Procurement Project Manager

Job ID : NC 756129

Remote/Local Govt Procurement PM (PMP/15+) with MS Project Server, QA, vendor/contract management, SAS, training, governance and government experience

Location:Raleigh NC (NCDOT)
Duration: 12 Months
Position: 1(4)

Skills:

Proficient with MS Project using MS Project Server to manage multi-million dollar projects with a multiple year durations. Required 7 Years
Strong communications skills, oral and written, with project team, management, executive management and external organizations. Required 7 Years
Proven planning and management skills including scope estimating and control, budgeting, testing, quality assurance and resource allocation. Required 7 Years
Experience with project risk management, including failure mode effect analysis and planning. Required 5 Years
Experience implementing solutions utilizing third party vendors and third party products. Required 7 Years
Project Management experience implementing in-house and third party development solutions Required 6 Years
Strong analytical and conceptual skills Required 5 Years
Experienced in contract and vendor management Required 6 Years
Preferred government IT project management experience Desired 5 Years
Preferred PMP certification Desired 5 Years

Description:

**This is a remote position. The candidate will need to use their own equipment unless they are local and can come onsite to collect DOT equipment. DOT will not ship equipment.

Role Types: Senior Project Manager
Will be assigned multiple DOT IT Projects. Primary assignment will be the Roadway Lighting Control and Monitoring System Project for the Transportation Portfolio and SAS Initiative with the DOT IT PMO. Experienced Senior Project Manager in both in-house and third party developed solutions from concept to implementation and close-out.
Expected Skills: Able to manage highly complex work efforts; may have advanced education; may have extensive industry experience.
Description (including, but not limited to):
1. Responsibility for the successful completion of end to end project work, including all work products
2. Oversight of projects comprised of multiple deliverables, including delegation and coordination of tasks
3. Responsibility for creation and management of the integrated project plan, execution of the project plan, project status, meetings, scope changes, risk and issue tracking/mitigation, coordination across project teams, etc.
4. Negotiations internal and external to the project teams
5. Managing scope, resources, timelines, costs/budget, quality, communication, and procurement to meet the goals of the State
6. Development and execution of training and education on standard project management requirements and methods, facilitating project governance and reporting, and creating models to improve business decisions
7. Efforts typically include extensive changes to existing functionality or the implementation of new applications and/or technology