Project Manager

HighCloud Solutions; Saint Paul (MN); Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HighCloud Solutions seeks an experienced Project Manager in Saint Paul, MN to lead systems replacement initiatives. The role involves managing stakeholder relationships, developing project management plans, and ensuring budget compliance. Ideal candidates will have 5+ years in project management, demonstrating competency in both waterfall and incremental approaches. Bilingual and diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in a project management role for systems replacement initiatives.
• Demonstrated competency utilizing waterfall and incremental project approaches.
• PMP or other project management certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develops project management plans in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Tracks the budget and ensures project performance transparency.
• Facilitates project governance and creates project Teams site.

Skills

Business acumen

Elicitation skills

Relationship-building skills

Analytical skills

General management skills

Influencing skills

Education

B.S. or B.A. degree (4 year)

Associates degree plus additional 5 years' experience

Tools

MS Office suite

Job description

Title Project Manager Location Saint Paul, MN (Remote With Minimum Locals) Duration 12 Months Job Type C2C,W2 Job Description

Primary Responsibilities and Deliverables

Primary Responsibilities:

• Understands the business drivers and expected business outcomes.
• Builds trust-based relationships with stakeholders.
• Develops the project management plans in collaboration with key stakeholders including the vendor to achieve business outcomes.
• Facilitates the day-to-day aspects of the project schedule, scope, and quality.
• Tracks the budget.
• Collaborates with vendor's project manager, RC business analyst, and the project team to align requirements with out-of-the-box functionality.
• Collaborates to determine/define and implement integration with GIS, ECRM, and Finance processes and systems.
• Facilitates the project governance team; publishes meeting notes.
• Creates and maintains the project Teams site.
• Performs risk management; escalates issues and risks as needed.
• Provides complete transparency to project performance.
• Controls scope to achieve value within the approved time and cost; recommends timely corrective actions.
• Collaborates to develop a transition plan.
• Logs and follows-through to disposition risks, action items, issues, and decisions.
• Develops and submits status reports.
• Other duties as assigned

Primary Deliverables:

• Project Management Plans
  • Scope statement
  • Work Breakdown Structure
  • Change Control Plan
  • Project Schedule
  • Quality Management Plan
• Integration with GIS, ECRM, and Finance processes and systems
• Budget Tracking/Reports
• Teams project site
• Governance team facilitation and meeting notes
• Transition plan
• RAID Register
  • Risks
  • Action items
  • Issues
  • Decisions
• Status Reports (with hours burndown)

Candidate Qualifications

Mandatory Qualifications:

• B.S. or B.A. degree (4 year) (or Associates degree plus an additional 5 years' experience)
• 5+ years experience in a project management role for systems replacement initiatives
• Demonstrated competency utilizing waterfall and incremental project approaches
• Ability to work independently
• LOCAL Candidates Preferred

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in the PM role for Tyler Technologies license and permitting platform (formerly known as enerGOV).
• Experience as a Project Manager in state, county, or city governments or non-profit sector
• PMP or other project management certification
• Note: Diverse and bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

General Skills and Abilities:

• Business acumen
• Elicitation skills
• Relationship-building skills
• Practical and pragmatic process-orientation; efficient and effective
• Has or can quickly earn trust and credibility with stakeholders and Project team through action and transparency
• An "honest broker" – can deliver bad news in good ways
• Ability to communicate up-down-and-across
• Influencing skills
• Analytical, strategic, creative, and systems thinking skills
• • General management skills
• Ability to analyze problems, identify and evaluate options, and implement solutions
• Ability to determine priorities, plan workload, and meet deadlines
• Knowledge of Project management best practices; ability to adapt to the needs of the organization/Project.
• Performs at high levels under pressure, even during organizational chaos
• Coachable; open and receptive to continual feedback
• Proficient in MS Office suite and collaboration tools