Project Manager

Project Manager

31 Jul 2024
North Carolina, Raleigh / durham / CH, 27601 Raleigh / durham / CH USA

Project Manager

Vacancy expired!

Our Government client is looking for an experienced

Project Manager on a 12 months renewable contract role in

Raleigh, NC.

Position – Project Manager on a 12 months renewable contract role in

Raleigh, NC.

Responsibilities:
  • Manage all tasks for one or more medium to large-sized project(s) of moderate to high complexity and risk
  • Ideal candidate for this position should have both Project Management experience in an Early Education setting and could be responsible for managing the dependencies of the program that extends to multiple areas
  • Candidate should have experience managing both

    IT Infrastructure and Software projects
  • Candidate should have experience managing development projects using low code or configurable software platforms including platforms like Microsoft Dynamic or Salesforce, etc.
  • Responsible for working directly with Senior Level Executives, IT personnel, and business program resources to analyze and execute project requirements and manage stakeholder expectations
  • Work with selected Vendor team to complete implementation of the project
  • Responsible for the leadership, direction, and oversight of the project team(s) and of all vendor contract related activities tied to the project and report to Senior Portfolio Manager
  • Work hand in hand with vendor to manage project milestones and critical dates to identify potential jeopardy of project schedule. Identify ways to resolve schedule issues. Keeps management aware of the situation
  • Develop all project management artifacts following the practices and guidelines from the PMI’s PMBOK and agency’s PM Methodology, developing the detailed project budget, monitoring expenditures, developing, and maintaining all required State CIO project documentation
  • Manage the day to day activities for the project and complete all input to the State Project Management (Touchdown) system
  • Manage internal and external relationships (agency, Federal, vendor, and other State agencies) and dependencies across initiative components to ensure successful delivery of the project
  • Manage the day-to-day activities on the project including project risks, cost, and schedule, determine and manage project expenses within the allocated budget and complete all input to the State Portfolio Management (Touchdown) system.
  • The PM will ensure the quality of deliverables and effectively manage the team and day-to-day relationships to ensure project scope delivery

Skills:
  • 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
  • Solid leadership, facilitation, presentation, team building and change management skills to influence and guide cross functional teams required
  • Agile and Waterfall experience is required
  • Early Education related experience is a plus
  • Must have recent experience with Microsoft Project
  • Prior State experience managing IT projects is a plus
  • Ability to act independently with sound business judgment and thrive in environment with diverse communication styles
  • Ability to manage complex projects or programs with multiple work streams with aggressive (and sometimes competing) timelines

Required / Desired Skills:
  • Early Education related experience is required
  • 5 years of Agile and Waterfall experience is required
  • Recent experience with Microsoft Project is required
  • Experience managing complex projects or programs with multiple work streams with aggressive (and sometimes competing) timelines is required
  • Prior State experience managing IT projects is a plus(Required)

About Vector:
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