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Job Description: Senior Project Manager
Location: Richmond, VA (Onsite 2-3 days/week)
Contract Duration: Extended beyond 6/30/24, likely 12+ months
Certifications Required: PMP certification through PMI or VITA’s PM certification
Local Candidates Preferred: Candidates must be able to work onsite 2-3 days per week.
Parking: Contractor is responsible for purchasing parking through VDOT’s Parking Management Office or procuring their own parking.
Job ID: (744518)
Contract Duration: Extended beyond 6/30/24, likely 12+ months
Certifications Required: PMP certification through PMI or VITA’s PM certification
Local Candidates Preferred: Candidates must be able to work onsite 2-3 days per week.
Parking: Contractor is responsible for purchasing parking through VDOT’s Parking Management Office or procuring their own parking.
Job ID: (744518)
About the Role:
The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for planning, organizing, and motivating diverse project teams throughout all phases of Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid projects. This role involves transforming identified requirements or opportunities into executable plans for delivery and providing ongoing governance and oversight to projects. The deliverables will provide exceptional value to the Commonwealth’s internal and external stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Project Planning & Execution:
- Originate and oversee proposals, statements of work, statements of requirements, and RFP responses.
- Facilitate the technical and planning aspects of the technology procurement process.
- Coordinate across multi-disciplinary teams to develop project plans that include tasks, schedules, risks, reporting, and resource allocation.
- Governance & Oversight:
- Provide project governance, including meetings, reporting, metrics, risk and issue management, and quality assurance.
- Monitor and measure third-party vendor progress using predefined metrics and milestones.
- Ensure adherence to VDOT and VITA project management practices throughout the project lifecycle.
- Stakeholder Management:
- Manage relationships with key stakeholders at all levels, including executive management, business management, vendors, and technology teams.
- Set goals consistent with technical objectives and the agency’s overall technology strategy.
- Additional Responsibilities:
- Exhibit emotional intelligence (EQ) in handling project challenges and maintain a positive project culture.
- Adhere to VDOT and VITA project management practices and governance requirements.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Strong experience in developing, executing, and managing a portfolio of projects.
- Proficiency in leading business and IT resources through the discovery and documentation of business and technical requirements.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and decision-making skills.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills for collaborating and team building.
- Ability to plan in a rapidly changing environment and provide guidance for project changes.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to simplify and succinctly communicate complex issues.
- Solid understanding of software development life cycle models.
- Exceptional knowledge of both Agile and Waterfall project management principles and the ability to blend them appropriately.
- Knowledge of process engineering and re-engineering techniques.
Qualifications:
- 15 years of overall IT experience, preferably with technology infrastructure; application development experience is a plus.
- Minimum of 10 years managing large projects in a Portfolio.
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Proficiency in Project Management tools such as Microsoft Project, Visio, and Office.
- Financial literacy, including budgeting, accounting, investing, and managing credit.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in procurement management, including development of SOWs, RFQs, and contracts.
- Required Certification: PMP Certification through PMI or VITA’s PM certification.
- Experience with VITA’s Commonwealth Technology Portfolio (CTP) system and ECOS process is strongly preferred.
- Experience with the Commonwealth IT procurement processes (RFP, VITA Statewide Contract, and CAI SOW) is preferred.
Skill Matrix
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Skill
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Required / Desired
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Experience (Years)
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Large Project Management
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Required
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10
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Portfolio Management
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Required
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5
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Project Management Tools (e.g., Microsoft Project)
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Required
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10
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PMP Certification through PMI or VITA’s PM certification
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Required
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5
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Comprehensive knowledge of vendor contracting and management methodologies for IT projects
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Required
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8
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Financial Literacy (Budgeting, Accounting, Investing, Credit Management)
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Required
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10
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Hands-on experience with Microsoft Project
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Required
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4
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VITA Commonwealth Technology Portfolio (CTP) System
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Highly Desired
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1
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Proposal Development/Business Writing
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Highly Desired
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10
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Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure and software systems (Azure, Google Cloud)
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Highly Desired
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8
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Experience managing cloud-based solutions for data management and analytics
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Highly Desired
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8
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Experience in IT Infrastructure delivery (networking, physical plant, vendor management, site provisioning)
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Desired
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8
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Thanks & Regards
Ashish Sharma
Recruiter, PiplNow LLC
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashish-sharma-19b22116b/