Job Description :
JOB TITLE: Applications Project Manager
LENGTH: 12 months+ assignment.
POTENTIAL START DATE: 06/03/2019
PROJECT Description:
Our client is looking for an experienced Project Manager for a vendor Application project. The project is to develop an online filing system for legislators, constitutional officers, certain executive branch employees, and legislative candidates to file annual Statements of Sources of Income, to create a public access website where members of the public can view the statements, conduct searches and create lists of data, and download all or portions of the data. This is a high profile project, strong communications and diplomatic skills is a must.
This Project Manager position will report to a PMO-Program Manager and will work closely with team members and the vendor to define the project plan, coordinate and track activities, and completion of all PMO-required project deliverables.
Activities:
Status reporting of the project plan and work breakdown structure, with key milestones.
Coordination, management, and risk mitigation of project work tasks defined in project plans, and resource allocation
Develop a quality control plan and accountability toward the measures
Develop a communication matrix and accountability for project team communications
Create presentation materials and deliver updates to working team, stakeholders, and executive steering committee
Required Skills:
Preferred Education: 4 year college degree or equivalent
Project Management Experience (Advanced; 8+ years as a PM); Demonstrated experience managing complex technology initiatives involving vendors.
Experience with Application Implementations.
Strong organization and writing skills. Experienced developing graphic representations of complex business processes.
Self-starter, able to join a project mid-stream and help bring the project to a successful completion.
Able to take ownership of a project or work assignment, escalating concerns and issues to the project leadership team
Experience working with stakeholders at all levels of a complex organization and exceptional communication skills.
Exceptional interpersonal skills with a demonstrated knowledge of managing conflicts between resources and resolving organizational change issues.
SharePoint; We will be using SharePoint as our document repository during the project lifecycle.
Proficient in Office 2016 products such as Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint, including MS Project.
Prior experience with State / Federal Government agencies is required.