IT Project Manager| Local to PA only

Inabia Software & Consulting Inc.; Pennsylvania; A distancia; USD 80.000 - 113.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is seeking an experienced Senior IT Project Manager to support its Strategic Portfolio Management Office (SPMO). The role will lead rollout and enterprise adoption of new PPM capabilities and support decentralized PMOs with guidance, training, and documentation.

The selected candidate will collaborate across the SDLC, configure portfolio/ program/ agile modules, and develop training materials. Remote with occasional onsite attendance in Pennsylvania.

Formación

• 7+ years IT project management experience in an actual PM role.
• 3+ years in program, portfolio, or agile management.
• Experience developing user guides or documentation and delivering training.
• High proficiency with enterprise-class PPM tools such as Microsoft Project.

Responsabilidades

• Support project managers in adopting project planning and scheduling using enterprise PPM tools.
• Conduct demonstrations, office hours, and one-on-one sessions to help users utilize scheduling features.
• Support rollout and adoption of project change workflows within the PPM tool.
• Apply PPM business processes to configure portfolio, program, and agile modules.
• Collaborate with the SDLC team from requirements through testing.
• Lead pilot implementations and enterprise rollouts of new PPM capabilities.
• Develop and deliver role-specific training materials and knowledge base articles.
• Support decentralized PMOs in adopting standardized project and portfolio management processes.
• Contribute to governance committees for assessing and prioritizing PPM enhancements.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Conocimientos

IT project management

Program management

Agile management

Training & docs

Stakeholder facilitation

Herramientas

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Visio

MS Office

Descripción del empleo

• Job Title : Senior IT Project Manager
• Client: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (CoPA)
• Requisition: OA/TBO – FA1
• Work: Remote with occasional travel to Middletown, Pennsylvania
• Location: Pennsylvania – Local Candidates Only
  Work Arrangement: Primarily Remote; occasional onsite presence required
  Hours: 37.5 hours per week
  Rate: $70/hr
  Visa Requirements: H-1B, Green Card (GC), or U.S. Citizen
  

Position Overview

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is seeking an experienced Senior IT Project Manager to support its Strategic Portfolio Management Office (SPMO). The team has recently deployed a new Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tool and is expanding its capabilities to support traditional project management, portfolio and program management, and agile management processes.
The selected candidate will lead process definition, piloting, rollout, and enterprise adoption of new PPM capabilities. This role will also support decentralized Project Management Offices (PMOs) through training, guidance, documentation, and ongoing process improvement.
Important: This position requires an experienced IT Project Manager with a proven background in project, program, portfolio, or agile management. Architect, developer, and business analyst profiles will not be considered.

Key Responsibilities

• Support project managers in adopting project planning and scheduling capabilities using Microsoft Project or comparable enterprise PPM tools.
• Conduct demonstrations, office hours, and one-on-one sessions to help users effectively utilize project scheduling features.
• Support the rollout and adoption of project change request workflows within the PPM tool.
• Apply PPM business process expertise to help configure and develop portfolio, program, and/or agile management modules.
• Collaborate with the PPM tool development team throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), from requirements definition through testing.
• Lead pilot implementations and support the broader enterprise rollout of new PPM capabilities.
• Develop and deliver role-specific training materials, user guides, tips and tricks, and knowledge base articles.
• Support decentralized PMOs in replicating and adopting standardized project and portfolio management processes.
• Contribute to governance committees responsible for assessing, approving, and prioritizing PPM tool enhancements.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of IT project management experience in an actual Project Manager role. Experience working on projects in other capacities will not count toward this requirement.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in program management, portfolio management, or agile project management.
• Experience with software testing, user training, and developing user guides or documentation.
• High proficiency in project scheduling using Microsoft Project or another enterprise-class PPM tool.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Visio and the Microsoft Office suite.
• Strong communication, facilitation, training, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to support primarily remote work with occasional onsite attendance in Pennsylvania.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, PgMP, PfMP, Scrum, or SAFe certifications.
• Experience with ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM).
• Experience supporting enterprise PPM implementations, process rollouts, governance, and adoption across multiple PMOs.