Job Description :
Project Manager with PMI and CMMI (F2F Required)/Interview June 27th
Duration: 12 Months
Lansing, MI
Short Description:
Designs, plans, and coordinates work teams. Follows standard project management industry practices such as the PMI''s framework. Understands business and technical objectives of a project and works closely with project sponsor.
Complete Description:
Years of Experience:
Minimum 2 years of experience as a Project Manager.
Job Description:
The required position is for a Project Manger to lead multiple Information Technology (IT) projects in support of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA As a member of the Program Management Office (PMO), the project manager will follow the State''s SUITE methodology (and required deliverables), and utilize the State''s project management tools, to perform project initiation through project closeout.
Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field. Relies on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required. Works under limited supervision with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
Designs, plans, and coordinates work teams. Follows standard project management industry practices such as the PMI''s framework. 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. Documents risks and develops mitigation plans. Manages scope. Creates and implements a communication plan. 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 system analysts. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Professional certification is highly desirable.
May require specific PC, workstation, operating system, application or platform skills. Provides overall direction to the formulation, development, implementation, and delivery of a project. Exercises management responsibility over the achievement of performance, revenue, and profit objectives of a project and its contracts. Ensures that the project plan maintains tasks, schedules, estimates, and status, and disseminates information to team members and customers. Creates a structure and organization for the management of a complex environment with emphasis on quality, productivity, and consistency. Directs corrective actions in any area where performance falls below objectives. Arranges for the assignment of responsibility to other supporting facilities, business areas, and support functions, and monitors their performance. Self-directed and independent. Responsible for the coordination and completion of projects. Oversees all aspects of projects. Sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities, and monitors and summarizes progress of project. Prepares reports for upper management regarding status of project.
Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
Solid skills in project management utilizing a formal project management methodology.
Required
5
Years
Solid skills in project scheduling utilizing a project scheduling tool such as MS Project.
Required
5
Years
Solid skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Required
5
Years
Strong leadership and communication skills.
Required
5
Years
Ability to communicate technical terminology at levels appropriate to the audience both orally and in writing.
Required
5
Years
Experience in project planning, scheduling, tracking, issue/risk management, and status reporting.
Desired
5
Years
Experience managing projects using Agile Scrum.
Desired
2
Years
Project Management Professional certification from PMI.
Highly desired
Experience managing software development projects, ensuring ADA compliance.
Desired
5
Years
Experience with Project Management Methodology based on PMI and CMMI
Desired
5
Years
Questions
Description
Question 1
Absences greater than two weeks MUST be approved by CAI management in advance, and contact information must be provided to CAI so that the resource can be reached during his or her absence. The Client has the right to dismiss the resource if he or she does not return to work by the agreed upon date. Do you accept this requirement?
Question 2
Please list candidate''s email address that will be used when submitting E-RTR.
Question 3
This position is located in downtown Lansing, MI. The selected candidate will be responsible for any and all costs associated with parking for this position. These costs will not be reimbursed by CAI or State of Michigan. Please confirm you have discussed this with your candidate and he/she accepts this requirement.
Question 5
The client plans to schedule IN PERSON ONLY interviews for this position June 27th. Please confirm your candidate will be available to interview any of those days if selected.
Question 6
Please include a paragraph re: candidate''s availability, location, applicable skills, and other pertinent information in the Summary of Qualifications tab, when submitting.