Senior Project Management Specialist

Strong program and project reporting experience, including tracking KPIs, presenting status updates to leadership, and ensuring successful project completion and stakeholder approval. Schedule or monitor status reviews, peer reviews, program management inspections, and software quality assurance work product and process reviews with the appropriate designated resources.

Senior Project Management Specialist
Location: Dover, DE (onsite)
Duration: 12+ Months


We are seeking a Senior Project Management Specialist for a 12-month+ contract opportunity that is onsite in Dover, DE. The Senior Project Management Specialist (SPMS) directs, controls, administers, and manages an enhancement or development of medium to large and/or enterprise-wide project(s). The Project Management Specialist’s primary responsibility is to drive the entire project/program from start to finish. The Project Management Specialist must ensure that the project/program is completed on schedule and that the final product meets the business, technical standards and policies.


What You’ll Do

• Develop estimates for the enhancement or development effort in planning, analysis, design, construction, testing, and implementation
• Accountable for delivery of all work tasks identified in the program plan
• Capture and report required program management metrics
• Adjust and revise estimates when necessary
• Ensure all changes to scope follow processes and are documented
• Ensure new estimates are approved by the client and agreed upon
• Adjust and revise estimates when necessary
• Manage, and track the program progress against the program plan
• Monitor project milestones and phases to ensure the project is on schedule
• Take corrective actions if a project begins to slip its schedule
• Accountable for the final program management evaluation review with stakeholders for approval upon program completion
• Tailor and baseline all program templates
• Schedule or monitor status reviews, peer reviews, program management inspections, and software quality assurance work product and process reviews with the appropriate designated resources
• Notify team leads of project timelines, milestones, phases, work requests target dates, and approved executable work package
• Communicate and work with users and client as necessary
• Coordinate and present proposals to agencies as necessary
• Analyze and distribute reports on program metrics associated with work items related to improvement measures
• Ensure processes and activities are followed

 
What You’ll Need


Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field required
• 7+ years of experience managing medium to large-scale IT, software development, or enterprise-wide technology projects from initiation through implementation
• Experience developing project plans, managing project schedules, and ensuring on-time delivery of project milestones
• Proven ability to manage project scope, risks, issues, changes, and stakeholder expectations while maintaining adherence to established project governance processes
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and coordinating with business stakeholders, technical teams, and client organizations throughout the project lifecycle
• Strong program and project reporting experience, including tracking KPIs, presenting status updates to leadership, and ensuring successful project completion and stakeholder approval

 Physical Demands

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal, state, and local standards
• Sedentary work involving sitting or remaining stationary most of the time with occasional need to move around the office to attend meetings, etc.
• Ability to conduct repetitive tasks on a computer, utilizing a mouse, keyboard, and monitor