This position provides oversight, leadership, accountability and program/ project management functions for large strategic and complex Michigan Department of Corrections and Michigan State Police projects and programs with high visibility at the Agency Executive level. These projects and programs require a fully dedicated project manager due to the level of complexity, degree of intricate detail and accountability to executive leadership. These projects typically have a large diverse set of stakeholders, utilize vendor participation, require coordination of multiple stakeholders, complex schedules and significant integration with other systems. Strategic projects typically have durations of 2 years or longer with 50 or more team members, require communication at the Agency Executive level and have significant risks. This position will ensure consistency with the State of Michigan project management methodology (SUITE), perform long-term release planning based on organizational direction, regularly interact with the project management teams for status of budget, quality and schedule, escalate issues and risks as needed to executives and exercise project quality control activities to ensure project scope expectations are met. Some travel to other State locations may be required for this position.
Required Education and Experience
**Please submit a copy of your official college transcripts with your application. **
Education
Possession of a bachelor’s degree with not less than 21 semester (32 term) credits in one or a combination of the following: computer science, data processing, computer information systems, data communications, networking, systems analysis, computer programming, information assurance, project management, or mathematics.
Experience
Information Technology Project Manager 15
Three years of professional experience equivalent to an IT project coordinator.
Alternate Education and Experience
Information Technology Project Manager 15
Possession of a Project Management Professional, (PMP) certification may be substituted for the experience requirement. Possession of a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) and/or Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) certification may be substituted for 1 year of the experience requirement.
Possession of SUITE Certification may be substituted for 2 Educational Credits.
This position will be available on our website until 08/07/2024.
HOW TO APPLY:
To apply for this position, please visit our website at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/michigan/jobs/4587325/itpm-15.
Thank you and we look forward to reviewing your application.
