testing and implementation documentation.
• Manage the development of training plans and future support needs.
• Manage project close out and transition of all project artifacts and knowledge transfer to Agency staff prior to disengaging from a project.
• Support and contribute to the Program s goal of ongoing process improvement, and adherence to Project Management Institute s PMBOK and the client's published project methodologies.
• Report to senior management within the Program, OTI and stakeholder agencies on project status
• Support the Director of Project Management with managing PMO functions including change requests, document and deliverable management, scheduling, reporting, etc.
• Address client concerns and escalate all project risks and issues appropriately and manage them to resolution.
• Manage special projects and initiatives as assigned, included but not limited to scope described above

Mandatory Skills :
Note: Candidates who do not have the mandatory skills will not be considered

• PMP Certification.
• Minimum 8 years of experience overseeing medium to large scale projects.
• At least 8 years of experience in Event Management and Public Safety Emergency Services
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college
• Functional understanding of routing protocols and data delivery techniques
• Knowledge of Operations Management - Service Desk, Help Desk, Datacenter
• Functional knowledge of Operating Systems, Databases, and IT Infrastructure elements
• Experience with IT Service Management and Enterprise Monitoring tools
• In depth knowledge of Enterprise Monitoring tools for Service Automation, Service Assurance, and Service Support
• Focal point of contact for project management, financial, administrative, and technical issues
• Proficient in MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Project, MS Visio
• Project Management experience including project planning, scheduling with significant project. dependencies
• Solid technical leadership Experience in a large-scale enterprise environment for Emergency services
• Project Management experience managing third party service providers.
• Solid technical experience in a large-scale enterprise environment for Emergency services.

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