Project Manager

Title: Project Manager III

Location: Lansing, MI (Hybrid)

Note: This is a W2 contract role – 1099, C2C, and 3 rd party candidates will NOT be considered

Position Duties:

· Prepare information for presentations geared to various audiences ranging from executives, managers, and project team members

· Be accountable for monitoring, controlling, and communicating project progress through actively managing costs, schedules, scope, resources, quality, and risks

· Be accountable and responsible for clear, timely, and accurate communications with stakeholders, particularly project sponsors, project team members, program managers, and management on the status of the project, using appropriate communication methods

· Provide leadership and foster collaborative participation between technical and business teams by obtaining consensus and gaining commitment

· Work with the project team members to develop and maintain key Project Management Methodology (PMM) deliverables throughout the project lifecycle, including Project Charters, Project Schedules, Project Budgets, Communication Plans, Project Status Reports, Risk and Issue Management Plans, Change Requests, and Project Closedown Summaries

· Manage interface-related communications with other agencies

· Ensure project adheres to the PMM and System Engineering Methodology (SEM), including appropriate and timely transitions through the stages and phases of the project lifecycle

· Facilitate and enforce Change Management processes as agreed upon with the agency (Change Requests) when projects deviate from approved scope, schedule, or budget; ensure all Change Requests have appropriate approval before action is taken or information is updated

· Create project Corrective Action Plans (CAP), when necessary, for projects in yellow or red status

· Understand project benefits and the impacts of change requests to benefits business cases; ensure related project artifacts are updated accordingly

· Review and understand vendor contracts to actively manage vendor deliverables and maintain adherence to vendor deliverable approval procedures

· Facilitate interactions among stakeholders by clarifying expectations of all participants, ensuring all deliverables are assigned, reviewed, and completed

Position Qualifications:

· 10 years of experience with Oracle/SAP ERP technologies; experience in Global ERP Project Management, leading teams of 20 members strong with over $750M budgets, preferred

· 7 years of in-depth knowledge and experience in delivering projects on time and on budget in a formal Project Manager role, including experience with industry standards and best practices

· 7 years of experience establishing and maintaining project budgets, schedules, change requests, and risk and issue logs

· 7 years of experience developing and delivering project statuses

· 5 years of experience using a project portfolio management system and tools (e.g. Clarity)

· 5 years of advanced working knowledge of MS Project

· 5 years of experience handling a variety of stakeholders and system owners from other departments

· 5 years of experience overseeing technical teams with system architecture and integration across SaaS solutions

· 5 years of experience providing PM services for projects involving Commercial Off the Shelf Technology (COTS)

· 5 years of experience managing a multi-vendor environment in a government environment/position

· 5 years of experience developing and maintaining detailed project integration schedules of over 5,000 lines

· A Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Information Technology, or other related field required; Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification highly preferred

Note: This is a W2 contract role – 1099, C2C, and 3 rd party candidates will NOT be considered

INDMW

Pay: From $60.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Work Location: In person

Salary : $60