Project Manager - (Remote with onsite as needed, 37.5-ho week)
29 days ago
Harrisburg
Job DescriptionPennsylvania Residents are highly recommended Part-Time 37.5 hour weekly PMP certification from PMI is highly desired Commonwealth of PA Project Manager - 763500 (Remote with onsite as needed, 37.5 hour weekly) The Project Manager (PM) directs, administers, manages and facilitates enhancement, business process re-engineering or developmental project. Role Description: Manage PM1, PM2 or PM3 roles on a multi - agency project. Coordinate the communications of multiple Project Managers for their schedules. Direct, administer, manage and facilitate an enhancement, business process re-engineering or development of a high priority, high profile, and commonwealth enterprise wide information technology project of strategic importance. Accountable for activities with excess delivery cycles of 8 to 12 months. Accountable for project coordination with multiple agencies. Conduct reviews with agencies. • Report status and recommendations to senior leadership as needed., • Make decisions within the designated authority as defined in the project Charter to minimize project risk supported by sound analysis and project management best practices., • Mentor less experienced project management project staff to build overall understanding of project management when needed., • Manage, coordinate, and establish priorities for complete life-cycle of projects including the planning, design, programming, testing, and implementation of business solutions designed to meet requirements of various departments in the commonwealth., • Design project plans, which identify needs and define major tasks and milestones, based on scope, resources, budget, and personnel., • Coordinate project schedules across multiple agencies., • Accountable for the approval and sign-off of the Project Management Plan with customer representatives, and all affected project stakeholders., • Accountable for management of the projects scope for the project and gaining agreement and approval of scope changes with customer representatives and affected stakeholders., • Direct work planning and scheduling work., • Accountable for peer reviews with the appropriate project team resources., • Coordinate and present proposals to agencies as necessary., • Identify and manage project risk, and develop risk mitigation strategies, and track to closure., • Coordinate the establishment of project standards and project specific procedures with team leaders., • Responsible for project compliance with standards and procedures., • Develop and facilitate achievement of project service commitments., • Ensure that tasks provide value and support the strategic direction of the project and meet service commitments., • Balance workload with project members capacity., • Plan project specific training and orientation needs., • Responsible for the development of estimates for the enhancement, business process re-engineering or development effort in planning, analysis, design, construction, testing, and implementation., • Works with team leads to adjust and revise project estimates when necessary., • Ensure new project estimates are approved by the client and agreed upon., • Develop the detailed Project Management Plan for the enhancement, business process re-engineering or development effort., • Accountable for delivery of all work tasks identified in the Project Management Plan., • Manage and track the project progress against the project schedule., • Develop work planning and scheduling work., • Monitor project milestones and phases and take corrective action as needed to ensure the project is on schedule., • Monitor and track the project budget and advise necessary stakeholders., • Plan, organize, prioritize, and manage multiple work efforts across the project team., • Notify team leaders of project timelines, milestones, phases, work requests target dates, and approved executable work packages., • Accountable to schedule or monitor status reviews, project management inspections, and software quality assurance work product and process reviews with the appropriate stakeholders., • Responsible for the capture and reporting of required project management metrics., • Analyze and distribute reports on project metrics associated with work items related to improvement measures., • Ensure all changes to scope follow processes outlined in the Change Management Plan and are documented., • Prepare status reports on a periodic basis for the project team, team leads, group leads, Sponsor, and appropriate stakeholders., • Responsible to tailor and baseline all project templates., • Ensure processes and activities are followed., • Communicate and work with users and clients as necessary., • Anticipate issues and proactively address them. Identify and track issues., • Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and customer representatives., • Serve as the primary point of contact for all project-related issues and resolution of issues., • Communicate effectively with customers and software / hardware suppliers supporting the commonwealth as appropriate., • Communicate to team members how their work assignments relate to and help achieve project objectives., • Accountable for the final project management evaluation review with stakeholders., • Facilitate stakeholder interviews, workshops, and surveys to gather and document detailed business requirements, user stories, and use cases, ensuring alignment with project objectives., • Perform As-Is and To-Be process assessments, identifying inefficiencies and recommending improvements to enhance operational workflows and system functionalities., • Facilitate the formation and execution of test plans, including user acceptance testing (UAT), to ensure that delivered solutions meet business requirements and quality standards.
