Senior Project Manager

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Project Management Specialist for a 12-month+ contract opportunity that is onsite in Dover, DE. The Senior Project Management Specialist directs, controls, administers, and manages enhancement or development of medium to large and/or enterprise-wide project(s). The primary responsibility is to drive the entire project/program from start to finish, ensuring the project is completed on schedule and the final product meets business, technical standards, and policies.

Responsibilities

• Develop estimates for planning, analysis, design, construction, testing, and implementation efforts.
• Account for delivery of all work tasks identified in the program plan.
• Capture and report required program management metrics.
• Adjust and revise estimates when necessary and ensure all changes to scope follow processes and are documented.
• Ensure new estimates are approved by the client and agreed upon.
• Manage and track program progress against the program plan.
• Monitor project milestones and phases to ensure the project is on schedule; take corrective actions if a project begins to slip its schedule.
• Accountable for the final program management evaluation review with stakeholders for approval upon program completion.
• Tailor and baseline all program templates.
• Schedule or monitor status reviews, peer reviews, program management inspections, and software quality assurance work product and process reviews with designated resources.
• Notify team leads of project timelines, milestones, phases, work requests target dates, and approved executable work packages.
• Communicate and work with users and clients as necessary.
• Coordinate and present proposals to agencies as needed.
• Analyze and distribute reports on program metrics associated with work items related to improvement measures.
• Ensure processes and activities are followed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.
• 7+ years of experience managing medium to large-scale IT, software development, or enterprise-wide technology projects from initiation through implementation.
• Experience developing project plans, managing project schedules, and ensuring on-time delivery of project milestones.
• Proven ability to manage project scope, risks, issues, changes, and stakeholder expectations while maintaining adherence to established project governance processes.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and coordinating with business stakeholders, technical teams, and client organizations throughout the project lifecycle.
• Strong program and project reporting experience, including tracking KPIs, presenting status updates to leadership, and ensuring successful project completion and stakeholder approval.