Job Details

Engagement Type

Contract Complete Description

Years of

Relevant Experience:

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5+

years Project/Program Management experience

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5+

years' experience with full lifecycle implementation projects from

requirements definition through implementation

Preferred

Education:

4-year college

degree or equivalent technical study

Job

Description:

The

Program Manager directs, controls, and administers programs and projects

within the organization. The Program Manager is the individual ultimately

responsible for execution of assigned projects and management of the project

team. The Program Manager's primary responsibility is to drive initiatives

from start to finish. The Program Manager must ensure that the

program/project is completed on schedule and that the final product meets the

business, technical, and established quality requirements. Responsibilities

include, but are not limited to, the following:

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Manages the complete lifecycle of projects, including initiation,

planning, execution, and closure.

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Responsible for project compliance with established agency and project

management standards and procedures.

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Develop a detailed program/project plan, including identification of

project needs and definition of tasks and milestones, all based on scope,

budget, and resources.

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Accountable for delivery of all work tasks identified in the

program/project plan.

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Responsible for the capture and reporting of required program/project

management metrics.

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Ensure all changes to scope follow established change procedures and

are documented.

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Accountable for management of scope for the program/project and

gaining agreement and approval of scope changes with project sponsor and

affected stakeholders.

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Manage and track the program/project progress against the

program/project plan.

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Monitor project milestones and phases to ensure the project is on

schedule. Take corrective actions if a project begins to slip its schedule.

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Prepares status reports on a weekly basis for program/project team,

project sponsor(s), team leads, group leads, and appropriate stakeholders.

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Plan, organize, prioritize, and manage multiple work efforts across

teams.

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Responsible to tailor and baseline all program/project templates.

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Accountable to schedule or monitor status reviews, peer reviews,

program/project management inspections, and software quality assurance work

product and process reviews with the appropriate designated resources.

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Notify team leads of project timelines, milestones, phases, work

requests, and target dates.

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Communicate and work with users, external partners/vendors, and other

State agencies as necessary.

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Analyze and distribute reports on program/project metrics associated

with work items.

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Accountable for the approval and sign-off of the program/project plan

from project sponsor and all affected program/project stakeholders.

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Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and project

sponsor.

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Serve as the primary point of contact for all program/project-related

issues and resolution of issues.

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Coordinate and present proposals to agencies as necessary.

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Identify and manage program/project risk and develops risk mitigation

strategies, track to closure.

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Anticipate issues and proactively address them.

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Identify and track issues.

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Responsible to tailor and baseline all program/project templates.

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Develop and facilitate achievement of program/project service

commitments and performance metrics.

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Ensure that tasks provide value and support the strategic direction of

the program/project and meet service commitments, conduct reviews with

stakeholders.

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Accountable for the final program/project management evaluation review

with stakeholders for approval upon program/project completion.

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Communicate effectively with customers and software / hardware

suppliers supporting the State as appropriate.

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Balance workload with program/project team members' capacity.

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Communicate with team members on how their work assignments relate to

and help achieve program/project objectives.

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Plan program/project specific training and orientation needs

Mandatory

skills

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Ability to effectively communicate with written

and verbal communication to all levels of an organization, from front line

staff to C-level executives.

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Managing vendors and vendor-driven projects.

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Managing technical/IT projects.

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Proficiency in use of project management software

Certifications

or Desired skills if any

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Contract and/or vendor management

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Cross-functional collaboration

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Critical thinking

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Problem solving

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Priority setting

Nice To Have

Skills

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Change management

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Business analysis

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Conflict resolution

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Government and/or Public Sector project

experience

Required/Desired Skills

Skill Required/Desired Amount of Experience experience with full lifecycle implementation projects from requirements definition through implementation Required 5.0 Years program/project management experience Required 5.0 Years Government and/or Public Sector project experience Required 5.0 Years Cross-functional collaboration Required 5.0 Years Ability to effectively communicate with written and verbal communication to all levels of an organization, from front line staff to C-level executives Required 5.0 Years Managing technical/IT projects. Required 5.0 Years

Skills:

experience with full lifecycle implementation projects from requirements definition through implementation,program/project management experience,Government and/or Public Sector project experience,Cross-functional collaboration,Ability to effectively communicate with written and verbal communication to all levels of an organization,from front line staff to C-level executives,Managing technical/IT projects.