Job ID: MI-133490 (913090813)
Hybrid/Local (Lansing ONLY) Govt PM (PMP, 4 pages resume) with MS Project, PMM, SEM, SUITE, CAP, vendor management experience
Location: Lansing, MI (DTMB)
Duration: 12 Months
Position: 1
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.
Skills:
In-depth knowledge of and experience in IT project management, including industry standard and best practices. Required 7 years
Proven record for delivering projects on time and on budget in a formal project manager role Required 7 years
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 working knowledge of MSProject
Required
5 years
Experience handling variety of stakeholders and system owners from other departments.
Highly Desired
5 years
Experience managing multi-vendor environment in a government environment.
Highly Desired
5 years
Description:
This position is for a Senior Project Manager to assist the State of Michigan Project
Management Office supporting LARA, DIFS & MDOS, Lottery with a multi-year high priority
legacy modernization project. This role, as part of the DTMB Enterprise Portfolio Management Office
(EPMO), works closely with DTMB Agency Services technical teams as well as with agency
executives/stakeholders.
The candidate must be comfortable working in a fast paced, multi-vendor deployment
supporting 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 significant experience in formal IT project management. This position requires the PM to
be working in person for 2-3 days a week. The remainder can be worked from home.
Basic Duties:
Utilize the State of Michigan’s Project Portfolio Management Tool (Clarity) to prepare
project schedules, assign resources and manages 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 as agreed
upon with the agency (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.
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