Senior Project Manager

Title : Senior Project Manager

Location : Raleigh, NC(Remote with occasional onsite)

Duration : 12+ Months(Extendable upto 2 - 3 years)

Type : Contract

Note :

Webcam Interview Only

candidates should be in RALEIGH / DURHAM / CHAPEL HILL, NC AREA

1day / week onsite to office

RESPONSIBILITIES :

Coordinate vendors and consultants, and agency IT and business

staff as assigned, in the execution of IT projects and related

procurements.

Coordinate and oversee the development of proposals, statement

of work, statement of requirements and RFP responses.

Assist management in holding teams accountable for their

commitments and removing roadblocks to their work.

Facilitate multi-disciplinary teams in the development of plans,

goals, objectives, policies, and procedures for completion of

a project.

Oversee and manage execution and / or coordination of day-to-

day project activities as required.

Manage working relationships with key stakeholders, including

vendors, suppliers, and technology management.

Set project goals that are consistent with technical objectives and

the agency's overall technology strategy.

Track and communicate a project's progress from a schedule, cost,

and risk perspective to the project team, customers,

and project stakeholders.

Collaborate with technology leads and solution architects to

incorporate agency best practices into project plans.

Drive consistent project delivery through the entire project lifecycle,

including, execution of procurements, definition of project plans,

resource allocation, management of project risks, scope, and

schedule, delivery of value, and well-ordered transitions to

operations.

Monitor progress by third-party vendors and define and measure

their progress with metrics.

Develop and maintain project budget, plans, task lists, schedules,

risks, and status, to include resource allocation and schedules.

Adhere to agency and SDLC project management practices and

governance requirements.

Exhibit significant emotional quotient (EQ) in

handling project challenges and maintain a positive project culture in

line with agency mission and shared values.

Additional responsibilities as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES :

Strong experience leading the business and IT resources through

the discovery and documentation of business and technical

requirements in request for proposal and statement of requirement

formats.

Strong analytical, organizational, and decision-making skills.

Exceptional interpersonal skills for collaborating and team building.

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Exceptional interpersonal skills for collaborating and team building.

Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the

demonstrated ability to simplify and briefly, succinctly communicate

complex issues to multiple audiences.

Ability to lead others to implement new approaches, systems,

structures, and methods.

Communicate timelines and expectations to technical and

business staff.

Ability to analyze and document system processes.

Solid understanding of software development life cycle models.

Exceptional knowledge of both Agile and

Waterfall project management principles and practices. In addition,

the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a

particular project and business environment.

Experience with the ServiceNow platform.

Experience with projects hosted in a cloud environment.

QUALIFICATIONS

The candidate must have a minimum of 5 years of

experience managing large IT Web development projects.

Fluency in Project Management tools such as Microsoft Project,

Visio, and Office required.

PMP Certification through PMI

Experience with Project Management Office methodologies and

practices is strongly preferred.

Experience with the core IT procurement processes (RFP, SOW) is

preferred.

Required Skills :

Current Project Management Professional (PMP)

Experience Managing Large Projects

Microsoft Office Products (Word,Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio,PowerPoint, Project)

Employed as an IT Professional