10+ Years Project Manager PMP ROLE -- Richmond, VA(Hybrid)

Role: Project Manager PMP ROLE

Client: Virginia Government

Location : Richmond, VA (Hybrid)

Job Description:

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Review statements of requirements and RFP responses through selection/acquisition. Facilitate the technical and planning aspects of the technology procurement process.

• Coordinate across multi-disciplinary teams to develop plans, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures that will enable future execution of a project or initiative. Incorporate agency best practices into those project plans.

• Ensure plans minimally include tasks, schedules, identification of potential risks, checkpoints, reporting of status and appropriate allocation of resources from all required disciplines.

• Seamlessly transition developed plans to internal VDOT and/or vendor teams for successful execution using PMI best-practices.

• Provide oversight to ensure projects in execution include a framework for governance encompassing adequate meetings, reporting, metrics, risk and issue management, and quality assurance. Validate that the assigned project team(s) adhere to project governance standards throughout the project lifecycle.

• Monitor progress by third-party vendors and define and measure their progress with pre-defined metrics and milestones.

• Manage working relationships with key stakeholders at all levels, including executive management, business management, vendors, project sponsors, suppliers, and technology management.

• Set goals for initiatives that are consistent with technical objectives and the agency’s overall technology strategy.

• Adhere to VDOT and VITA project management practices and governance requirements.

• Exhibit significant emotional quotient (EQ) in handling project challenges and maintain a positive project culture in line with VDOT’s mission and shared values.

• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Strong experience in developing, executing, and managing a portfolio of projects.

• Strong experience leading the business and IT resources through the discovery and documentation of business and technical requirements in request for proposal and statement of requirement formats.

• Strong analytical, organizational, and decision-making skills.

• Exceptional interpersonal skills for collaborating and team building.

• Ability to plan in a rapidly changing environment and to provide guidance for changes as required for the life of the project.

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the demonstrated ability to simplify and briefly, succinctly communicate complex issues to multiple audiences.

• Ability to lead others to implement new approaches, systems, structures, and methods.

• Ability to define and balance the competing demands for quality, scope, schedule, and cost.

• Communicate timelines and expectations to technical and business staff.

• Solid understanding of software development life cycle models.

• Exceptional knowledge of both Agile and Waterfall project management principles and practices. In addition, the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a particular project and business environment.

• Knowledge of process engineering and re-engineering techniques and practices.

QUALIFICATIONS

• The candidate should have 15 years of overall IT experience. Experience with technology infrastructure is preferred. Application Development experience is a plus.

• The candidate must have a minimum of 10 years of experience managing large projects in a Portfolio and a bachelor's degree.

• The candidate should be proficient in Project Management tools such as Microsoft Project, Visio, and Office required.

• The candidate should possess financial literacy including budgeting, accounting, investing and managing credit.

• The candidate should have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in procurement management including original development of Statements of Work (SOWs), Requests for Quotation (RFQs) and contracts.

• PMP Certification through PMI or Qualified under Commonwealth of Virginia

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $65.00 - $70.00 per hour

Experience:

• cloud-based solutions for data management and analytics.: 8 years (Preferred)
• IT Risk Management as a risk manager: 8 years (Preferred)
• Large Project Management: 10 years (Preferred)
• Portfolio Management: 5 years (Preferred)
• Project Management Tools: 10 years (Preferred)
• Financial Literacy: 10 years (Preferred)
• PMP or Qualified Commonwealth of Virginia Qualification: 8 years (Preferred)
• VITA CTP: 1 year (Preferred)
• Proposal Development/Business Writing: 10 years (Preferred)
• cloud infrastructure and software systems, including Azure: 8 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Richmond, VA 23173 (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $65 - $70