Project Manager II

PM II -  ITD Planning PM PMP (808941)

Location: Mechanicsville VA – Onsite 3 days a week is mandatory
PMP is mandatory – A copy of the certification is requested by client. 

About the role: The clientis seeking a senior Project Manager to manage and deliver a complex IT project(s) with multiple teams and work streams coordinated to an aggressive delivery schedule.
Under the program manager, the project manager is responsible for the outcome of the assigned projects. The project manager leads the team through the Commonwealth Standard for Project Management for successful completion of the project phases: PreSelect, Initiation, Planning, Execution and Control and Closeout.

The selected candidate will:
•Serve as a hands-on technical project manager with development staff and business groups.
•Coordinate and communicate with ITD management and staff to coordinate work tasks and resourcing.
•Communicate timelines and expectations to technical and business staff.
•Collaborate with vendors, consultants, and contractors in the execution of projects including contract management and working with the procurement office(s).
•Maintain project budget, plans, tasks, schedules, risks, and status and disseminate information to team members and customers as defined in the communications plan.
•Ensure documentation of requirements and use cases, facilitate design workshops for assigned projects.
•Ensure definition of test objectives, designed test plans and test cases for assigned projects.
•Provide the management of project milestones and deliverables for on-time and on-budget delivery.
•Define, measure, and clearly communicate progress with metrics.
•Support system and application training efforts.

Qualifications Required:

• Current Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI) — Required — 10 years
• Experience managing large projects — Required — 15 years
• Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) models and expert knowledge of Agile and Waterfall project management principles — Required — 5 years
• Balanced business and technical background with sufficient technical expertise to provide credible leadership to technology teams — Nice to Have — 3 years
• Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint, and Project Server — Required — 5 years
• Ability to interact effectively with customers and project team members.
• Ability to analyze and translate requirements into system specifications.

Special Instructions to Applicants:
This position requires a fingerprint-based background check.
PMP certification from PMI or PM certification - no other certification qualifies.