IN-DCS-PM Intermediate

Resource will manage, plan, execute, monitor and control the activities of medium to large information technology projects and teams. They work collaboratively within the division to ensure quality, timely project implementations and business adoption.

Resource must currently reside in the State of IN.

Essential Duties / Responsibilities :

• Manage medium to large projects;
• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with CSB-IT staff, other county / agency staff, and / or contracted resources;
• Create, review and maintain project management plans, schedules, meeting agendas and minutes, risk / issue logs and lessons learned at a minimum;
• Manage projects according to the approved Governance policies and procedures;
• Utilize the Atlassian tool suite to track milestones, tasks, and deliverables against the baseline, taking action to address any variance, and reporting variances and corrective actions to the PMO Manager;
• Schedule, prepare for and facilitate project meetings;
• Communicate project status to stakeholders, escalate and / or address issues in a timely manner;
• Adhere to policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs);
• Maintain project artifacts according to the CSB document management strategy;
• Support a team atmosphere to promote team productivity;
• Support project portfolio maintenance as needed; updated Governance manual policies procedures as assigned;
• Work with PMO Manager to establish performance expectations;

Performs related duties as assigned.

Job Requirements :

5+ years of project management experience

Scrum Master Certification preferred.

Supervisory Responsibilities / Direct Reports :

Reports to the Director of IT PMO. The Employee will receive guidance from senior-level Business and Technical Manager(s) and may provide guidance and assistance to lower-level Project Manager(s).

Difficulty of Work :

Employee uses considerable judgment in selecting the most pertinent guidelines to follow. Work is broad in scope and requires in-depth analysis of multiple variables to fit various circumstances of a medium to complex enterprise wide system.

Responsibility :

Employee works closely with higher-level staff and / or management to outline general objectives and boundaries that employee will follow to meet the requirements of the agency. Unusual problems or deviations from guidelines or practice are discussed with manager at the discretion of the employee. Work is reviewed for attainment of objectives and compliance with policy and practice.

Personal Work Relationships :

Works with Agency Executive Management, Information Technology Management, Division Management, Systems Users and Agency Personnel, Consultants, Vendors, Contract Staff, Representatives from other Agencies, IOT, and any other individual or group involved with the project. The project manager is responsible for monitoring project progress and communicating that progress to management. The project manager consults and is involved in cooperative and non-cooperative problem solving with the project team and other individuals impacted by the automation project.

Required / Desired Skills

Skill

Required / Desired

Amount

of Experience

Project management experience

Required

Years

Experience managing large, complex multi-year projects

Required

Years

Intermediate knowledge Atlassian Tool Suite

Required

Years

Intermediate knowledge of Salesforce technology

Required

Years

Thorough knowledge and experience of PMBOK project management

Required

Years

Thorough knowledge and experience of Agile Project Management & IT governance methodologies tools and approaches to successful project implementations

Required

Years

Experience with cost management, benefit analysis, risk management, resource management and change control

Required

Years

Advance knowledge and experience of Microsoft products (Outlook, SharePoint, Word, Excel, Project and Visio)

Required

Ability to lead, motivate, encourage and influence others to perform;

Required

Ability to analyze, produce solutions and solve project issues;

Required

Ability to build and maintain relationships across business groups;

Required

Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing;

Required

PMP Certification

Highly desired

Agile Certification

Highly desired

Scrum Master Certification

Highly desired

Business Knowledge of IV-D and Child Support Enforcement preferred

Desired

Experience in state government preferred

Desired

Questions

No.

Question

Question1

Absences greater than two weeks MUST be approved by CAI management in advance, and contact information must be provided to CAI so that the resource can be reached during his or her absence. The Client has the right to dismiss the resource if he or she does not return to work by the agreed upon date. Do you accept this requirement?

Question2

Please list candidate's email address.

Question3

Candidate must be paid BETWEEN NA and NA if selected for engagement. The provider markup for this position is NA%. Do you accept this requirement?

Question4

This position requires a passed fingerprint and background check. Please confirm the resource understands this requirement.

Question5

Work Schedule : Monday to Friday 8 : 00AM to 5 : 00PM. Do you accept this requirement?

Question6

Selected resource will be required to work 3 days onsite and 2 days remote. This arrangement could change over time to 2 days onsite / 3 days remote or possibly WFH. Please confirm the resource understands the work schedule.

Question7

Once hired there will be a onsite background check and security training. Please confirm the resource understands this requirement.

Question8

Candidate must currently reside in the state of IN to be considered for this position. Please provide current home address.

Question9

Assignment will continue after 6 / NA / 26. Please confirm the resource understands this requirement.