DBHDS - Sr Project Manager 4-751741 - Morton

Position Title: Senior Project Manager
Position Status: 6-month contract with extensions 
Schedule: HYBRID
Overview: Our client is looking for a Senior Project Manager for a HYBRID position based out of Richmond, VA.                                  
 
Responsibilities:

• Sr Project Manager will be responsible for successfully planning, organizing, and motivating diverse project teams throughout all phases of Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid projects. 
• Coordinate vendors and consultants, and business staff as assigned, in the execution of Business & IT projects and related procurements.
• Coordinate and oversee the development of proposals, statement of work, statement of requirements and RFP responses.
• Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments and removing roadblocks to their work.
• Manage deadlines and push the team to ensure timeliness.
• Facilitate multi-disciplinary teams in the development of plans, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures for completion of a project.
• Oversee and manage execution and/or coordination of day-to-day project activities as required.
• Manage working relationships with key stakeholders, including executive management, business management, vendors, project sponsors, suppliers, and technology management.
• Track and communicate a project's progress from a schedule, cost, and risk perspective to the project team, customers, and project stakeholders.
• Collaborate with external (vendor / Suppliers) and internal technology leads and solution architects to incorporate agency best practices into project plans.
• Drive consistent project delivery through the entire project lifecycle, including, execution of procurements, definition of project plans, resource allocation, management of project risks, scope, and schedule, delivery of value, and well-ordered transitions to operations.
• Monitor progress by third-party vendors and define and measure their progress with metrics.
• Develop and maintain project budget, plans, task lists, schedules, risks, and status, to include resource allocation and schedules.
• Adhere to project management practices and governance requirements.
• Facilitates resolution of technical issues.
• Leads and coordinates the scoping, technical requirements gathering, estimating and planning for single or multiple work-streams

Requirements:

• PMP Required.
• 5 Years – Strong experience in developing, executing, and managing cloud hosted SaaS implementation projects.
• 5 Years – Strong experience in working with third party suppliers and COT’s products.
• 5 Years – Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• 5 Years – Exceptional interpersonal skills for collaborating and team building.
• 5 Years – Exceptional knowledge of both Agile and Waterfall project management principles and practices.
• 5 Years – Understands process, recognizing potential issues, and consequences of changes during Software Development Lifecycle.
• 5 Years – Ability to understand technology at the level to help represent project team in multiple forums.
• 5 Years – Ability to run Scrum, Kanban, or Waterfall project management best practices.

About Our Client: Our client is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains a drug-free workplace by both policy and practice. Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, or the presence of a non-job-related medical condition. Employment and personnel practices conform to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding non-discrimination. While the Company is committed to following this principle in every facet of employment, all employees share in the responsibility to promote and foster a favorable work environment.