Job#: 3041904
Job Description:
This position is for a Senior Project Manager.
The candidate must be comfortable working in a fast paced, multi-vendor deployment supporting a hybrid workforce (combination of on-site and remote work) at all levels of the organization. Applicants should possess exceptional communication and follow up skills along with significant experience in formal IT project management. This position requires the PM to be working in person for 2 days a week and 3 days remote.
Basic Duties:
· Utilize the Project Portfolio Management Tool (Clarity) to prepare project schedules, assign resources and management budgets.
· Prepare information for presentations geared to various audiences ranging from executives, managers and project team members.
· Accountable for monitoring, controlling, and communicating project progress by actively managing the cost, schedule, scope, resources, quality, and risks.
· Accountable and responsible for clear, timely, and accurate communications with stakeholders, particularly the project sponsors, project team members, program managers, and management, on the status of the project, using appropriate communication methods.
· Responsible for providing leadership and fostering collaborative participation between the technical and business teams by obtaining consensus and gaining commitment.
· Responsible for working with the project team members to develop and maintain the following key SUITE Project Management Methodology (PMM) deliverables throughout the project lifecycle:
o Project Charter - Project Schedule – Project Budget - Communication Plan - Project Status Report - Risk and Issue Management Plans - Change Requests - Project Closedown Summary
· Responsible for managing interfaces related communication with other agencies
· Responsible for ensuring the project adheres to the SUITE PMM and System Engineering Methodology (SEM), including appropriate and timely transitions through the stages and phases of the project lifecycle.
· Responsible for facilitating and enforcing the Change Management process (Change Requests) when the project deviates from the approved scope, schedule, or budget. This includes ensuring all Change Requests have appropriate approval before action is taken or information is updated.
· Responsible for creating project Corrective Action Plans (CAP) when necessary for projects in yellow or red status.
· Responsible for understanding the project benefits and the impact of change requests to the benefits business cases. Responsible for ensuring related project artifacts are updated accordingly.
- Responsible for reviewing and understanding vendor contracts to actively manage the vendor deliverables and adherence to the vendor deliverable approval procedure.
· Facilitates the interactions among stakeholders by clarifying the expectations of all participants and ensuring all deliverables are assigned, reviewed, and completed.
Qualifications
Required/Desired
Experience
In-depth knowledge of and experience in IT project management, including industry standard and best practices.
Required
7 years
Proven record for delivering projects on time and on budget in a formal project manager role
Required
7 years
Experience establishing and maintaining project budgets, schedules, change requests, risk and issue logs
Required
7 years
Experience developing and delivering project status
Required
7 years
Experience using project portfolio management systems and tools (eg.) Clarity
Required
5 years
Advanced working knowledge of MSProject
Required
5 years
Experience handling variety of stakeholders and system owners from other departments.
Required
5 years
Oversee Technical Teams with system architecture and integration across SaaS solutions.
Required
5 years
Experience providing project management services for IT Projects involving Commercial Off the Shelf Technology (COTS)
Required
5 years
Experience managing multi-vendor environment in a government environment.
Required
5 years
Developed and maintained detailed project integration schedules.
Required
5 years
Prior Developer/Senior Technical Project Management experience.
Required
5 years
Scrum Master Certified
Required
5 years
System Security Plans (SSP)
Required
5 years
Plan of Action and Milestones (POAM)
Required
5 years
Possession of a Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
Highly Desired
3 years
EEO Employer
Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.
Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.
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