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Role                    : Project Manager

Location             : 200 E. Grand Ave. Des Moines, IA 50309 (Local Candidates preferred OR nearby State)

Duration            : Long Term contract

This requisition is for three (3) Project Managers resource to handle multiple projects across DOM-DoIT. Currently, these projects will include a project with DOM ADO to GitHub migration, HHS Vision, Manage Engine Rollout, Security Initiatives and other projects as they are approved and funded. 
 

*** LIMIT SUBMITTALS TO LOCAL/REGIONAL RESOURCE AVAILIBLE TO BE ONSITE AS NEEDED WITH Notice

 Position Responsibilities and Essential Functions

• Ability to work within a project governance structure (methodology, required templates and reporting)
• Ability to interact with, educate, learn from, and drive business and IT teams.
• Ability to work effectively under very broad direction with general supervision
• Ability to motivate team and meet deadlines in a fast-paced and challenging environment.
• Ability to gather and organize multiple simultaneous complex business process scenarios
• Ability to break down complex tasks into actionable work items, sequenced appropriately
• Ability to manage scope creep with a focus on delivering a minimum viable product
• Excellent organizational, presentation, interpersonal and team building skills
• Excellent time management and project planning/strategizing skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated experience with managing client expectations, implementing service improvement initiatives 
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple parallel work efforts
• Track project progress, monitor and modify project schedules and provide status updates to project team. Escalate issues to management and/or appropriate leadership as appropriate.
• Provide insight and knowledge into improving processes related to portfolio, project and program management
• Other duties or tasks as assigned by management.

Requirements: (8 years’ experience)

• Direct management of system integration and/or technology projects              
• Experience managing stakeholder expectations and priorities              
• Experience working within a project governance structure (methodology, required templates and reporting)                      
• Extensive experience with planning, managing and tracking multiple major impact projects.
• Strong process development skills, w/ the ability to learn and understand concepts to interpret, document and formalize procedures              
• Strong process and gap analysis skills
• Excellent project management skills, w/ the ability to multitask and manage multiple tasks with changing priorities in a cross-functional environment    
• Demonstrated experience with working with business users to gather and document business requirements
• Demonstrate ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and project activities simultaneously while meeting established deadlines             
• Working experience with Agile Projects
• Demonstrated experience with managing client expectations and implementing change management initiatives