Our government client is looking for an experienced Project Manager on a hybrid 12 months renewable contract role in Raleigh, NC.

# of positions: 2

Position: Project Manager

Job Description:

The agency requires the services of a senior project manager to manage the planning and implementation of a new IT system. This lead project management role will work with multiple internal and external stakeholders and selected vendor(s) to analyze, plan, and implement the new system. This position will be responsible for working with senior-level business executives, IT personnel, business program resources and Vendor staff to execute project requirements and manage stakeholder expectations. This position will manage the day-to-day activities for the project and complete all input to the State Project Management (Touchdown) system as needed. The project will be utilizing the agile methodology.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Working with the agency to obtain a thorough knowledge of the needs of a new IT system

Developing and maintaining detailed project schedule, budget and monitoring expenditures

Developing and maintaining all required project management artifacts following the agency and PMBOK guidelines

Managing scope, resources, timelines, costs/budget, quality, communication, and procurements to meet the goals of the agency

Working closely with the team conducting alternative analysis and writing documentation (including an RFP if required).

Working with vendors to manage deliverables to ensure that all the milestones are met

Ensuring that project plans and schedules are established and maintained, ensuring that deliverables are completed timely and accurately

Establishing project governance, conducting formal presentations, coordinating with all project stakeholders and ensure that appropriate project controls are instituted

Serving as an IT project liaison to the business client

Working with business stakeholders to develop necessary project management, change management, risk management, rollout, and training plans

Working with the technical team to ensure technical readiness during implementation

Developing and maintaining all required project documentation

Qualifications:

The selected candidate must be a results-oriented individual with a very strong work ethic and must be able to demonstrate excellent IT Project Management, negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Capable of leading effective project meetings that are tailored to the audience

Ability to create simple to complex project plans, timelines and work breakdown structures using project management tools

Must have proficiency in project management, agile, scrum, and Kanban software tools

Must have strategic planning skills with good understanding of roadmap development.

Ability to write and present effective project materials, including presentations and status reports

Ability to work effectively with all levels of staff, clients and other IT personnel

Proven experience with working collaboratively with business/program partners

Ability to effectively identify and resolve system or business process/project issues

Ability to build, influence, lead and motivate effective teams towards end results

Flexibility, adaptability, and ability to work in a high-demand dynamic environment

Strong analytical skills

Strong written and oral communication skills, including development of project

Must have experience writing RFPs/technical writing

Understanding of the fundamentals of iterative and incremental development

Ability to help manage Scrum team backlog and/or Kanban Flow, and priorities using agile based tools (ServiceNow, Jira, Version One etc.)

Experience in playing the Scrum Master role for a software development / maintenance team that was diligently applying Agile / Kanban values and principles and practices

Proficient in conducting all the Scrum ceremonies within a collocated as well as distributed teams

Experience in facilitating release planning

Candidate with PMP Certification. Scrum Master certification is a plus.

Experience managing or supervising legacy system upgrade and/or replacement projects

Experience collaborating with State and Local Government

Healthcare related experience is required

Knowledge of Public Health Programs is preferred

Experience planning and managing data conversion activities

Experience building rollout plans.

Required/Desired Skills

• 8 years of Project management experience, preferably with large, complex automation implementation efforts Required
• 8 years of Demonstrated Project Management experience on system deployments with multiple clients Required
• 8 years of Proven track record of delivering projects and work streams with aggressive timelines and deliver within scope ,budget and schdeule Required
• 8 years of Objective decision-making ability based on strategic objectives priority, business performance analysis and resource availability Required
• 7 years of Hands on experience managing project risk, cost, schedule, quality, testing, and communications Required
• 3 years of Strong leadership, organizational, interpersonal and time management skills Required
• 3 years of Demonstrated oral and written communication and presentation skills Required
• 7 years of Solid work experience with project management tools (e.g. Microsoft Project) Required
• 7 years of Experience with MS Office and SharePoint Required
• 5 years of Demonstrated experience with both Waterfall and Agile Projects Required
• 8 years of Demonstrated experience with vendor management on a large IT project/system implementation Required
• 8 years of Demonstrate technical architecture/infrastructure knowledge and experience, including experience with multiple hardware platforms and operating system Required
• 8 years of Demonstrate technical knowledge and analysis skills with hands-on experience in development, data base design, and web-based technologies Required
• 5 years of Demonstrated experience working with agency programs Highly desired
• 3 years of Extensive understanding of SharePoint end user experience, sites, libraries, lists and groups Highly desired
• 5 years of Experience in health care industry Highly desired
• 7 years of Experience leading and Implementing COTS and SAAS Projects Desired
• 5 years of Experience writing RFPs/technical writing Highly desired
• 3 years of Understanding of the fundamentals of iterative and incremental development Required
• 3 years of Experience in playing the Scrum Master role for a software development / maintenance teams that was diligently applying Agile / Kanban values and prin Highly desired
• 5 years of PMP Certification from PMI. Scrum Master certification is a plus Highly desired
• 3 years of Ability to help manage Scrum team backlog and/or Kanban Flow, and priorities using agile based tools (ServiceNow, Jira, Version One etc.) Required

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