Project Manager (onsite)

Vitaver & Associates•Tallahassee, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a temporary Project Manager position located in Tallahassee, FL, with an estimated duration of 12 months and possible extensions. The role requires 100% of the time to be spent at the Client’s site, with no telecommuting or remote work. Candidates must be able to relocate to Tallahassee, FL, as this is a non-negotiable client requirement. The position involves managing one or more large, highly complex IT projects, working under the direction of the AHCA IT Project Sponsorship, including the IT Team Lead and stakeholders. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with the Division of Enterprise Innovation and Technology Project Management Office (PMO) and adhering to Agency PMO and ISDM template formats, as well as Florida Administrative Code 60GG-1. The role operates in a hybrid Agile environment, utilizing Azure DevOps for backlog refinement, sprint planning, and work tracking. Key tasks include developing and maintaining project documentation such as Project Charters, Project Plans, and Project Schedules with Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and associated costs, facilitating meetings, directing project teams, and assisting with business process and requirements documentation.

Requirements

Availability to work 100% of the time at the Client’s site in Tallahassee, FL (required)
IT work experience (7 years)
Experience managing IT projects using the Project Management Institutes’ Project Management Body of Knowledge. (4+ years)
Experience with Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 Office Suite, SharePoint.
Experience creating and refining the product backlog, planning sprints, and tracking work assignments in an application lifecycle management tool.
Experience with project management principles, practices, methods, techniques, and tools for the effective management of projects from initiation through project closure.
Experience with Agile methodologies
Lead/ mentor experience.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or successful completion of a nationally recognized project management curriculum.

Nice To Haves

Business analysis experience
Experience with application lifecycle or project management tools such as Azure DevOps or Jira.
Experience with Scrum.

Responsibilities

Work under the direction of the AHCA IT Project Sponsorship, including the IT Team Lead and stakeholders, to manage one or more large, highly complex project(s).
Participate in and lead activities as directed by the Agency.
Monitor and collaborate on the Division of Enterprise Innovation and Technology Project Management Office (PMO) compliance.
Ensure work products are in the Agency PMO template format.
Ensure work products and documentation are in the Agency ISDM template format and comply with the Project Management Oversight Rule 60GG-1, Florida Administrative Code.
Work with the project team in a hybrid Agile environment to create and refine the product backlog, plan sprints, and track work assignments in Azure DevOps.
Develop and maintain a Project Charter, Project Plan, and Project Schedule with a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and associated costs for the complete project life cycle.
Ensure the Project Schedule shows coordination, initiation, planning, executing, controlling, and closing activities for the project.
Facilitate meetings with project team members and stakeholders.
Direct activities of Agency designated project teams to develop, maintain, support, and enhance custom software applications in conformance with the adopted AHCA methodologies, standards, and practices, following an approved project governance structure.
Assist in documenting current and future state business processes and business requirements and/or user stories.
Develop process flows and system documentation conforming to AHCA standards.