16317 - Project Manager 3

Smith Johnson Tech•Lansing, MI

6h•Hybrid

About The Position

This Senior Project Manager (PM3) role supports the State of Michigan Project Management Office and the Michigan Department of Corrections as part of the DTMB Enterprise Portfolio Management Office. The Project Manager works closely with DTMB Agency Services technical teams and agency executives and stakeholders to deliver high-priority projects. Initiatives may include technology implementations, organizational initiatives, procurement efforts, and RFP-driven projects delivered using Agile or traditional methods. The position operates in a fast-paced, multi-vendor environment supporting a hybrid workforce and requires formal IT project management experience, strong communication and follow-up skills, and the ability to lead large, complex projects. The role is hybrid, with work in person on Monday and Tuesday and remote work on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Candidates must already live within one hour of the work location; relocation is not allowed. The address on the candidate’s Michigan driver’s license will be verified before interview. The interview is virtual. This is a contract opportunity through Smith Johnson. Employment or client submission is contingent on applicable pre-employment screening and verification, including background and drug screening, identity and location verification where required, employment eligibility documentation, and qualification verification. Additional client-specific screening or documentation may also be required.

Requirements

At least 8 years of experience as a Project Manager.
At least 8 years of experience managing projects with budgets greater than $20 million.
At least 8 years of experience managing IT projects in a large, complex enterprise environment.
At least 8 years of experience managing vendors and/or third-party solution providers.
Demonstrated leadership, communication, stakeholder-management, and organizational skills.
Experience handling varied stakeholders and system or business owners from other departments.
Experience managing a multi-vendor environment in a government environment.
Experience providing project management services for IT projects involving Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) technology.
Must currently live within one hour of the work location; relocation is not allowed.
Must work onsite Monday and Tuesday and remotely Wednesday through Friday.
Michigan driver’s license address will be verified prior to interview.
Must successfully complete required pre-employment screening and verification, as applicable, including background and drug screening and qualification verification; employment eligibility documentation is required.

Nice To Haves

PMP (Project Management Professional) or another relevant project management certification.
Experience using project portfolio management systems and tools such as Clarity.
Previous experience working within state government, the Department of Corrections, or other public sector agencies.

Responsibilities

Use the State of Michigan’s Project Portfolio Management Tool (Clarity) to prepare project schedules, assign resources, and manage budgets.
Prepare information for presentations to executives, managers, and project team members.
Monitor, control, and communicate project progress by actively managing cost, schedule, scope, resources, quality, and risks.
Provide clear, timely, and accurate project-status communications to sponsors, project team members, program managers, and DTMB management using appropriate methods.
Lead and foster collaboration between technical and business teams, obtaining consensus and commitment.
Manage and communicate interfaces related to other agencies.
Ensure projects follow State of Michigan methodologies and transition appropriately through project lifecycle stages and phases.
Facilitate and enforce the change-management process when a project deviates from its approved scope, schedule, or budget; ensure change requests receive appropriate approval before action is taken or information is updated.
Understand project benefits and assess how change requests affect benefits business cases; ensure related project artifacts are updated.
Review and understand vendor contracts, manage vendor deliverables, and ensure adherence to the vendor deliverable approval procedure.
Facilitate stakeholder interactions by clarifying expectations and ensuring deliverables are assigned, reviewed, and completed.
Lead multiple concurrent projects and drive work to successful completion with minimal supervision.
Oversee technical teams working on system architecture and integration across SaaS solutions.