DECAL CAPS Enterprise Project Manager - A. Syed

Under broad supervision, manages projects through the full life cycle from project definition and approval through implementation and evaluation of all project deliverables. Creates a collaborative partnership with internal and external team members. AGENCY: Dept. of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) - Childcare and Parent Services (CAPS) Division Job Description: The CAPS Enterprise Project Manager will report to the CAPS Director of Systems and Data. Under limited supervision, this position is responsible for managing long term projects that predominantly impact the CAPS program but may also have an agency wide impact as well. These projects will have technical, policy, and process requirements that may impact multiple programs, workstreams, and systems. This position creates project plans using appropriate project management methodologies with input from primary stakeholders. This position will use project plans to coordinate resources, assess and communicate progress and quality, and ensure project milestones and timelines are met as established in the plan. Work Schedule: Partial remote. Local candidates strongly preferred as they will be expected to be onsite when requested. Job Responsibilities: • Leads project planning sessions with multiple stakeholders and subject matter experts. • Selects and uses project management methodologies backed by modern software approaches such as SAFe, SCRUM, and Agile. • Coordinates staff and other resources as needed. • Manages overall coordination of projects from planning through implementation. • Sets and manages project scope, priorities, deadlines, and deliverable schedules. • Facilitates discussion and consensus among various project stakeholders. • Creates project plans and manages and tracks progress. Reports to leadership project status. • Uses the best project management methodology for the project. • Ensures project milestones and deadlines are met. • Manages and mitigates risks and issues. • Designs and facilitates contracts and agreements. • Responsible for contract and vendor management activities. • Creates reports and presentations for project status; presents to management and leadership. • Coordinates all data system projects for the CAPS program and identifies and assigns (in coordination with CAPS leadership) other appropriate SMEs as needed. Assembles project teams and provides guidance and support to peers and subordinate staff. • Serves as a member of CAPS Program Administration unit and supports the work of other team members as needed. • Develops change management plans for transition to new or upgraded systems. If significant scope changes happen in-flight of projects, experience with in-flight change requests and management plans are expected as well. Agency Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university AND Five years of recent relevant project management experience, with a progression in responsibility AND eligibility to sit for Project management Professional (PMP) certification. Agency Preferred Qualifications: • Experience working with data systems and acting as a liaison between business users and technical staff. • Experience managing projects automating and documenting business processes. • Experience coordinating multiple complex projects simultaneously. • Experience organizing and analyzing data to inform decision making. • Knowledge of or experience with Georgia Gateway Integrated Eligibility System. • Advanced skills in Excel and other Microsoft Office applications. Technical Competencies: • Knowledge of eligibility requirements and systems. • Experience measuring staff effort related to user stories and tasks surrounding testing, development, and any other part of a typical technical strategy or implementation project • Understanding of business user needs, and ability to translate those needs to technical staff that are r responsible for the coding and development of data systems. • Understanding of how data systems interact. • Intermediate or advanced skills in Microsoft Word and Excel. • Intermediate skills in SharePoint and relational databases. • Understanding and use of document management and version control. • Ability to execute high quality customer service by anticipating customer needs, providing services accurately, in a respectful and timely manner, and establishing and maintaining effective contact and follow through with customers. • Ability to develop and maintain positive work relationships. • Ability to collaborate and work effectively as a team member. • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and organizational skills. • Ability to organize and evaluate data to drive decision making. • Ability to work with diverse communities and sensitivity to needs and concerns of various cultural groups. Physical Position Requirements: • Work is typically performed in an office environment with intermittent sitting, standing, or walking in various settings. • The ability to speak clearly, to hear and understand at a normal conversational level, and to receive detailed information through verbal communication. • Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading and visual inspection. • Full range of hand and finger motion for data entry purposes. Required/Desired Skills SkillRequired /DesiredAmountof ExperienceIT Project Manager in an Enterprise Environment Required5YearsExperience in new development, installation and configuration on large IT Application DevelopmentRequired5YearsExperience in waterfall, hybrid, and Agile/Scrum based project methodologiesRequired5YearsExperience in managing multiple complex projects, implementations, and roll outs simultaneously Required5YearsExperience using Azure DevOps, Visual Studio, and JiraRequired3YearsC Level Project Presentations Required5YearsExperience and understanding of contracts and vendor management activitiesRequired5YearsExperience measuring staff effort related to user stories and tasks for test, dev, other parts of technical project solutionsRequired5YearsExperience with Healthcare or Human Services Eligibility Systems Required1YearsVery proficient with Office 365 and Microsoft Teams Required0Very proficient with MS SharePoint Required0PMP Certified and or CSM Required0Knowledge of Georgia Gateway Integrated Eligibility SystemsDesired0 Questions No.QuestionQuestion1Absences greater than two weeks MUST be approved by CAI management in advance, and contact information must be provided to CAI so that the resource can be reached during his or her absence. The Client has the right to dismiss the resource if he or she does not return to work by the agreed upon date. Do you accept this requirement? Question2 list candidate's email address.Question3Candidate must be paid AT LEAST 0000 if selected for engagement. Candidate can be paid more; however, the SRP rate cannot exceed 0000. Do you accept this requirement?Question4The maximum mark-up for this engagement's SRP rate is 25.9%. To be competitive on pricing, a mark-up below the 25.9% threshold is suggested. Do you agree to propose a mark-up at or below 25.9%?Question5This assignment is contingent upon customer renewal and availability of adequate funding. Do you accept this requirement?Question6The selected candidate will be expected to start their engagement no later than 2 weeks (10 business days) from the client's selection date. Do you accept this requirement?Question7Remote Work Permitted: Due to COVID-19, the client has agreed to allow the selected candidate to work remotely in Atlanta, GA. for the time being. However, the selected candidate must be available to report onsite. Do you accept this requirement?