Job Title: Project Manager

Job Location: Des Moines, IA, USA, 50309

Employment Type: Temporary

Estimated Duration (In Weeks): 52

Skills/Attributes: Gap Analysis, Integration Experience, Project Management, Project Plans, Requirements Gathering, Stakeholders, Time Management

Position Description:
Candidates currently located in or around Des Moines, IA will only be considered for this role.
Position requires 3 days onsite work per week. 

Project Manager Required / Desired Skills

• Direct management of system integration projects Required 8 Years
• Experience managing stakeholder expectations and priorities Required 8 Years
• Experience working within a project governance structure (methodology, required templates and reporting) Required 8 Years
• Extensive experience with planning, managing and tracking multiple major impact projects. Required 8 Years
• Strong process development skills, w/ the ability to learn and understand concepts in order to interpret, document and formalize procedures Required 8 Years
• Strong process and gap analysis skills Required 8 Years
• Excellent project management skills, w/ the ability to multitask and manage multiple tasks with changing priorities in a cross-functional environment Required 8 Years
• Demonstrate ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and project activities simultaneously while meeting established deadlines Required 8 Years
• Demonstrated experience with working with business users to gather and document business requirements Required 8 Years

Project Manager Project Scope:
The department is seeking a Project Manager to drive business and technology projects to completion while ensuring adherence to established budgets, business plans, process, procedures and requirements while working closely with Business unit personnel, Business Analysts and Architects.

The project manager will be responsible for adhering to project management governance on multiple current and future projects. Additionally, the PM will be accountable for generating project schedules, identifying/staffing needed resourcing, completing the procurement of vendor products / implementation services, and submitting funding requests as required. The PM will manage the delivery efforts and report status of each to the Project Sponsors and the PMO Director.

The PM will work with multiple business and platform areas including Information Technology and potentially including upper-level government committees. The Project Manager will conduct project meetings and is responsible for project tracking and analysis, ensuring adherence to quality standards and project deliverables.

The PM will be part of a PMO team responsible for all aspects of IT project governance, assessment, management, and control. The ability to gather and define requirements; build a project plan; identifying resource needs; and transparent, clear communications across all levels of stakeholders. Essential is the ability to multi-task on continually changing and morphing priorities as prescribed by leadership in response to department and legislative direction.

Project Manager Skills:

• Ability to work within a project governance structure (methodology, required templates and reporting)
• Ability to interact with, educate, learn from, and drive business and IT teams.
• Ability to work effectively under very broad direction with general supervision
• Ability to motivate team and meet deadlines in a fast-paced and challenging environment.
• Ability to gather and organize multiple simultaneous complex business process scenarios
• Ability to break down complex tasks into actionable work items, sequenced appropriately
• Ability to manage scope creep with a focus on delivering a minimum viable product
• Excellent organizational, presentation, interpersonal and team building skills
• Excellent time management and project planning/strategizing skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated experience with managing client expectations, implementing service improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple parallel work efforts
• Track project progress, monitor and modify project schedules and provide status updates to project team. Escalate issues to management and/or appropriate leadership as appropriate.
• Provide insight and knowledge into improving processes related to portfolio, project and program management
• Other duties or tasks as assigned by management.

Project Manager Requirements:

• Direct management of system integration projects
• Experience managing stakeholder expectations and priorities.
• Experience working within a project governance structure (methodology, required templates and reporting).
• Extensive experience with planning, managing, and tracking multiple major impact projects.
• Strong process development skills, w/ the ability to learn and understand concepts in order to interpret, document and formalize procedures.
• Strong process and gap analysis skills
• Excellent project management skills, w/ the ability to multitask and manage multiple tasks with changing priorities in a cross-functional environment.
• Demonstrate ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and project activities simultaneously while meeting established deadlines.
• Demonstrated experience with working with business users to gather and document business requirements.

Job Types: Contract, Temporary

Salary: $46.16 - $60.00 per hour

Application Question(s):

• Candidates currently located in or around Des Moines, IA will only be considered for this role.

Experience:

• Project management: 10 years (Preferred)
• Gap Analysis: 5 years (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Des Moines, IA 50309: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Des Moines, IA 50309