What are the responsibilities and job description for the 141467-Project Manager 3 - DOC - Michigan position at S M Software Solutions Inc?
Job Title: 141467-Project Manager 3 - DOC
Department: DTMB
Work Location: 4125 W. St. Joe Hwy., Lansing, MI 48917, US, (Hybrid)
Projected Start Date: 05/05/2025
Projected End Date: 09/30/2025
Duration: 1 year with possible extension
Please Note: Candidates MUST be local at time of submission (within an hour of Lansing). Hiring manager is not currently interested in candidates who will need to relocate to accept offer. NO REMOTE ONLY OPTION. Position will be hybrid work schedule, onsite 2 days per week (Mon/Tues) and WFH the remainder of the week.
Job Description:
Designs, plans, and coordinates work teams. Follows standard project management industry practices such as the PMI's framework. Understands business and technical objectives of a project and works closely with project sponsor. Creates project charter and work plan and tracks budget and schedule progress via appropriate metrics. Establishes project organization and methodologies and defines roles and responsibilities. Documents risks and develops mitigation plans. Manages scope. Creates and implements a communication plan. Builds an effective team, assigns tasks to team members, and evaluates outcomes. Negotiates resources. Communicates to stakeholders and project sponsor. Identifies, tracks, and ensures resolution of issues and removal of barriers. Provides technical support to project team members. Handles complex application features and technical designs. Designs and implements the components required for complex application features. Generally manages a group of applications system analysts. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Professional certification is highly desirable.
May require specific PC, workstation, operating system, application or platform skills. Provides overall direction to the formulation, development, implementation, and delivery of a project. Exercises management responsibility over the achievement of performance, revenue, and profit objectives of a project and its contracts. Ensures that the project plan maintains tasks, schedules, estimates, and status, and disseminates information to team members and customers. Creates a structure and organization for the management of a complex environment with emphasis on quality, productivity, and consistency. Directs corrective actions in any area where performance falls below objectives. Arranges for the assignment of responsibility to other supporting facilities, business areas, and support functions, and monitors their performance. Self-directed and independent. Responsible for the coordination and completion of projects. Oversees all aspects of projects. Sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities, and monitors and summarizes progress of project. Prepares reports for upper management regarding status of project.
Advanced experience managing programs of projects, complex projects or multiple projects. Demonstrated and advanced understanding of project management methodologies. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. A significant degree of creativity and latitude is required. Works under limited supervision with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
Top Skills Required:
Department: DTMB
Work Location: 4125 W. St. Joe Hwy., Lansing, MI 48917, US, (Hybrid)
Projected Start Date: 05/05/2025
Projected End Date: 09/30/2025
Duration: 1 year with possible extension
Please Note: Candidates MUST be local at time of submission (within an hour of Lansing). Hiring manager is not currently interested in candidates who will need to relocate to accept offer. NO REMOTE ONLY OPTION. Position will be hybrid work schedule, onsite 2 days per week (Mon/Tues) and WFH the remainder of the week.
Job Description:
Designs, plans, and coordinates work teams. Follows standard project management industry practices such as the PMI's framework. Understands business and technical objectives of a project and works closely with project sponsor. Creates project charter and work plan and tracks budget and schedule progress via appropriate metrics. Establishes project organization and methodologies and defines roles and responsibilities. Documents risks and develops mitigation plans. Manages scope. Creates and implements a communication plan. Builds an effective team, assigns tasks to team members, and evaluates outcomes. Negotiates resources. Communicates to stakeholders and project sponsor. Identifies, tracks, and ensures resolution of issues and removal of barriers. Provides technical support to project team members. Handles complex application features and technical designs. Designs and implements the components required for complex application features. Generally manages a group of applications system analysts. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Professional certification is highly desirable.
May require specific PC, workstation, operating system, application or platform skills. Provides overall direction to the formulation, development, implementation, and delivery of a project. Exercises management responsibility over the achievement of performance, revenue, and profit objectives of a project and its contracts. Ensures that the project plan maintains tasks, schedules, estimates, and status, and disseminates information to team members and customers. Creates a structure and organization for the management of a complex environment with emphasis on quality, productivity, and consistency. Directs corrective actions in any area where performance falls below objectives. Arranges for the assignment of responsibility to other supporting facilities, business areas, and support functions, and monitors their performance. Self-directed and independent. Responsible for the coordination and completion of projects. Oversees all aspects of projects. Sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities, and monitors and summarizes progress of project. Prepares reports for upper management regarding status of project.
Advanced experience managing programs of projects, complex projects or multiple projects. Demonstrated and advanced understanding of project management methodologies. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. A significant degree of creativity and latitude is required. Works under limited supervision with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
Top Skills Required:
- 5 Years of recent Project Management experience.
- 3 years of RFS and RFP experience handling multiple vendors.
- Experience delivering $10 million projects highly desired.
- 3 Years of Azure Dev Ops experience.
- 3 Years of Clarity experience or other PM tools.
- Documented experience managing an IT project(s) in a large, complex, enterprise-governed IT environment.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills. Resource will need to be proactive with their communication and have solid critical thinking skills.
- Must be collaborative, open-minded, and willing to adapt to the state’s processes. Will work closely with Program and Portfolio Managers and must be open to additional leaderships oversight.
- Possession of a Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification highly desired.
- 5 Years of Agile Experience highly desired.
