What are the responsibilities and job description for the Contract Administration Project Manager position at State of Rhode Island?
Job Title: Project Manager-Senior / Contract Administrator
Location: Onsite - Providence, RI
Contract Duration: 6 Months plus (Likely to renew from July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027)
EXPERIENCE AND REQUIRED SKILLS:
- Bachelor's degree – preferably related to IT Vendor Management
- Master’s degree preferred
- Minimum 10 years of IT Project management experience; Preference for Experience in Managing vendors and being part of Application Implementation(s) and ongoing Maintenance [M&O] Support
- Minimum 8-10 years of Contract management experience including IT vendor and supplier management having done the following:
- Statement of Work – facilitating and drafting terms on Scope
- RFP / RFI – Drafting RFP to facilitating evaluation
- Contract Negotiations – facilitate and complete terms and pricing
- Ongoing Contract Management – Part of Project attend vendor performance reviews, review service level management [SLA] jointly with IT as per measurement cycle; Perform ongoing change order renewals
- Excellent organization skills
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills including executive level communications
- Ability to drive vendor performance for IT services, hardware and software through metrics and governance
- Managing conflict resolution and leading successfully in a matrix organization
- Experience with application development and software development life cycle methodologies
- Experience with ITIL practices including incident and problem management
- Required knowledge of JIRA, Excel, PowerPoint
- Familiarity with integrated eligibility systems and interfacing with Federal Partners a plus
- PMP certification a plus
Job Type: Contract
Pay: $60.00 - $65.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
Salary : $60 - $65