Procyon TS
Project Manager
Procyon TS, Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50319
Short Description: This requisition is for a Project Manager resource to handle multiple projects across DOM-DoIT. Currently, these projects will include 3projects with the Department of Management for Oragami Risk, Socratare placement and DOT/DPS projects.
Complete Description:
This is a hybrid position where the contractor is expected to be onsite a minimum of 2 days per week.
The project manager will be responsible for adhering to project management governance on multiple current and future projects. Additionally, the PM will be accountable for generating project schedules, identifying/staffing needed resourcing, completing the procurement of vendor products / implementation services, and submitting funding requests as required. The PM will manage the delivery efforts and report status of each within a common project reporting mechanism. The PM will work with multiple business and platform areas across the State, potentially including upper level state government committees. The Project Manager will conduct project meetings and is responsible for project tracking and analysis, ensuring adherence to quality standards and project deliverables. The PM will be part of a PMO team responsible for all aspects of IT project governance, assessment, management and control. The ability to gather and define requirements; build a project plan; identifying resource needs; and transparent, clear communications across all levels of stakeholders. Essential is the ability to multi-task on continually changing and morphing priorities as prescribed by leadership in response to department and legislative direction.
Skills Required for the job:
Ability to work effectively under very broad direction with general supervisionAbility to motivate team and meet deadlines in a fast-paced and challenging environment.Ability to gather and organize multiple simultaneous complex business process scenariosAbility to break down complex tasks into actionable work items, sequenced appropriatelyAbility to manage scope creep with a focus on delivering a minimum viable productExcellent organizational, presentation, interpersonal and team building skillsExcellent time management and project planning/strategizing skillsStrong verbal and written communication skillsDemonstrated experience with managing client expectations, implementing service improvement initiativesDemonstrated experience managing multiple parallel work effortsTrack project progress, monitor and modify project schedules and provide status updates to project team.Escalate issues to management and/or appropriate leadership as appropriate.Provide insight and knowledge into improving processes related to portfolio, project and program managementOther duties or tasks as assigned by management.REQUIREMENTS:
Direct management of data integration projects Required 8 years of experience.Experience managing stakeholder expectations and priorities Required 8 years of experience.Experience working within a project governance structure (methodology, required templates and reporting) Required 8 years of experience.Extensive experience with planning, managing and tracking multiple major impact projects. Required 8 years of experience.Strong process development skills, w/ the ability to learn and understand concepts in order to interpret, document and formalize procedures Required 8 years of experience.Strong process and gap analysis skills Required 8 Excellent project management skills, w/ the ability to multitask and manage multiple tasks with changing priorities in a cross-functional environment Required 8 years of experience.Demonstrated experience with working with business users to gather and document business requirements Required 6 years of experience.Demonstrate ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and project activities simultaneously while meeting established deadlines Required 6 years of experience.
Complete Description:
This is a hybrid position where the contractor is expected to be onsite a minimum of 2 days per week.
The project manager will be responsible for adhering to project management governance on multiple current and future projects. Additionally, the PM will be accountable for generating project schedules, identifying/staffing needed resourcing, completing the procurement of vendor products / implementation services, and submitting funding requests as required. The PM will manage the delivery efforts and report status of each within a common project reporting mechanism. The PM will work with multiple business and platform areas across the State, potentially including upper level state government committees. The Project Manager will conduct project meetings and is responsible for project tracking and analysis, ensuring adherence to quality standards and project deliverables. The PM will be part of a PMO team responsible for all aspects of IT project governance, assessment, management and control. The ability to gather and define requirements; build a project plan; identifying resource needs; and transparent, clear communications across all levels of stakeholders. Essential is the ability to multi-task on continually changing and morphing priorities as prescribed by leadership in response to department and legislative direction.
Skills Required for the job:
Ability to work effectively under very broad direction with general supervisionAbility to motivate team and meet deadlines in a fast-paced and challenging environment.Ability to gather and organize multiple simultaneous complex business process scenariosAbility to break down complex tasks into actionable work items, sequenced appropriatelyAbility to manage scope creep with a focus on delivering a minimum viable productExcellent organizational, presentation, interpersonal and team building skillsExcellent time management and project planning/strategizing skillsStrong verbal and written communication skillsDemonstrated experience with managing client expectations, implementing service improvement initiativesDemonstrated experience managing multiple parallel work effortsTrack project progress, monitor and modify project schedules and provide status updates to project team.Escalate issues to management and/or appropriate leadership as appropriate.Provide insight and knowledge into improving processes related to portfolio, project and program managementOther duties or tasks as assigned by management.REQUIREMENTS:
Direct management of data integration projects Required 8 years of experience.Experience managing stakeholder expectations and priorities Required 8 years of experience.Experience working within a project governance structure (methodology, required templates and reporting) Required 8 years of experience.Extensive experience with planning, managing and tracking multiple major impact projects. Required 8 years of experience.Strong process development skills, w/ the ability to learn and understand concepts in order to interpret, document and formalize procedures Required 8 years of experience.Strong process and gap analysis skills Required 8 Excellent project management skills, w/ the ability to multitask and manage multiple tasks with changing priorities in a cross-functional environment Required 8 years of experience.Demonstrated experience with working with business users to gather and document business requirements Required 6 years of experience.Demonstrate ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and project activities simultaneously while meeting established deadlines Required 6 years of experience.