Engagement Type
Contract
Short Description
VDOT IT Infrastructure Project Manager PMP
Parking not provided for contractors.
Complete Description
- Localcandidates only please
- Candidate MUST possess PMPcertification through PMI or VITAs PM certification. No othercertification qualifies.
- Candidate must also be able towork onsite 23 days / week
- engagement to be extendedbeyond 6 / 30 / 24 up to a year or more
About the role :
The VirginiaDepartment of Transportation (VDOT) Information Technology Divisionis seeking a senior Infrastructure Project Manager to manage anddeliver a complex IT project(s) with multiple teams and workstreams coordinated to an aggressive delivery schedule.
Under the program manager the project manager isresponsible for the outcome of the assigned projects. The projectmanager leads the team through the Commonwealth Standard forProject Management for successful completion of the project phases : PreSelect Initiation Planning Execution and Control andCloseout.
The selected candidatewill :
Serve as a handson technical projectmanager with development staff and business groups.
Coordinate and communicate with ITD management and staff tocoordinate work tasks and resourcing.
Communicatetimelines and expectations to technical and businessstaff.
Collaborate with vendors consultants andcontractors in the execution of projects including contractmanagement and working with the procurement office(s).
Adhere to VDOT and VITA project management practices and governancerequirements; coordinate with VDOT and VITA Project ManagementOffices.
Maintain project budget plans tasks schedulesrisks and status and disseminate information to team members andcustomers as defined in the communications plan.
Ensuredocumentation of requirements and use cases facilitate designworkshops for assigned projects.
Ensure definition oftest objectives designed test plans and test cases for assignedprojects.
Provide the management of project milestonesand deliverables for ontime and onbudget delivery.
Define measure and clearly communicate progress withmetrics.
Support system and application trainingefforts.
Qualifications
Required :
A minimum of 5 years of project experience inIT infrastructure delivery Network infrastructure Networkarchitecture wireless technologies Cloud implementation vendormanagement.
Familiarity with telecommunications networktechnologies network standards and practices.
Manageprojects consisting of network switches routers firewalls loadbalancers VPN fiber optics and internet services.
Experience in the modern fabricbased networks Network Fabricunderlay overlay and SD WAN Experience with VoIP infrastructure aplus.
Experience managing large multistreamprojects.
Experience in reviewing carrier bid feedbackand present carrier / circuit recommendations to the ManagementCommittee for approval
Work with the crossfunctional ITteams to identify / extend enable and deliver a scalable securereliable and costeffective cloud solution that can be managed anddelivered
Responsibility for integrating technicalknowledge and business knowledge to develop innovative solutions toautomate projects activities
PMP orQualified under Commonwealth of Virginia Qualification Standardsfor IT Project Managers for Category 4 Projects. See :
Preferred :
Experience in both Agile andWaterfall project management..
Agile ScrumMaster certification
Microsoft Office products (WordExcel Access Outlook Visio PowerPoint Project Server)
Special Instructions to Applicants :
Thisposition requires a fingerprintbased background check.
PMP certification from PMI or PM certification from VITA isrequired no other certification qualifies.
Required / Desired Skills
Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
Current Project ManagementProfessional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute(PMI)
Required
Years
Candidate must have a minimum of 15 yearsexperience managing large projects
Required
Years
Solidunderstanding of software development life cycle models as well asexpert knowledge of both Agile and Waterfall project managementprinciples.
Required
Years
Balance business / technical background withsufficient level of technical background to provide highly credibleleadership to technology teams.
Nice tohave
Years
Microsoft Office products (WordExcel Access Outlook Visio PowerPoint Project Server)
Required
Years
Bachelor Degree
Required
Questions
Description
Question 1
Absences greater than two weeks MUST be approved by CAImanagement in advance and contact information must be provided toCAI 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 doesnot return to work by the agreed upon date. Do you accept thisrequirement
Question2
Please list candidates emailaddress.
Question3
In what city / state does your candidatepermanently reside
Question 4
Does candidate possess anactive PMP from PMI OR a PM certification from VITA (no othercertifications are accepted This is REQUIRED NO exceptions.
Pleaseupload a copy of the PMP certification in order to beconsidered.
Question5
Does your candidate agree to work onsite 23days / wk This is REQUIRED.
Question 6
How soon after an offercan your candidate start