Senior Project Manager

About the role

To work with agencies and/or organizations to strengthen cross-system collaboration and implement integrated business solutions within an integrated system; to be responsible for several project developments simultaneously; to perform planning, coordination, stakeholder communication, risk management and monitoring/reporting functions throughout the software development life cycle (SDLC); and to do related work as required.

Works under the general direction of an agency program lead or a consortium with considerable latitude for the exercise of initiative and independent judgement; assignments are subject to review for results obtained in adherence to established policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Work with State agencies and/or organizations to strengthen cross-system collaboration and implement integrated business solutions within an integrated system.
• Be responsible for special project development authorized and delegated by an agency program lead.
• Perform research and analysis on various issues affecting stakeholders of health and human service programs and solutions.
• Serve in a highly responsible communications capacity representing a number of stakeholders in their contact with vendors and business partners.
• Perform complex program analysis and evaluation of departmental services.
• Resolve issues and prepare reports on complex issues for consideration and decision by the agency business and program leads.
• Be responsible for developing and maintaining a continuous coordinated effort in liaison with vendors and business partners.
• Keep agency program leads informed of decisions and recommendations on system, programs, and policy issues.
• Make frequent contact with business subject matter experts relative to decisions and recommendations on system, program, and policy issues.
• Do related work as required.

Requirements

• A thorough knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques of project management related to developing interdepartmental programs and services within complex system applications.
• A thorough knowledge of the planning, requirement analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance phases of the SDLC and the ability to apply them within a large-scale integrated health and human service system.
• The ability to research and prepare reports, process flows, business requirements and recommendations for dissemination.
• A thorough knowledge of, and the ability to, evaluate the operational and system impact of stakeholders and to understand their demands and needs for information about the department's programs and objectives.
• The ability to communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders.
• Related capacities and abilities.

Qualifications

Education: Such as may have been gained through possession of a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Public Administration, Business Administration or a related field.

Experience: Such as may have been gained through considerable employment in a highly responsible position involving responsibility for the planning, coordination, stakeholder communication, risk management and monitoring/reporting functions throughout the software development life cycle. Or any combination of education and experience that shall be substantially equivalent to the above education and experience.

Schedule

Duration: 12 months to start.