VDH Project Manager 2

VDH Project Manager 2 (797289)
Title/Role: VDH Project Manager 2
Region Description:
Req. Status: Open
No. of Openings: 1
Start Date: 03/23/2026
End Date: 06/30/2026
Max Submittals by Vendor: 2 Per Opening
Worksite Address: 109 Governor St Richmond VA 23219

Agency Interview Type: Web Cam Interview Only
Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Short Description:
The IT Project Manager II will operate as a Servant Leader and facilitator for 2-3 Agile teams, ensuring the effective implementation of Scrum and Kanban principles.
Maximum Vendor Submittal Rate is $93.34/hr.

Complete Description:
The Scrum Master will operate as a Servant Leader and facilitator for 2-3 Agile teams, ensuring the effective implementation of Scrum and Kanban principles. The successful candidate will be a strong negotiator, have excellent logic and problem-solving skills and drive to make a difference. We need an individual that puts the team before themselves. They will be responsible for enforcing the rules of Scrum, removing impediments from their team, while promoting self-management and consistently driving a culture of continuous improvement.
Liaison & Communication
? Serve as liaison between technical and non-technical departments.
? Communicate with other management, developers, product owners and technical support specialists on product issues.
? Coach the team on best practices (maintaining a healthy backlog, develop high quality user stories, estimating and delivery)
Development
? Organize and facilitate project planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos and other Scrum-related meetings.
? Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress.
? Maintain process documentation.
? Ensure the team members are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility.
Application Support
? Assist as needed with backlog maintenance and reviewing quality of user stories.
? Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.
? Assist with prioritization and resolution of defects / bugs.
Management
? Participate proactively in developing and maintaining team working agreement, standards, and tools.
? Develop and manage Team performance metrics, leverage to drive efficiencies in the process.
? Identify and remove impediments, prevents distractions.
? Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution.
? Empower the team to self-organize.
Position Requirements
Formal Education & Certification
? Four-year college diploma or university degree in computer systems design or computer science, and/or 10 years equivalent work experience.
? Must be a Certified Scrum Master,
? Scaled Agile (SAFe) experience and certification is a plus

Knowledge & Experience
? Scrum Master or Business Analyst experience is preferred.
? Understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures.
? Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle.
? Understanding of organization's development platform and languages.
? Ability to understand technical issues.
Personal Attributes
? Self-motivated and capable of managing multiple priorities and tasks as delegated.
? Team-player with the ability to work within a collaborative environment.
? Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types.
? Ability to coach the team to reach their highest potential.
? Creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems.
? Collaborative in driving decisions.
? Ability to deal with multiple projects and deadlines.
? Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.

Skill Required / Desired Amount of Experience
Four-year college diploma or university degree in computer systems design or computer science, and/or 10 years equivalent work experience. Required 4 Years
? Must be a Certified Scrum Master, Required 5 Years
? Scaled Agile (SAFe) experience and certification is a plus Required 3 Years
? Scrum Master or Business Analyst experience is preferred. Highly desired 4 Years
? Understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures. Highly desired 4 Years
? Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle. Highly desired 4 Years
? Understanding of organization's development platform and languages. Highly desired 4 Years
? Ability to understand technical issues. Highly desired 4 Years
? Self-motivated and capable of managing multiple priorities and tasks as delegated. Required 4 Years
? Team-player with the ability to work within a collaborative environment. Required 4 Years
? Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types. Required 4 Years
? Ability to coach the team to reach their highest potential. Required 4 Years
? Creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems. Required 4 Years
? Collaborative in driving decisions. Required 4 Years
? Ability to deal with multiple projects and deadlines. Required 4 Years
? Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail. Required 4 Years