Senior Project Manager

Oorwin AI; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); Presencial; USD 96 000 - 152 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Oorwin AI is seeking an experienced project manager for a contract engagement in Harrisburg, PA to lead enterprise PMO activities for the DDAP initiative. You will oversee planning, design, testing, and delivery of critical Commonwealth technology projects, guiding cross-functional teams to meet schedules and milestones.

The role requires 7–9 years of PM experience, PMP certification, and a strong public health background, with on-site presence in Harrisburg once per month and ongoing liaison

Qualificações

• 7–9 years of relevant project management experience.
• PMP certification for a minimum of 5 years.
• Current Pennsylvania resident.
• Ability to work in the Harrisburg, PA office one day a month.
• Experience implementing SaaS solutions is highly desired.
• Strong public health background with emphasis on Drug and Alcohol Programs is highly desired.

Responsabilidades

• Support the Enterprise ELS PM for the ELS initiative by managing the DDAP work per timeline.
• Direct and manage enhancements and business process improvements for a high-priority Commonwealth project.
• Develop estimates for enhancements and ensure alignment with the Change Management Plan.
• Create and obtain approval of the Project Management Plan with stakeholders.
• Monitor project progress, budgets, and risks; report to senior leadership as defined in the Communication Plan.
• Coordinate testing with appropriate staff resources and deliver project updates weekly.

Conhecimentos

7–9 years exp

PMP certification

PA residency

Harrisburg in-office

SaaS experience

Public Health background

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Engagement Type

Contract

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Enterprise ELS PM for the ELS initiative by managing the DDAP work adhering to the timeline/schedule established with input from the DDAP area.
• Direct, administer, manage, and facilitate enhancements, business process reengineering or development of a high priority and high-profile commonwealth technology project of strategic importance.
• Accountable for activities with excess delivery cycles of 8 to 12 months.
• Manage, coordinate, and establish priorities for the complete life cycle of projects including the planning, design, programming, testing, and implementation of business solutions designed to meet requirements of various departments in the commonwealth
• Responsible for the development of estimates for the enhancement, business process re-engineering or development effort in planning, analysis, design, construction, testing, and implementation.
• Works with team leads to adjust and revise project estimates when necessary.
• Ensure new project estimates are approved by the DDAP and agreed upon.
• Develop the detailed Project Management Plan for the enhancement, business process re-engineering or development effort.
• Accountable for the approval and sign-off of the Project Management Plan with customer representatives, and all affected project stakeholders.
• Accountable for delivery of all work tasks identified in the Project Management Plan and Project Schedule.
• Design project plans, which identify needs and define major tasks and milestones, based on scope, resources, budget, and personnel.
• Ensure that tasks provide value and support the strategic direction of the project and meet service commitments.
• Manage, and track the project progress against the project schedule.
• Monitor project milestones and phases and take corrective action as needed to ensure the project is on schedule.
• Monitor and track the project budget and advise necessary stakeholders.
• Plan, organize, prioritize, and manage multiple work efforts across the project team.
• Notify team members of project timelines, milestones, phases, work requests, target dates, and approved executable work packages.
• Responsible to schedule or monitor status reviews, project management inspections, and software quality assurance work product and process reviews with the appropriate stakeholders.
• Responsible for the capture and reporting of required project management metrics.
• Analyze and distribute reports on project metrics associated with work items related to improvement measures.
• Ensure all changes to scope follow processes outlined in the Change Management Plan and are documented.
• Create, review, and obtain approval of the Communication Plan and Deliverables Matrix to ensure effective communication with all stakeholders and management.
• Prepare status reports on a periodic basis for the project team, team leads, group leads, Sponsor, and appropriate stakeholders.
• Report status and recommendations to senior leadership, as defined in the Communication Plan.
• Follow HHS DC IT PMO methodology to ensure consistency throughout IT and the program areas by reviewing the project standards and procedures with project team members.
• Provide input and support for continual improvement within the HHS DC IT PMO to better service the HHS DC supported program areas.
• Mentor less experienced project management project staff to build overall understanding of project management, when needed.
• Work closely with HHS DC IT Application, Data Warehouse, Informatics, Solution Management, Networking, Security and Service Management teams, as required, identifying tasks for the project schedule to support the implementation.
• Facilitate discussions between IT areas and vendors with focus on solution(s) to ensure the needs/requirements of the program area are achieved.
• Anticipate issues and proactively address them. Identify and manage project risk and issues, through the use of a RAID Log.
• Develop risk mitigation strategies tracking to closure. Engage management in a proactive manner.
• Identify and track issues in the RAID Log.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and customer representatives.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all project-related issues and the resolution of issues.
• Communicate effectively with customers and software/hardware suppliers supporting the commonwealth, as appropriate.
• Communicate to team members to ensure they understand how their work assignments relate to and help achieve project objectives.
• Accountable for the final project management evaluation review with stakeholders. Manage and track the project status against the project schedule.
• Following the HHS DC IT Daptiv guidelines. Provide weekly project updates.
• Coordinate system testing with appropriate staff resources.
• Deliver presentations, as necessary.
• Ensure project compliance with HHS DC IT PMO standards and procedures.
• Develop and facilitate the achievement of project service commitments.
• Ensure that tasks provide value and support the strategic direction of the project.
• Balance workload with project members’ capacity. Engaging management in a proactive manner.
• Plan, coordinate, and conduct training and orientation sessions.
• Accountable for peer reviews with the appropriate project team resources.
• Coordinate and present proposals, as necessary.
• Identify and manage project risk, and develop risk mitigation strategies, and track to closure.
• Plan project specific training and orientation needs.

Required/Desired Skills

• Seven (7) to nine (9) years of relevant experience proving they have/can perform the role effectively Required
• 7.0 Years Project Management Professional (PMP) certification for a minimum of '5' years through the PMI Institute Required
• 5.0 Years Must be a 'current' Pennsylvania resident Required
• Be able to work in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania office one (1) day a month and possibly more as requested/required Required
• Experience implementing SaaS solutions. Highly desired
• Strong, demonstrable background in Public Health with an emphasis on Drug and Alcohol Programs Highly desired