Project Manager

System Soft Technologies; Lansing (MI); Híbrido; USD 165.000 - 248.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

System Soft Technologies is seeking an experienced Project Manager for a 12+ month contract in Lansing, MI. The role focuses on overseeing large IT programs in a complex enterprise environment, coordinating multiple vendors, and delivering on time within budget using the Clarity project portfolio management tool.

You will lead cross-functional teams, prepare stakeholder communications, and ensure adherence to client methodologies and governance.

Formación

• 8+ years of experience as a Project Manager.
• 8+ years of experience managing projects with budgets greater than $20 million.
• 8+ years of experience managing IT projects within a large, complex enterprise environment.
• 8+ years of experience managing vendors and/or third-party solution providers.
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills.
• Experience leading multiple concurrent projects to successful completion with minimal supervision.

Responsabilidades

• Utilize Clarity to prepare project schedules, assign resources and manage budgets.
• Prepare information for presentations for executives, managers and team members.
• Monitor, control and communicate project progress focusing on cost, schedule, scope, resources, quality and risks.
• Communicate status to stakeholders including sponsors, managers, teams and DTMB management.
• Lead collaboration between technical and business teams and obtain consensus and commitment.
• Manage interfaces with other agencies and ensure adherence to client methodologies.

Conocimientos

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Herramientas

Clarity

Descripción del empleo

Job Location: Lansing, MI, 48933 (Hybrid)

Duration: 12+ months contract

Top Skills & Years of Experience:

8+ years of experience as a Project Manager.

8+ years of experience managing projects with budgets greater than $20 million.

8+ years of experience managing IT projects within a large, complex enterprise environment.

8+ years of experience managing vendors and/or third-party solution providers.

Must hold a Bachelor's degree.

PMP (Project Management Professional) or other relevant project management certification.

Experience using project portfolio management systems and tools (eg. Clarity).

Previous experience working within state government, the Department of Corrections, or other public sector agencies.

Basic Duties:

Utilize the client’s Project Portfolio Management Tool (Clarity) to prepare project schedules, assign resources and manage budgets.

Prepare information for presentations geared to various audiences ranging from executives, managers and project team members.

Accountable for monitoring, controlling, and communicating project progress by actively managing the cost, schedule, scope, resources, quality, and risks.

Accountable and responsible for clear, timely, and accurate communications with stakeholders, particularly the project sponsors, project team members, program managers, and DTMB management, on the status of the project, using appropriate communication methods.

Responsible for providing leadership and fostering collaborative participation between the technical and business teams by obtaining consensus and gaining commitment.

Responsible for managing and communication of interfaces related to other agencies.

Responsible for ensuring the project adheres to the client's methodologies, including appropriate and timely transitions through the stages and phases of the project

lifecycle.

Responsible for facilitating and enforcing the Change Management process (Change Requests) when the project deviates from the approved scope, schedule, or budget.

This includes ensuring all Change Requests have appropriate approval before action is taken or information is updated.

Responsible for understanding the project benefits and the impact of change requests to the benefits business cases. Responsible for ensuring related project artifacts are updated accordingly.

Responsible for reviewing and understanding vendor contracts to actively manage the vendor deliverables and adherence to the vendor deliverable approval procedure.

Facilitates interactions among stakeholders by clarifying the expectations of all participants and ensuring all deliverables are assigned, reviewed, and completed.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

8+ years of experience as a Project Manager.

8+ years of experience managing projects with budgets greater than $20 million.

8+ years of experience managing IT projects within a large, complex enterprise environment.

8+ years of experience managing vendors and/or third-party solution providers.

Demonstrated leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills.

Experience leading multiple concurrent projects and driving work to successful completion with minimal supervision.

Experience handling variety of stakeholders and system/ business owners from other departments.

Experience managing multi-vendor environment in a government environment.

Experience providing project management services for IT Projects involving Commercial Off the Shelf Technology (COTS).

Oversee technical teams with system architecture and integration across SaaS solutions.

Preferred Skills & Qualifications:

PMP (Project Management Professional) or other relevant project management certification.

Experience using project portfolio management systems and tools (eg. Clarity).

Previous experience working within state government, the Department of Corrections, or other public sector agencies.