Project Manager- Local Michigan based canddiates

Local candidates: Candidates must be within a 90-mile radius of Dimondale, MI

Posting ID- 167761    Local candidates: Candidates must be within a 90-mile radius of Dimondale, MI

Position- Project Manager    Local candidates: Candidates must be within a 90-mile radius of Dimondale, MI

Client – State of MI    Local candidates: Candidates must be within a 90-mile radius of Dimondale, MI

PMO Supporting Department of Treasury and Michigan Gaming Control Board    

Address- 7285 Parsons Drive Dimondale Michigan 48821    Local candidates: Candidates must be within a 90-mile radius of Dimondale, MI

Rate- $80/hr

Additional Requirements: The manager has asked for references to be included with submission.

Interview Process: 1st round interviews will be conducted virtually over MS Teams.   Local candidates: Candidates must be within a 90-mile radius of Dimondale, MI

Assignment duration: 1 year with possible extension pending business needs

-Hybrid Work Schedule: Resource will be working a hybrid schedule. NO REMOTE ONLY OPTION. Will need to be onsite from day 1, two days a week. Onsite days will be Tuesday/Wednesday.

Local candidates: Candidates must be within a 90-mile radius of Dimondale, MI

Basic Duties:

• Utilize the State of Michigan’s Project Portfolio Management Tool (Clarity) to prepare project schedules, assign resources and management budgets.
• Prepare information for presentations geared to various audiences ranging from executives, managers and project team members.
• Accountable for monitoring, controlling, and communicating project progress by actively managing the cost, schedule, scope, resources, quality, and risks.
• Accountable and responsible for clear, timely, and accurate communications with stakeholders, particularly the project sponsors, project team members, program managers, and MGCB/DTMB management, on the status of the project, using appropriate communication methods.
• Responsible for providing leadership and fostering collaborative participation between the technical and business teams by obtaining consensus and gaining commitment.
• Responsible for working with the project team members to develop and maintain the following key SUITE Project Management Methodology (PMM) deliverables throughout the project lifecycle:
  • Project Charter - Project Schedule – Project Budget - Communication Plan - Project Status Report - Risk and Issue Management Plans - Change Requests - Project Closedown Summary
• Responsible for managing interfaces related communication with other agencies
• Responsible for ensuring the project adheres to the SUITE PMM and System Engineering Methodology (SEM), including appropriate and timely transitions through the stages and phases of the project lifecycle.
• Responsible for facilitating and enforcing the Change Management process (Change Requests) when the project deviates from the approved scope, schedule, or budget. This includes ensuring all Change Requests have appropriate approval before action is taken or information is updated.
• Responsible for creating project Corrective Action Plans (CAP) when necessary for projects in yellow or red status.
• Responsible for understanding the project benefits and the impact of change requests to the benefits business cases.  Responsible for ensuring related project artifacts are updated accordingly.
• Responsible for reviewing and understanding vendor contracts to actively manage the vendor deliverables and adherence to the vendor deliverable approval procedure.
• Facilitates the interactions among stakeholders by clarifying the expectations of all participants and ensuring all deliverables are assigned, reviewed, and completed.