Senior Project Manager

Role : Project Manager 3

Location: Lansing, MI

Interviews: MS Teams video interview with camera ON.

Duration: 1 year with possible extension

Position location: Lansing, MI. Hybrid Role with 2 days onsite from day 1 - Flexible days on site.

Local candidates ONLY. 1hr to 1hr and 15min drive.

Please make sure resumes are less than 4 pages long. Highlight recent projects/technologies/skills that align with what the manager is looking for.

Clear and concise communication skills required.

Top Skills & Years of Experience Required:

- 7 or more years Project Management experience required; the manager would like the candidate to have some experience managing people as well as projects.

- Experience using a project portfolio management system and tools (e.g.) Clarity.

- In-depth knowledge of and experience in IT project management, including industry standard and best practices.

- Experience establishing and maintaining project budgets, schedules, change requests, risk and issue logs.

- Vendor management experience, strong communication skills.

- Waterfall experience - 7 years or more

- Managed over 30 resources (BA or Developers)

PMO Supporting LARA,DIFS, & MDOS, Lottery

This position is for aSenior Project Manager to assist the State of Michigan Project Management Office supporting LARA, DIFS& MDOS, Lottery with a multi-yearhigh priority project. This role, as part of the DTMB Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO), works closely with DTMB Agency Servicestechnical teams as well as with agency executives/stakeholders.

The candidate must be comfortable working in a fast paced, multi-vendor deploymentsupporting a hybrid workforce (combination of on-site and remote work) at all levels of the organization. Applicants should possess exceptional communication and follow up skills along with significantexperience in formal IT project management. This position requires the PM to be working in person for 2-3 days a week and reminder can be work from home.

Basic Duties:

· Utilize the State of Michigan’s Project Portfolio Management Tool (Clarity) to prepare project schedules, assign resources and management budgets.

· Prepare information for presentations geared to various audiences ranging from executives, managers and project team members.

· Accountable for monitoring, controlling, and communicating project progress by actively managing the cost, schedule, scope, resources, quality, and risks.

· Accountable and responsible for clear, timely, and accurate communications with stakeholders, particularly the project sponsors, project team members, program managers, and DTMB management, on the status of the project, using appropriate communication methods.

· Responsible for providing leadership and fostering collaborative participation between the technical and business teams by obtaining consensus and gaining commitment.

· Responsible for working with the project team members to develop and maintain the following key SUITE Project Management Methodology (PMM) deliverables throughout the project lifecycle:

o Project Charter - Project Schedule – Project Budget - Communication Plan - Project Status Report - Risk and Issue Management Plans - Change Requests - Project Closedown Summary

· Responsible for managing interfaces related communication with other agencies

· Responsible for ensuring the project adheres to the SUITE PMM and System Engineering Methodology (SEM), including appropriate and timely transitions through the stages and phases of the project lifecycle.

· Responsible for facilitating and enforcing the Change Management process (Change Requests) when the project deviates from the approved scope, schedule, or budget. This includes ensuring all Change Requests have appropriate approval before action is taken or information is updated.

· Responsible for creating project Corrective Action Plans (CAP) when necessary for projects in yellow or red status.

· Responsible for understanding the project benefits and the impact of change requests to the benefits business cases. Responsible for ensuring related project artifacts are updated accordingly.

· Responsible for reviewing and understanding vendor contracts to actively manage the vendor deliverables and adherence to the vendor deliverable approval procedure.

· Facilitates the interactions among stakeholders by clarifying the expectations of all participants and ensuring all deliverables are assigned, reviewed, and completed.

Qualifications Required/Desired Experience

In-depth knowledge of and experience inIT project

management, including industry standard and best

practices. Required 7 years

Proven record for delivering projects on time and on Required 7 years

budget in a formal Project Manager role

Experience establishing and maintaining project budgets,

schedules, change requests, risk and issue logs Required 7 years

Experience developing and delivering project status Required 7 years

Experience using a project portfolio management

systems and tools (eg.) Clarity Required 5 years

Possession of a Project Management Professional (PMP)

Certification. Highly Desired 3 years

Advanced workingknowledge ofMSProject Required 5 years

Experience handling variety of stakeholders and system

owners from other departments. Highly Desired 5 years

Experience providing project management services for IT

Projects involving Commercial Off the Shelf Technology

(COTS) Required 5 years

Experience managing multi-vendor environment in a

government environment. Highly Desired 5 years

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Salary: Up to $78.72 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

License/Certification:

• PMP (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• East Lansing, MI 48824 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• East Lansing, MI 48824: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person