Project Manager

Skill Matrix: Skill Required Amount of Experience Experience Large Project Management Required 10 Years Documentation creation experience Required 5 Years Project Management Tools Required 10 Years Training experience Required 5 Years SharePoint document management, indexing, and organization experience. The Client Information Technology Division (ITD) is seeking a highly organized and detail oriented PMO Support Specialist to enhance project governance, support project managers, and strengthen agency-wide project delivery practices.

Job Title: Project Manager PMP
Location: Mechanicsville, VA 23116 (Hybrid)
Duration: 8 + Months (Possible Extension)
Interview: Both Web Cam and In Person Interview
Contract Type: W2 or C2C
Payrate Range: $61/ hr. to $66/ hr.

Position Overview:
The Client Information Technology Division (ITD) is seeking a highly organized and detail oriented PMO Support Specialist to enhance project governance, support project managers, and strengthen agency-wide project delivery practices. This role provides direct support to the PMO through documentation management, training coordination, risk oversight, and recurring reporting across Commonwealth-level and agency IT projects.
Responsibilities

The PMO Support Specialist will:

• Update, maintain, and publish PMO documentation that supports IT project managers and ITD staff.
• Manage and maintain SharePoint Online document libraries to ensure accuracy, accessibility, and proper governance.
• Develop, coordinate, and deliver training (in-person and virtual) for agency IT project managers and supporting staff, including creation of training materials and user documentation.
• Serve as a risk manager for Commonwealth-level IT projects, providing guidance on risk identification, mitigation planning, and escalation procedures.
• Support recurring cadenced reporting using Excel and Power BI, ensuring data accuracy and meaningful insights.
• Provide oversight and guidance to projects in the Planning phase to ensure readiness for execution.
• Ensure projects in execution follow established governance structures, including meeting cadence, reporting, metrics tracking, risk and issue management, and quality assurance.
• Review project plans to ensure inclusion of required components such as tasks, schedules, risk identification, resource allocation, checkpoints, and status reporting.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of project management methodologies, PMO standards, and governance frameworks.
• Knowledge of SharePoint Online document organization, permissions, and content management best practices.
• Knowledge of instructional design principles and effective training development techniques.
• Strong skills in publishing professional documentation, maintaining organized repositories, and supporting PMO processes.
• Skill in developing and delivering training to audiences with varying levels of project management experience.
• Skill in performing risk assessments and communicating risk posture.
• Skill in preparing data-driven reports and visualizations using Excel and Power BI.
• Ability to evaluate project readiness during Planning and provide guidance to project managers.
• Ability to monitor governance compliance throughout project execution.
• Ability to review project plans for completeness and collaborate with teams to address gaps.

Qualifications

• The candidate should have 15 years of overall IT experience. Experience with technology infrastructure is preferred. Application Development experience is a plus.
• The candidate must have a minimum of 10 years of experience.
• The candidate should be proficient in MS Office tools such as Microsoft Project, Visio, and excel.
• The candidate should possess training and documentation experience.
• PMP or ACP Certification through PMI or Qualified under Commonwealth of Virginia

Qualification Standards for IT Project Managers.
See :http://www.vita.virginia.gov/oversight/projects/default.aspx?id=

• Experience with VITA’s Commonwealth Technology Portfolio (CTP) system and ECOS
• process is strongly preferred.
• Experience with the core Commonwealth IT procurement processes (RFP, VITA
• Statewide Contract, and CAI SOW) is preferred.
• Prior VDOT PM experience is a benefit.

Skill Matrix:

Skill	Required	Amount of Experience	Experience
Large Project Management	Required	10	Years
Documentation creation experience	Required	5	Years
Project Management Tools	Required	10	Years
Training experience	Required	5	Years
SharePoint document management, indexing, and organization experience.	Required	3	Years
Experience in IT Risk Management as a risk manager	Required	8	Years
VITA CTP	Highly desired	1	Years
Proposal Development/Business Writing	Highly desired	10	Years
PMP, ACP or Qualified under Commonwealth of Virginia Qualification Standards for IT Project Managers for Category 4 Projects	Highly desired	8

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