Project Manager

About the role

The consultant will be performing Project Management tasks including:

• Cooking the communication between DEC and ITS on projects.
• Working closely with DEC business leaders to understand agency priorities.
• Interfacing closely with subject matter experts.
• Working closely with ITS leaders to understand technology limitations.
• Interfacing closely with the staff in the Dedicated Team.

Responsibilities

Develop project plans specifying goals, strategy, dependencies, staffing, scheduling, identification of risks, contingency plans, and allocation of available resources.

Develop and utilize standard procedures for project delivery, reporting and documentation.

Identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones, and required tasks.

Track action items and deliverables on projects.

Provide guidance and direction to the project teams.

Direct and coordinate activities of project resources to ensure project progresses on schedule and within budget.

Track project-related costs and expenditures.

Facilitate projects by defining agendas and running meetings.

Agregate status updates from project team members, track schedules, and manage risks and issues as required.

Prepare project status reports and keep the team and management informed of project status and related issues, escalating as necessary.

Cook the coordination of vendor activities by monitoring and tracking vendor deliverables and commitments where relevant.

Manage scope and the change request process, coordinating decision process of scope and budgetary impact of changes from original specifications.

Track and maintain project and technical documentation.

Qualifications

• 84 Months of Project Management experience leading complex projects composed of three or more deliverables, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and successful on-time delivery.
• 84 Months of Experience monitoring and tracking progress on three or more long-term projects, ensuring alignment with goals, timelines, and deliverables.
• 84 Months of experience developing/reviewing project management deliverables (i.e.: project plans, schedules, communication plans, etc.).
• 84 Months of experience facilitating meetings with the ability to communicate across all levels of an organization including project team members.
• 84 Months of experience leading meetings, documenting notes, status reports and developing project documentations.
• Bachelor's Degree.
• Project Management Professional Certification.