Project Manager

Machine Learning Technologies, LLC; Michigan; Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Michigan seeks a Senior Project Manager (PM3) to support the Michigan Department of Treasury in a high-priority, multi-year program. The role operates within the DTMB EPMO, coordinating with agency services and executives on SSP, POAM, and related initiatives.

The PM will work in a fast-paced, hybrid environment: 2 days on-site, 3 days remote, and will lead planning, budgeting, and risk management across complex IT projects for state agencies.

Qualifications

• In-depth IT project management experience with formal PM practices.
• Proven record delivering projects on time and on budget.
• Experience with multi-vendor government deployments.

Responsibilities

• Utilize Clarity to prepare schedules, assign resources, and manage budgets.
• Prepare information for executive and stakeholder presentations.
• Monitor progress and communicate status across sponsors and teams.
• Lead collaboration between technical and business teams and manage change.

Skills

IT project management

PMP Certification

Change management

Vendor management

Clarity PM tool

MS Project

Tools

Clarity

MS Project

Job description

This position is for a Senior Project Manager (PM3) to assist the State of Michigan Project Management Office supporting Michigan Department of Treasury with a multi-year high priority project. This role, as part of the DTMB Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO), works closely with DTMB Agency Services technical teams as well as with agency executives/stakeholders in the delivery of System Security Plans (SSP), Plan of Action and Milestones (POAM), and various projects for Michigan Department of Treasury.

The candidate must be comfortable working in a fast paced, multi-vendor deployment supporting a hybrid workforce (combination of on-site and remote work) at all levels of the organization. Applicants should possess exceptional communication and follow up skills along with significant experience in formal IT project management. This position requires the PM to be working in person for 2 days a week and 3 days remote.

Basic Duties

• Utilize the State of Michigan's Project Portfolio Management Tool (Clarity) to prepare project schedules, assign resources and management 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 MGCB/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 working with the project team members to develop and maintain the following key SUITE Project Management Methodology (PMM) deliverables throughout the project lifecycle:
• Project Charter - Project Schedule - Project Budget - Communication Plan - Project Status Report - Risk and Issue Management Plans - Change Requests - Project Closedown Summary
• Responsible for managing interfaces related communication with other agencies
• Responsible for ensuring the project adheres to the SUITE PMM and System Engineering Methodology (SEM), 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 creating project Corrective Action Plans (CAP) when necessary for projects in yellow or red status.
• 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 the interactions among stakeholders by clarifying the expectations of all participants and ensuring all deliverables are assigned, reviewed, and completed.

Qualifications

Experience

In-depth knowledge of and experience in IT project management, including industry standard and best practices.

Required

7 years

Proven record for delivering projects on time and on budget in a formal project manager role

Required

7 years

Experience establishing and maintaining project budgets, schedules, change requests, risk and issue logs

Required

7 years

Experience developing and delivering project status

Required

7 years

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

Required

5 years

Advanced working knowledge of MSProject

Required

5 years

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

Required

5 years

Oversee Technical Teams with system architecture and integration across SaaS solutions.

Required

5 years

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

Required

5 years

Experience managing multi-vendor environment in a government environment.

Required

5 years

Developed and maintained detailed project integration schedules.

Required

5 years

Prior Developer/Senior Technical Project Management experience.

Required

5 years

Required

5 years

System Security Plans (SSP)

Required

5 years

Plan of Action and Milestones (POAM)

Required

5 years

Possession of a Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.

Highly Desired

3 years

Top Skills & Years of Experience

• - 7+ years, In-depth knowledge of and experience in IT project management, including industry standard and best practices and a proven record for delivering projects on time and on budget in a formal project manager role
• - 5+ years, Experience using project portfolio management systems and tools (eg.) Clarity
• - 5+ years, Oversee Technical Teams with system architecture and integration across SaaS solutions.
• - 5+ years, Experience managing multi-vendor environment in a government environment.
• - 5+ years, System Security Plans (SSP) Plan of Action and Milestones (POAM).
• - Possession of a Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.