ITD Planning Project Manager PMP
About The Position
This role is for a senior Project Manager responsible for managing and delivering a complex IT project with multiple teams and work streams, adhering to an aggressive delivery schedule. The project manager will work under the program manager and be responsible for the project's outcome, leading the team through the Commonwealth Standard for Project Management phases: PreSelect, Initiation, Planning, Execution and Control, and Closeout. The selected candidate will serve as a hands-on technical project manager, coordinating with ITD management and staff, communicating timelines, collaborating with vendors, and adhering to VDOT and VITA project management practices. Responsibilities include maintaining project budgets, plans, schedules, risks, and status, documenting requirements, facilitating design workshops, defining test objectives and plans, managing project milestones for on-time and on-budget delivery, measuring progress with metrics, and supporting training efforts.
Requirements
- Ability to interact effectively with customers and project team members.
- Ability to analyze and translate requirements into system specifications.
- Knowledge of project management tools, methods and practices.
- Ability to analyze, design, develop, troubleshoot and implement technology solutions.
- Experience in Microsoft Project software.
- Experience in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Microsoft SharePoint
- Knowledge of data modeling, interface management applications and tools.
- Comprehensive knowledge of project management methodologies.
- Active Project Management Professional (PMP) or VITA certified Project Management certification
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
- Experience in both Agile and Waterfall project management.
- Ability to program and create custom reports using IT application standard tools.
- Progressively responsible experience with system analysis, design, development, testing and troubleshooting.
Nice To Haves
- Agile Scrum Master certification
- Working Experience with VDOT ITD
- A combination of training, experience, or education in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business Administration or related field desired.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a hands-on technical project manager with development staff and business groups.
- Coordinate and communicate with ITD management and staff to coordinate work tasks and resourcing.
- Communicate timelines and expectations to technical and business staff.
- Collaborate with vendors, consultants, and contractors in the execution of projects including contract management and working with the procurement office(s).
- Adhere to VDOT and VITA project management practices and governance requirements; coordinate with VDOT and VITA Project Management Offices.
- Maintain project budget, plans, tasks, schedules, risks, and status and disseminate information to team members and customers as defined in the communications plan.
- Ensure documentation of requirements and use cases, facilitate design workshops for assigned projects.
- Ensure definition of test objectives, designed test plans and test cases for assigned projects.
- Provide the management of project milestones and deliverables for on-time and on-budget delivery.
- Define, measure, and clearly communicate progress with metrics.
- Support system and application training efforts.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
