Job Title: IT Project Manager Duration: 6 MONTHS Start Date: ASAP Location: Richmond, VA 23235 (Hybrid) Position Type: Contract Interview Type: In-Person Only

Request Number: DBHDS - Sr Project Manager (731650)

"Candidate must be local to Richmond, VA" "This is Hybrid role and In-Person interview required"
Description:
Pls note: Sr PM. Preference is hybrid (2 days on site) however mgr willing to make exception for the right candidate (that has all required exp clearly reflected on resume) to work remotely. Meaning if they have some of the highly desired skills (and that exp is clearly reflected on resume as well, not just checked on the skills matrix)
Parking not provided for contractors.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Senior PM will be responsible for overseeing the planning and implementation of Financial Management System replacement project through budgeting, hiring team members, sourcing suppliers, and planning the project release. This project will have multiple workstreams and several integrations of Financial Management systems into several platforms and applications.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Coordinate vendors and consultants, and DBHDS and business staff as assigned, in the execution of Business & IT projects and related procurements.
Coordinate and oversee the development of proposals, statement of work, statement of requirements and RFP responses.
Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments and removing roadblocks to their work.
Manage deadlines and push the team to ensure timeliness.
Facilitate multi-disciplinary teams in the development of plans, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures for completion of a project.
Oversee and manage execution and/or coordination of day-to-day project activities as required.
Manage working relationships with key stakeholders, including executive management, business management, vendors, project sponsors, suppliers, and technology management.
Track and communicate a project's progress from a schedule, cost, and risk perspective to the project team, customers, and project stakeholders.
Collaborate with external (vendor / Suppliers) and internal technology leads and solution architects to incorporate agency best practices into project plans.
Drive consistent project delivery through the entire project lifecycle, including, execution of procurements, definition of project plans, resource allocation, management of project risks, scope, and schedule, delivery of value, and well-ordered transitions to operations.
Monitor progress by third-party vendors and define and measure their progress with metrics.
Develop and maintain project budget, plans, task lists, schedules, risks, and status, to include resource allocation and schedules.
Adhere to DBHDS and VITA project management practices and governance requirements.
Facilitates resolution of technical issues
Leads and coordinates the scoping, technical requirements gathering, estimating and planning for single or multiple work-streams
Required Skills:
Strong analytical, organizational, problem solving and decision-making skills Required 5 Years
Ability to lead others to implement new approaches, systems, structures, and methods. Required 5 Years
Solid understanding of software development life cycle models. Required 5 Years
Ability to understand technology at the level to help represent project team in multiple forums. Required 5 Years
Strong experience leading the business and IT resources through the discovery and documentation of business and technical requirements in request for Required 5 Years
Exceptional knowledge of both Agile and Waterfall project management principles and practices. In addition, the ability to blend them together in th Required 5 Years
Active PMP cert (from PMI). Pls upload a copy under the Reference Tab to be considered Required
Ability to run scrum, kanban or waterfall project management best practices. Desired 5 Years
Strong experience in developing, executing, and managing cloud hosted SaaS implementation projects. Desired 5 Years
Experience with Data Modernization & Enterprise Data Warehouse Desired 4 Years
Expedience with Oracle Financials Desired 4 Years
Technical Background Desired 4 Years
Experience in managing projects to build, replace and implement Financial Management Systems. Highly desired 4 Years
Experience in leading large program with multiple worksterams. Required 5 Years
Experience in working vendor and implementing vendor solutions. Required 5 Years