Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager
Location: Mechanicsville, VA (Hybrid)
Duration: 12 Months Contract

Job Description:

The *** Information Technology Division (ITD) is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead and deliver complex IT projects involving multiple teams, parallel work streams, and accelerated delivery timelines.

Reporting to the Program Manager, this role is accountable for the successful delivery and out comes of assigned projects. The Senior Project Manager guides project teams through all phases of the Commonwealth Standard for Project Management Pre Select, Initiation, Planning, Execution and Control, and Closeout ensuring compliance with required processes and the achievement of project goals

The selected candidate will (high level):

• Technical Project Leadership: Serve as a hands on senior technical project manager partnering with development teams, business leaders, enterprise architects, and technology owners to deliver complex, multi platform IT initiatives, including those leveraging emerging AI capabilities.
• Cross functional Coordination: Direct and synchronize project tasks, resources, timelines, and stake holder expectations across ITD leadership, technical teams, business units, and governance bodies.
• Vendor& Partner Management: Oversee vendor, consultant, and contractor performance, including contract coordination, procurement collaboration, SOW validation, and delivery oversight.
• Project Documentation & Reporting: Maintain comprehensive project artifacts (budgets, schedules, risks, issues, metrics, and status reports) and deliver timely updates aligned with the communications plan.
• Clear, Adaptive Communication: Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non technical audiences, fostering alignment across IT, security, business teams, and vendor partners.
• Risk Identification & Mitigation: Identify, assess, and mitigate technical, security, operational, and vendor related risks across all project phases.
• Architecture& Governance Alignment: Ensure all project solutions adhere to agency architecture standards, security policies, best practices, and VDOT/VITA project management governance requirements.
• Performance Measurement: Track and evaluate vendor and third party deliverables using defined KPIs and SLAs to ensure quality, timeliness, and contractual compliance.
• Milestone& Release Management: Manage project milestones, deliverables, change control, and release activities to ensure on time, on budget, and low disruption deployments.
• Testing Leadership: Coordinate planning and execution of testing activities, document test objectives, and ensure creation of detailed test plans, test cases, and acceptance criteria.
• Training& Adoption Support: Support system and application training efforts to ensure smooth adoption, operational readiness, and effective knowledge transfer.
• Technical Expertise: Provide senior level guidance on system upgrades, cloud and infrastructure modernization, application migrations, and remediation of security or asset vulnerabilities.
• Data& Integration Literacy: Apply strong understanding of infrastructure, databases, APIs, and application architectures to support planning, estimation, and technical decision making.

Skill Matrix:

• A proven track record of successfully managing large-scale, complex IT projects, Experience managing migration project budgets and schedules. Required 5 Years
• Azure services: Familiarity with a wide range of Azure services, including Azure Migrate, Azure Site Recovery, and Azure Database Migration Service. Desired 5 Years
• AI Awareness: Demonstrate working knowledge of modern AI technologies (LLMs, Agentic AI, automation platforms, and data driven decision tools). Desired 5 Years
• Cloud concepts: A strong understanding of cloud computing principles (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and hybrid cloud environments. Required 5 Years
• Automation: Working knowledge of scripting (e.g., PowerShell, Azure CLI) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Required 5 Years
• DevOps: Knowledge of DevOps principles and CI/CD pipelines. Required 5 Years
• PMP/ Agile, or Scrum. Required 5 Years
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively translate complex technical concepts for all levels of the business. Required 5 Years
• Leadership: The ability to guide and motivate cross-functional teams and manage stakeholder expectations. Required 5 Years
• Problem-solving: Strong analytical skills to anticipate and mitigate risks and resolve issues during the migration process. Required 5 Years
• Adaptability: The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, demanding environment and manage multiple concurrent projects. Required 5 Years