Project Manager

Project Manager

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Our Government client is looking for an experienced

Project Manager on a

12+ months renewable contract role in

Raleigh, NC.
Position: -

Project Manager
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Developing and maintaining detailed project schedule, budget and monitoring expenditures
• Developing and maintaining all required project management artifacts following State, agency and PMBOK guidelines
• Managing scope, resources, timelines, costs/budget, quality, communication, and procurements to meet the goals of the State
• Working closely with the team conducting alternative analysis and writing documentation
• 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
• Working with personnel within the Section’s teams and the Information Technology team that are responsible for the systems to develop necessary project management, change management, risk management, rollout, and training plans. To the extent possible, integrate this project into the existing governance processes for the systems to ensure alignment of priorities and minimal disruption to ongoing operations and other required deliverables
• Working with cross-functional business teams to develop Stakeholder communication plans to train and/or reach the 85 local agencies, 1700 retailers, and 253,000 program participants
• Working with the technical team to ensure technical readiness during implementation
• Developing and maintaining all required State CIO project documentation
Required skills include:
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, different project management methodologies
• 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
• Understanding of the fundamentals of data conversion activities
• Experience in facilitating release planning
• Experience with risk and issue identification and mitigation.

Required/Desired Skills

• 7 Years of Project management experience, preferably with large, complex automation implementation efforts involving vendor management Required
• 7 Years of Demonstrated Project Management experience on system deployments with multiple clients Required
• 7 Years of Proven track record of delivering IT projects within budget, scope and schedule Required
• 7 Years of Hands on experience managing project risk, cost, schedule, quality, testing, and communications Required
• Strong supervision, organizational, interpersonal and time management skills Required
• Demonstrated presentation, training skills, oral and written communication skills Required
• 7 Years of Solid work experience with project management tools (e.g. Microsoft Project) and MS Office Required
• PMI certification Project Management Professional (PMP) Highly desired
• 7 Years of Capable of leading effective project meetings that are tailored to the audience Required
• 7 Years of Ability to create simple to complex project plans, timelines and work breakdown structures using project management tools Required
• 7 Years of Ability to work effectively with all levels of staff, clients and other IT personnel Required
• 7 Years of Proven experience with working collaboratively with business/program partners Required
• 7 Years of Ability to effectively identify and resolve system or business process/project issues Required
• 7 Years of Ability to build, influence, lead and motivate effective teams towards end results Required
• 7 Years of Flexibility, adaptability, and ability to work in a high-demand dynamic environment Required
• 3 Years of Experience with Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) systems and/or projects involving financial transactions Highly desired
• 3 Years of State government experience and experience working with early childhood data systems Highly desired
• 3 Years of Understanding of the fundamentals of data conversion activities Highly desired
• 3 Years of Knowledge of Child Nutrition or Public Health Programs, such as WIC or EBT systems, is preferred Highly desired

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