Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager

Job Duration: 12 Months with the possibility of an extension

Job Location: Richmond, VA

Job Duties:

· Manage work breakdown structures and Azure DevOps and/or Microsoft Project tasks to coordinate work necessary to complete project milestones. Must apply discipline and consistency to continually add, update, and manage tasks, task assignments, task statuses, and task estimates.

· Produce project schedules, budget projections, and status reports based on detailed project data.

· Manage projects utilizing a team of in-house and vendor technical staff performing software development, infrastructure upgrades and migrations, implementations, and other technical projects to deliver line-of-business functionality for both internal client.

· Develop and manage project plans, risk plans, communication plans, and other formal project management documents.

· Coordinate activities of internal and external technical teams between stakeholders, including vendor partners, for projects as needed.

· Identify changes to scope, budget, or time-line, notify customers of risks, make modifications and resolve problems within a mutually agreed upon timeliness.

· Maintain project status information and provide project status reports to Information Systems management and project stakeholders.

· Ensure that project activities comply with client.

Required:

· PMP OR VITA PMD Project Manager Qualification (level 1-4) Required.

· Experience managing software development projects using Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

· Experience managing projects in a technical environment, particularly in an information systems or software development environment.

· Experience managing vendor and contractor resources in coordination with internal staff resources.

· Knowledge of and ability to apply one or more formal project management disciplines such as the PMP Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), Project framework, PRINCE2 methodologies, or other industry recognized project management framework.

· Capable of producing well-documented project plans, risk management plans, change management plans, work breakdown structures, budgets, and project status reports.

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills to include the ability to clearly communicate project status and planning concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. The demonstrated ability to effectively interact with, and provide customer service to, all levels of the organization, customers and partners.

Job Duties (Day to Day):

· Manage work breakdown structures and Azure DevOps, or Microsoft Project tasks to coordinate work necessary to complete project milestones. Must apply discipline and consistency to continually add, update, and manage tasks, task assignments, task statuses, and task estimates.

· Produce project schedules, budget projections, and status reports based on detailed project data. Update client PlanView system for project governance activities.

· Manage projects utilizing a team of in-house and vendor technical staff performing software development, infrastructure upgrades and migrations, implementations, and other technical projects to deliver line-of-business functionality for both internal client users and citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

· Develop and manage project plans, risk plans, communication plans, and other formal project management documents.

· Coordinate activities of internal and external technical teams between stakeholders, including vendor partners, for projects as needed.

· Identify changes to scope, budget, or time-line, notify customers of risks, make modifications and resolve problems within a mutually agreed upon timeliness.

· Maintain project status information and provide project status reports to Information Systems management and project stakeholders.

· Ensure that project activities comply with client .

Job Types: Contract, Temporary

Pay: $55.00 - $60.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Do you have valid DL of VA?
• Do you have PMP certification?

Ability to Commute:

• Richmond, VA 23219 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $55 - $60