Project Manager

Title: Project Manager 2

Company: ITSAC (DIR) - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES

Duration: 06 months

Location: Austin, Texas 78751

PMP, state experience with state of TX

100% remote

Description:

Job Description

Project managers are the people in charge of a specific project or projects within a company. As the project manager, your job is to plan, budget, oversee and document all aspects of the specific project you are working on. Project managers might work by themselves or be in charge of a team to get the job done.

Level Description

3- 7 years of experience in the field or in a related area. Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field. Relies on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required. Works under limited supervision with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Minimum of three (3) years of progressive broad-based information systems, system integration and project delivery experience. Experience working with external vendors and/or Quality Assurance efforts a plus.

Additional job details and special considerations

This is a Project Manager role for Administrative Applications. Implements standard project management industry practices for Agile Teams. Understands the PMI framework as well as how to establish a project organization and methodology within Agile (Scrum) organizations. Understands business and technical objectives of a project and works closely with multiple key project stakeholders. Communicates to clients and IT teams. Creates project charters, work plans, and other related project artifacts, as necessary. Provides technical support both during work hours and on-call, as necessary. Be able to comprehend and communicate complex technical designs and implementations as well as complex business processes. Develops and makes presentations as required to leadership and oversight entities. Serves in an analyst capacity as required. Sometimes on-call support may be required depending on the project phase.

The consultant will need to perform the following tasks and assignments:

Overseeing design and development work

Managing the project with feature-driven Agile methodology, overseeing, and tracking development progress, and ensuring project assignments and progress align with project timelines

Developing and managing project plans

Documenting risks, issues, and contingency plans; ensuring resolution of issues and removal of project barriers

Providing weekly status updates (written and verbal) and conducting regular project team status meetings

Overseeing the development of SDLC artifacts, ensuring business requirements are translated into technical specifications, guiding, and facilitating the SDLC process

Developing and maintaining strong relationships with project sponsors and stakeholders.

Possessing effective communication and presentation skills

Possessing strong teamwork skills

Transferring working knowledge to current staff

CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

7 years' required Project Management Experience for large-scale Enterprise Implementations

7 years' required State of Texas or Similar Federal/State Project Management Experience

4 years' required Agile (Scrum) Experience

4 years' required Development Experience

5 years' required State of Texas Project Delivery Framework Experience

4 years' preferred PMP Certification

3 years' preferred Jira Experience

1 year preferred State Procurement and Contracting Experience

Please fill the skills Matrix:

Minimum Requirements:

Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.

Candidate experience

Years

Required/Preferred

Experience

7

Required

Project Management Experience for large-scale Enterprise Implementations

7

Required

State of Texas or Similar Federal/State Project Management Experience

4

Required

Agile (Scrum) Experience

4

Required

Development Experience

5

Preferred

State of Texas Project Delivery Framework Experience

4

Preferred

PMP Certification

3

Preferred

Jira Experience

1

Preferred

State Procurement and Contracting Experience