Sr. Project Manager - State/Federal client exp - Local to Texas

Hi,

We have an immediate opening for our client .Please let me know if you will be interested in the below opening.

Must to have : State of Texas or Similar Federal/State Project Management Experience

Location : Austin, TX (Only Local candidates)

Duration : 9 Month contract

The Worker will need to perform the following tasks and assignments: 

• Acting as a liaison between stakeholders and project team

• Overseeing design and development work 

• Ensuring project meets the standard HHSC guidelines and procedures and developing project artifacts in accordance with Texas Project Delivery Framework 

• Completing documentation required for the Quality Assurance Review for Texas Technology projects

• Managing the project, overseeing, and tracking development progress, and ensuring project assignments and progresses align with project timelines

• Developing, monitoring, and maintaining progress of project plans 

• Documenting risks, issues, and contingency plans; ensuring resolution of issues and removal of project barriers 

• Controlling and reporting progress to the Project Steering Committee, including escalating any risks and issues, as appropriate, in a timely manner

• Providing weekly status updates (written and verbal) and conducting regular project team status meetings 

• Overseeing the development of SDLC artifacts, ensure business requirements get translated into technical specifications, guide, and facilitate the SDLC process 

• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with project sponsors and stakeholders.

• Possessing strong communication and presentation skills

• Possessing strong teamwork skills

• Transferring working knowledge to current staff 

WORKER SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS (Required)

• Must possess communication, analytical, and interpersonal skills at all levels of an organization

• Must have experience in managing and coordinating business and technical teams

• Must possess strong presentation skills

• Must possess problem-solving skills and ability to multi-task

• Must possess knowledge of project management body of knowledge (PMBOL) and software development lifecycle methodologies

• Must be able to work independently 

• Must be able to work in a diverse team environment 

• Must be able to work collaboratively with a variety of partners and stakeholders to ensure understanding of project goals and progress.

• Must be able to retain knowledge of environment and systems once given instruction 

• Must be able to work around projects and deadlines with readiness to put in extra effort when necessary 

• Must be able to perform related work as assigned

PMP Certification is preferred.

II.  CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Requirements:
Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.

Years

Required/Preferred

Experience

10

Required

Project Management Experience for large-scale Enterprise Implementations

8

Required

State of Texas or Similar Federal/State Project Management Experience

8

Required

Project Management /Systems Analyst Experience leading and managing legacy modernization projects

5

Preferred

State of Texas Project Delivery Framework Experience

3

Preferred

Experience with Texas Statewide systems

1

Preferred

Experience with low code/no code solution

1

Preferred

Knowledge of State of Texas QAT process for major Information Resources project (MIRP)