PMP Certified Project manager with VITA Project exp

Job Description

Description :

• Local candidates only please
• Candidate MUST possess PMP certification through PMI or VITAs PM certification. No other certification qualify.
• Candidate must also be able to work onsite 2-3 day / week

Information Technology Division is seeking a Project Manager to manage and deliver a complex IT project(s) with multiple teams and work streams coordinated to an aggressive delivery schedule.

Under the program manager the project manager is responsible for the outcome of the assigned projects. The project manager leads the team through the Commonwealth Standard for Project Management for successful completion of the project phases : Pre-Select Initiation Planning Execution and Control and Closeout.

The selected candidate will :

Serve as a hands-on technical project manager with development staff and business groups.

Coordinate and communicate with ITD management and staff to coordinate work tasks and resourcing.

Communicate timelines and expectations to technical and business staff.

Collaborate with vendors consultants and contractors in the execution of projects including contract management and working with the procurement office(s).

Adhere to VDOT and VITA project management practices and governance requirements; coordinate with VDOT and VITA Project Management Offices.

Maintain project budget plans tasks schedules risks and status and disseminates information to team members and customers as defined in the communications plan.

Ensure documentation of requirements and uses cases facilitate design workshops for assigned project.

Ensure definition of test objectives designed test plans and test cases for assigned project.

Provide the management of project milestones and deliverables for on-time and on-budget delivery.

Define measure and clearly communicate progress with metrics.

Support system and application training efforts.

Required :

The candidate must have a minimum of 8 years experience managing large projects and a bachelors degree.

Experience in IT Infrastructure delivery (networking physical plant vendor management site provisioning).

Experience managing large multi-stream projects.

PMP or Qualified under Commonwealth of Virginia Qualification Standards for IT Project Managers for Category 4 Projects.

Preferred :

Experience in both Agile and Waterfall project management..

Agile Scrum Master certification

Microsoft Office products (Word Excel Access Outlook Visio PowerPoint Project Server)

Special Instructions to Applicants :

This position requires a fingerprint-based background check.

PMP certification from PMI or PM certification from VITA is required - no other certification qualifies.

Must have skills :

10 years of expeience with Candidate must have a minimum of 10 years experience managing large projects

10 years of expeience with Solid understanding of software development life cycle models as well as expert knowledge of both Agile and Waterfall project management principles.

10 years of expeience with Balance business / technical background with sufficient level of technical background to provide highly credible leadership to technology teams.

10 years of expeience with Microsoft Office products (Word Excel Access Outlook Visio PowerPoint Project Server)

Bachelor Degree

Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

Project Management Methodology,Project / Program Management,Construction Estimating,Construction Experience,PMBOK,Visio,Construction Management,Project Management,Project Management Software,Microsoft Project,Project Management Lifecycle,Contracts

Employment Type : Contract

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1