Project Manager

VRK IT Vision Inc; New Jersey; On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

VRK IT Vision Inc is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex IT initiatives for LA County - DPH-Public Health. The role requires coordinating cross-functional teams, managing scope, schedule, and resources, and delivering high-quality IT products and services with strong stakeholder engagement.

The ideal candidate will have extensive PM experience, PMP certification, and proficiency with PM tools and reporting to drive project success and compliance with regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Seven years of PM experience on complex IT projects.
• PMP certification required and verified during RFO process.
• Experience with vendor management and contract/procurement processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex IT projects and coordinate internal/external teams.
• Interact with department heads and agency executives to define scope and deliverables.
• Develop and implement project plans, schedules, and release plans.
• Monitor risks and quality assurance processes; initiate corrective actions.
• Prepare presentations and briefings on project status and outcomes.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Decision making

Communication

Risk management

Problem solving

Team building

Financial management

Contracting/procurement

Education

Bachelor's degree

PMP certification

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

MS Project

Smartsheet

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Job ID: 932

Client: LA County - DPH-Public Health

Job Role: Project Manager

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Position Description:

Senior PM has full responsibility to manage and oversee all aspects of the most complex IT projects to deliver an IT product, service or system. This includes but is not limited to managing both external and internal IT project teams, and interacting with department heads, agency secretaries at the user agency, State control agencies, and individuals of similar status and capacity in the private sector. The Senior PM determines appropriate products or services with clients or customers to define project scope, requirements and deliverables; develops, modifies or provides input to project plans; implements project plans to meet objectives; coordinates and integrates project activities; manages, leads or administers project resources; monitors project activities and resources to mitigate risk; implements or maintains quality assurance processes; makes improvements, solves problems or takes corrective action when problems arise; gives presentations or briefings on all aspects of the project; participates in phase, milestone and final project reviews; identifies project documentation requirements or procedures; and develops and implements project schedules and release plans. The Senior PM; designs or conducts analytical studies, feasibility studies, cost-benefit analyses or other research; evaluates, monitors or ensures compliance with laws, regulations, policies, standards or procedures; identifies standards or requirements for change management; participates in change control (for example, reviewing change requests); implements information systems security plans and procedures; and ensures appropriate product-related training and documentation are developed and made available to customers.

Skills Required:

The Senior PM will possess knowledge and experience in customer service; decision making; flexibility; interpersonal skills; leadership; organizational awareness; problem solving, reasoning; team building; oral communication, speaking and writing; business process reengineering; capital planning and investment assessment; contracting/procurement; cost-benefit analysis; financial management; planning and evaluating; project management; quality assurance; requirements analysis and risk management; configuration, data, and information management; information resources strategy and planning; information technology architecture; information technology performance assessment; infrastructure design; systems integration; systems life cycle; and technology awareness.

Additional Skills Required:

Strong business process analysis and requirements development skills. Proficiency with project and work management tools: Jira, Azure DevOps, MS Project, Smartsheet. Ability to use Power BI for project metrics, dashboards, and reporting. Familiarity with contracts management systems, claims processing, or case management systems. Technical familiarity with SQL, cloud systems, or enterprise integration platforms.

Experience Required:

This classification requires a minimum of seven (7) years of broad, extensive and increasingly responsible experience applying PM principles, methods, techniques, and tools. At least four (4) years of that experience must have been as a senior PM of one or more large or complex IT project.

Additional Experience Required:

2+ years of proven experience implementing COTS/SaaS solutions (workflow management, case management, ERP, or similar platforms). 4+ years of experience managing system integration and data exchange projects (APIs, interface engines, secure file transfers, HL7/FHIR/X12). 2+ years of hands-on experience in Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban).

Education Required:

This classification requires the possession of (a) a bachelor's degree, and (b) a valid Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI), which will be verified during the RFO process. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis. The PMP certification is required and may not be substituted with additional experience.