Description & Requirements
The Senior IT Project Manager will provide project management oversight of larger or more complex technology projects. This position will define, implement, and manage scope, schedule, and resources so that all project milestones are delivered according to plan. The manager will utilize best practices in project management to achieve project goals, manage risks, and to successfully complete all planned activities.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Perform project management for the full project lifecycle development and implementation of technical activities that ensure successful project completion for teams as large as 15 people
- Serve as the point of contact and client interface for project technology related issues
- Manage project expectations, evaluate project needs, and communicate with stakeholders to ensure that program needs are met with respect to urgency and priority
- Develop trust, credibility, and strong client relationships; seeks opportunities to add value to internal and external client initiatives
- Review all project deliverables to ensure quality and accuracy meet project, stakeholder, and contractual standards
- Execute all project management functions; including work breakdown and cost estimation, scheduling, monitoring and tracking of technical progress against the defined timetables and budgets, and staff assignment and development
- Lead and direct the successful delivery of application development, systems integration, infrastructure, and product installation/customization services while ensuring that assigned projects adhere to the approved life cycle work patterns, standards, and procedures for solution delivery
- Supervise and manage staff assigned to the project, assign and direct their activities
- Manage activities of subcontractors utilized to deliver the technical solution
- Define and implement development plans for assigned projects- Ensure staff is knowledgeable on the applications and technologies in use on the project and that project team understands and follows proce
sses and procedures
- Provide detailed direction during various stages of the lifecycle to include requirements analysis, testing and potentially programming support
- Identify and assess new functional capabilities supporting engineering change proposals and additional follow on work
- Identify, track, manage, and communicate risks and issues with stakeholders and upper management
- Ensure that all appropriate costs are included in quarterly forecasts
- Ensure that MAXIMUS is in compliance with all applicable requirements of the contract, state and federal regulations, and the terms and conditions of the RFP and proposal
- Coordinate, prepare and manage technical presentations and functional demonstrations to internal and external stakeholders
- Assure the project is in compliance with MAXIMUS standards and procedures
- Responsible for adhering to established safety standards
- Perform other duties as necessary and assigned
Perform project management for the full project lifecycle development and implementation of technical activities that ensure successful project completion for teams as large as 15 people
- Serve as the point of contact and client interface for project technology related issues
- Manage project expectations, evaluate project needs, and communicate with stakeholders to ensure that program needs are met with respect to urgency and priority
- Develop trust, credibility, and strong client relationships; seeks opportunities to add value to internal and external client initiatives
- Review all project deliverables to ensure quality and accuracy meet project, stakeholder, and contractual standards
- Execute all project management functions; including work breakdown and cost estimation, scheduling, monitoring and tracking of technical progress against the defined timetables and budgets, and staff assignment and development
- Lead and direct the successful delivery of application development, systems integration, infrastructure, and product installation/customization services while ensuring that assigned projects adhere to the approved life cycle work patterns, standards, and procedures for solution delivery
- Supervise and manage staff assigned to the project, assign and direct their activities
- Manage activities of subcontractors utilized to deliver the technical solution
- Define and implement development plans for assigned projects- Ensure staff is knowledgeable on the applications and technologies in use on the project and that project team understands and follows proce
sses and procedures
- Provide detailed direction during various stages of the lifecycle to include requirements analysis, testing and potentially programming support
- Identify and assess new functional capabilities supporting engineering change proposals and additional follow on work
- Identify, track, manage, and communicate risks and issues with stakeholders and upper management
- Ensure that all appropriate costs are included in quarterly forecasts
- Ensure that MAXIMUS is in compliance with all applicable requirements of the contract, state and federal regulations, and the terms and conditions of the RFP and proposal
- Coordinate, prepare and manage technical presentations and functional demonstrations to internal and external stakeholders
- Assure the project is in compliance with MAXIMUS standards and procedures
- Responsible for adhering to established safety standards
- Perform other duties as necessary and assigned
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study and 7+ years of relevant professional experience required, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 12+ years of direct IT related experience working on complex, enterprise-wide software solutions
- 5+ years' experience in a leadership position
- Experience in development and implementation of IT applications to support complex business processes focused on customer/client identification, outreach and education, service delivery, and ongoing relationship management
- Strong interpersonal and team building skills, as well as an understanding of client relationship building are essential
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, ability to perform quantitative and qualitative analyses
- Experience soliciting, procuring and managing IT vendors and subcontractors
- High degree of confidence and ability to influence others through expert communication skills
- Experience managing IT budgets and resources
- Ability to perform comfortably in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment
- Experience successfully developing and deploying IT solutions using various development methodologies (e.g., waterfall, iterative, etc.)
- Experience facilitating development of enterprise architecture to support complex IT solution deliverables
- Familiarity with data security in health/insurance/financial services application areas, including security architectures, authentication and non-repudiation, cryptography, etc.
- Skilled in Microsoft Office Software including Word, Excel, Visio, MS Project, and PowerPoint
- Experience with project management tools and software, such as MS Project or JIRA
- PM Certification preferred
- Working Knowledge of IVR, Oracle 11g, Oracle Siebel, OBIEE, J2EE, Web Technologies, Web services, XML, or Deployment Management experience is a plus
- Experience with cloud based projects: AWS, Azure, etc.
- Integration Project Management experience is a plus
- Relevant industry experience to include government services, healthcare, insurance preferred
- Proficiency with state healthcare programs (e.g., Medicaid, CHIP) and related functions (e.g., enrollment management, eligibility determination) preferred
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position for an extended period of time
- Occasionally lifts, carries, or otherwise moves items weighing up to 25lbs
- Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study and 7+ years of relevant professional experience required, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 12+ years of direct IT related experience working on complex, enterprise-wide software solutions
- 5+ years' experience in a leadership position
- Experience in development and implementation of IT applications to support complex business processes focused on customer/client identification, outreach and education, service delivery, and ongoing relationship management
- Strong interpersonal and team building skills, as well as an understanding of client relationship building are essential
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, ability to perform quantitative and qualitative analyses
- Experience soliciting, procuring and managing IT vendors and subcontractors
EEO Statement
Active military service members, their spouses, and veteran candidates often embody the core competencies Maximus deems essential, and bring a resiliency and dependability that greatly enhances our workforce . click apply for full job details
Date Posted: 13 November 2024
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