Senior IT Project Manager – PMP
*Hybrid – Local to Harrisburg, PA only, please
***Only candidates with an active PMI PMP Certification for 5+ years will be considered.
Description
The primary objective of this engagement is to serve as the Lead PM for the implementation and enhancement of several large critical IT projects. One key project will be the iSMART Training Management System TMS replacement, along with continued support of the Web Infrastructure for Treatments WITS product.
Operational Requirements:
The Project Manager directs, administers, manages, and facilitates an enhancement, re-engineering of a business process, or a developmental project. The PM is the individual ultimately responsible for the program implementation. The PM’s primary responsibility is to drive the entire effort from start to finish. The PM must ensure that the project is completed on schedule within the defined budget and that the final product meets the business, technical, and established quality requirements.
The selected contractor must be familiar with the five 5 phases, along with inputs/outputs identified by the Project Management Institute PMI that combine to turn a project idea into a working product. The PM will need to rely on their proven experience leading projects to a successful implementation and their judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Strong interpersonal skills are required when consulting with the program area and various IT teams to define requirements and to analyze and resolve problems, ensuring collaboration and agreement with recommended solutions.
Responsibilities
- Support the Enterprise PM for the initiative by managing the work adhering to the timeline/schedule established with input from the program area.
- Directly administer, manage, and facilitate enhancements, business process reengineering, or development of a high-priority and high-profile technology project of strategic importance.
- Accountable for activities with extended delivery cycles of 8 to 12 months.
- Manage, coordinate, and establish priorities for the complete life cycle of projects, including the planning, design, programming, testing, and implementation of business solutions designed to meet the requirements of various departments.
- Responsible for the development of estimates for the enhancement business process re-engineering or development effort in planning, analysis, design, construction, testing, and implementation.
- Works with team leads to adjust and revise project estimates when necessary.
- Ensure new project estimates are approved and agreed upon.
- Develop the detailed Project Management Plan for the enhancement business process re-engineering or development effort.
- Accountable for the approval and sign-off of the Project Management Plan with customer representatives and all affected project stakeholders.
- Accountable for delivery of all work tasks identified in the Project Management Plan and Project Schedule.
- Design project plans that identify needs and define major tasks and milestones based on scope, resources, budget, and personnel.
- Ensure that tasks provide value and support the strategic direction of the project and meet service commitments.
- Manage and track the project progress against the project schedule.
- Monitor project milestones and phases and take corrective action as needed to ensure the project is on schedule.
- Monitor and track the project budget and advise necessary stakeholders.
- Plan, organize, prioritize, and manage multiple work efforts across the project team.
- Notify team members of project timelines, milestones, phases, work requests, target dates, and approved executable work packages.
- Responsible for scheduling or monitoring status reviews, project management inspections, and software quality assurance work product and process reviews with the appropriate stakeholders.
- Responsible for the capture and reporting of required project management metrics.
- Analyze and distribute reports on project metrics associated with work items related to improvement measures.
- Ensure all changes to scope follow processes outlined in the Change Management Plan and are documented.
- Create and obtain approval of the Communication Plan and Deliverables Matrix to ensure effective communication with all stakeholders and management.
- Prepare status reports on a periodic basis for the project team leads, group leads, Sponsor, and appropriate stakeholders.
- Report status and recommendations to senior leadership as defined in the Communication Plan.
- Follow IT PMO methodology to ensure consistency throughout IT and the program areas by reviewing the project standards and procedures with project team members.
- Provide input and support for continual improvement within the IT PMO to better service supported program areas.
- Mentor less experienced project management staff to build overall understanding of project management when needed.
- Work closely with IT Application Data Warehouse Informatics Solution Management Networking Security and Service Management teams as required, identifying tasks for the project schedule to support the implementation.
- Facilitate discussions between IT areas and vendors with focus on solutions to ensure the needs/requirements of the program area are achieved.
- Anticipate issues and proactively address them. Identify and manage project risks and issues through the use of a RAID Log.
- Develop risk mitigation strategies and track them to closure.
- Engage management in a proactive manner.
- Identify and track issues in the RAID Log.
- Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and customer representatives.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for all project-related issues and the resolution of issues.
- Communicate effectively with customers and software/hardware suppliers supporting the organization as appropriate.
- Communicate to team members to ensure they understand how their work assignments relate to and help achieve project objectives.
- Accountable for the final project management evaluation review with stakeholders
- Manage and track the project status against the project schedule.
- Following established IT project management guidelines.
- Provide weekly project updates.
- Coordinate system testing with appropriate staff resources.
- Deliver presentations as necessary.
- Ensure project compliance with IT PMO standards and procedures.
- Develop and facilitate the achievement of project service commitments.
- Ensure that tasks provide value and support the strategic direction of the project.
- Balance workload with project members’ capacity.
- Engaging management in a proactive manner.
- Plan, coordinate, and conduct training and orientation sessions.
- Accountable for peer reviews with the appropriate project team resources.
- Coordinate and present proposals as necessary.
- Identify and manage project risk and develop risk mitigation strategies and track to closure.
- Plan project-specific training and orientation needs.
Required Skills/Knowledge/Experience:
- Seven (7) to nine (9) years of relevant experience proving they have/can perform the role effectively, Required 7 Years
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification for a minimum of 5 years through the PMI Institute, Required 5 Years
- Must be a ‘current’ Pennsylvania resident, Required
- Be able to work in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania office one (1) day a month and possibly more as requested/required, Required
- Experience implementing SaaS solutions, Highly desired
- Strong, demonstrable background in Public Health with an emphasis on Drug and Alcohol Programs, highly desired
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