Program Manager

Tal Search Group, Inc.; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Tal Search Group, Inc. seeks an experienced Government IT Project Manager to coordinate with the Department Contract Manager to deliver cost-saving initiatives within a Florida SOW.

The role emphasizes identifying system errors and ensuring documentation to capture savings for the Department. Requirements include eight or more years in project planning, risk management, UAT, and reporting to legislatures or Steering Committees; PMP certification is preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years of experience developing and maintaining detailed project plans (WBS).
• Minimum of eight years facilitating meetings and documenting outcomes.
• Minimum of eight years creating status reports for Legislature or Steering Committee.
• Eight years in Budget and Financial Management including Cost Analysis.
• PMP Certification with eight years of project leadership experience.
• Eight years using UAT methodologies and documentation.
• Eight years of risk tracking, mitigation, and issue tracking.
• Eight years using Microsoft Project or similar PM software.
• Experience delivering projects on schedule and within budget.
• Experience overseeing Independent Verification and Validation activities.
• Government-related project experience required.

Skills

Meeting facilitation

Status reporting

Budget & financial management

Cost analysis

UAT methodologies

Risk tracking

Project management leadership

Project scheduling

Documentation

Stakeholder communication

Education

PMP Certification

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Coordinate efforts with the Department Contract Manager to achieve cost savings under this SOW, where feasible and practicable, as assigned by the Department. Those efforts include, but are not limited to, identifying common system errors in systems that can be resolved in a manner that achieves cost savings in the state of Florida. As directed by the Department, document any cost savings identified and submit the documentation to the Department Contract Manager.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of eight years of experience in developing and maintaining detailed project plans (including work breakdown structures).
• A minimum of eight years of experience in meeting facilitation and documentation.
• A minimum of eight years of experience creating and presenting internal and external status reports and detailed status reports suitable for presentation to the Legislature or Steering Committee.
• A minimum of eight years of experience with Budget and Financial Management, including Cost Analysis/Cost Benefits.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification and eight years of experience leading and managing projects.
• A minimum of eight years of experience with User Acceptance Testing (UAT) methodologies and documentation.
• A minimum of eight years of experience with risk tracking, mitigation, and issue tracking.
• A minimum of eight years of experience using Microsoft Project or comparable project management software to track and maintain projects.
• Project Deployment:
• A minimum of eight years of experience in leading project teams and effectively conducting the project to meet project objectives.
• A minimum of eight years of experience in delivering the project in the agreed schedule, to the correct technical specification (i.e., defined to meet user requirements) within the approved budget and other specified criteria.
• A minimum of eight years of experience managing project oversight, especially Independent Verification and Validation activities.
• Government related project is required

WE ARE UNABLE TO WORK WITH THIRD PARTIES, NO VISA SPONSORSHIP/TRANSFER, AND CAN ONLY HIRE ON W-2 BASIS. THANK YOU