Project Manager- Iii/ Madison, Wi (Hybrid)M 6 Months Contract

Designs, plans, and coordinates work teams. Follows standard project management industry practices such as the PMI's framework and has experience with the project development life cycle process (i.e., planning, analysis, design, coding, testing, implementation, support).
Understands business and technical objectives of a project and works closely with project sponsor. Creates project charter and work plan and tracks budget and schedule progress via appropriate metrics. Establishes project organization and methodologies and defines roles and responsibilities. Gathers and documents business requirements with the team. Documents risks and develops mitigation plans. Manages scope.
Creates and implements a communication plan. Coordinates communication between the development team, technical support staff, business area experts, vendors and third-party technology providers, business and IT management, external agencies and other stakeholders as needed. Builds an effective team, assigns tasks to team members, and evaluates outcomes. Negotiates resources. Communicates to stakeholders and project sponsor. Identifies, tracks, and ensures resolution of issues and removal of barriers. Provides technical support to project team members. Handles complex application features and technical designs. Designs and implements the components required for complex application features. Generally, manages a group of applications systems analysts. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Professional certification is highly desirable. Project Manager capabilities with 11 or more years of experience. Capable of managing a project with up to ten (10) or more staff and/or a project with multiple subprojects. Knowledge of relational data base concepts (DB2, Oracle, SQL Server) if a plus.
Additional Details:
This resource will work on a variety of DTSD Engineering projects. They may be migration projects, cloud-based projects, GIS, etc.

QualificationsDescriptionRequestedGather and document requirementsGather and document requirements10+ Years of experience.Prepare written reportsPrepare written reports10+ Years of experience.Change Management_Demonstrated competence in guiding an organization in preparing agency staff to adopt policy, business processes, IT, and other changes as needed to effectively implement a new major IT system.7+ Years of experience.Experience assembling and managing large teamsExperience and competence in assembling and managing a team of experts from a variety of disciplines and organizational levels to develop solutions to wide-ranging and sophisticated business challenges.7+ Years of experience.Experienced Project Manager or leaderExperienced Project Manager or leader10+ Years of experience.Management of large projectsManagement of large projects7+ Years of experience.Progress trackingProgress tracking7+ Years of experience.Project plan developmentProject plan development10+ Years of experience.Project proposals or charter developmentProject proposals or charter development7+ Years of experience.Resource planning and managementResource planning and management7+ Years of experience.RFI and RFP creation and evaluationRFI and RFP creation and evaluation5 yearsStrong verbal communications skills with ability to clearly present information and ideas to groupsStrong verbal communications skills with ability to clearly present information and ideas to groups of ten or more managers and/or staff.YesFamiliarity with web application development conceptsFamiliarity with web application development concepts10+ Years of experience.Web and client-server application development experience, including requirements gathering, design,Web and client-server application development experience, including requirements gathering, design, coding, testing, implementation, and support10+ Years of experience.Top Skills & 11 Years of IT Experience with at least 8 years of Project Management Experience.
Project Management experience managing or leading an IT technical team of up to 10 or more staff
Business Analysis skills such as requirements gathering, documentation and analyzing business requirements.
Experience tracking project status, milestone and managing risks, including project plan development, resource planning and management
Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to present information and ideas to various audiences including developers, management, and stakeholders
Application development experience including requirements gathering, design, coding, testing, implementation, and support
Nice to have skills:
Experience working with Java, Spring Boot, Oracle, DB2, GIS, JavaScript, and/or HTML.
Experience partnering with business clients to formulate solutions using modern tools (DevOps) that support their business and technical strategies and goals.
Knowledge of relational data base concepts (DB2, Oracle) if a plus.
Experience working with various methodologies Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall, etc.
Interview Process:
MS Teams Video
Duration:
06/30/24 with possibility of extension
Remote or onsite?
Hybrid schedule. 40% onsite 60% remote.
Current WI resident or willing to relocate at the candidate's expense.
Preferred Skills:
Change Management experience
State service a plus
Supporting enterprise applications for a large organization.
Management of large projects
Security Required:
Yes