VA Govt PM (VITA Certification & PMP must)

InnoSoul•Richmond, VA

18h•Onsite

About The Position

Virginia State Police is looking for a Project Manager with 10+ years of experience in the field or related area to assist with the implementation of a new Computer-Aided Dispatch, Case Management, and Records Management System. The successful candidate will assist VSP by managing a large, complex IT project with policy change management implications for public safety and law enforcement. Duties will include ensuring the project is delivered within scope, schedule, and budget acceptance rates, serving as the contact point for driving projects to successful completion by meeting the identified business needs of the agency, creating and maintaining the project charter, project schedule, identifying and updating risks and issues, providing project status reports to key stakeholders, assisting with other documentation, leading project team meetings, and conducting project "lessons learned" meetings to implement additional best practices. The role also involves providing project status reporting to the Program Manager and the Executive Steering Committee on a daily, weekly, monthly basis as needed, coordinating VSP and VITA efforts on the design, development, and implementation of the system, and being responsible for the identification, analysis, tracking and recommending appropriate actions to project issues including those that are technology related. The PM will coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects, work with customers to understand the overall objectives and how the project or initiative correlates with business goals and strategies, and collaborate with business partners, sponsors, assigned Business Analyst, and project team members to create the project charter, work breakdown structure (WBS), project schedule, evaluation and recommendations documents, communications plans, RACI documents, and other project artifacts as assigned. Additionally, the PM will assist the Procurement Officer and Program Manager with coordinating vendor proposal evaluations and perform special projects as assignments as required.

Requirements

Strong experience in developing, executing, and managing cloud-hosted SaaS implementation projects.
Strong experience leading business and IT resources through discovery and documentation of business and technical requirements in RFP and SOR formats
Strong analytical, organizational, and decision-making skills
Exceptional interpersonal skills for collaborating and team building.
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
Ability to analyze and document system processes
Solid understanding of software development life cycle models
Exceptional knowledge of both Agile and Waterfall project management principles and practices. 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.
PM has successfully managed a Commonwealth category 1, 2, or 3 project (REQUIRED)
Extensive knowledge of project management best practice methodologies
Extensive knowledge of evaluating and implementing COTS solutions with experience in project leadership or PM
Experience overseeing the implementation of a large complex application by a vendor
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others, both within VSP and externally
Excellent interpersonal skills, including active listening skills, as well as oral and written communication skills.
Ability to deal with ambiguous situations, complex concepts and details
Ability to meet deadlines and to work independently
Fluency in Project Management tools such as Microsoft Project, Visio, and Office required.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI) (Required)
VITA Commonwealth Project Management Certification (Required)
Must submit to and pass VSP background check.

Nice To Haves

Experience with VITA's Commonwealth Technology Portfolio (CTP) system and ECOS process is strongly preferred.
Experience with the core Commonwealth IT procurement processes (RFP, VITA Statewide Contract, and CAI SOW) is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensure the project is delivered within scope, schedule, and budget acceptance rates
Serve as the contact point for driving projects to successful completion by meeting the identified business needs of the agency.
Create and maintain the project charter, project schedule, identify and update risks and issues, provide the project status report to key stakeholders, assist with other documentation, lead project team meetings, and conduct project "lessons learned" meetings to implement additional best practices.
Provide project status reporting to the Program Manager and the Executive Steering Committee on a daily, weekly, monthly basis as needed.
Coordinate VSP and VITA efforts on the design, development, and implementation of the system
Responsible for the identification, analysis, tracking and recommending appropriate actions to project issues including those that are technology related.
Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects
Work with customers to understand the overall objectives and how the project or initiative correlates with business goals and strategies.
Collaborate with business partners, sponsors, assigned Business Analyst, and project team members to create the project charter, work breakdown structure (WBS), project schedule, evaluation and recommendations documents, communications plans, RACI documents, and other project artifacts as assigned.
Assist the Procurement Officer and Program Manager with coordinating vendor proposal evaluations
Perform special projects as assignments as required.