Project Manager, Sr
Summary
Requisition ID
DSS-Opportunity Center-PM
Requisition Name
Project Manager, Sr
Quantity Requested
Description
76106
OVERVIEW
The Connecticut DAS BITS team is seeking qualified candidates to fill the role of Opportunity Center Project Manager to oversee the Project Management efforts and serve in a leadership role on the Project.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Project Manager will be responsible for the oversight of the technical solution inclusive of technical / project documentation and State and Federal compliance and will work collaboratively with the Business / BITS.
The duties and expectations of the Project Manager are as follows :
- Provide oversight, guidance, and direction to Project Staff for appropriate planning, development / implementation of the System.
- Project decision-making as needed and escalate issues to the project leadership.
- Responsibility for ensuring proper development and maintenance of integrated project schedules, and risk & issue logs.
- Ensure proper internal project communications and reporting.
- Manages information systems activities within areas such as IT infrastructure and architecture, applications development, networks, computer operations and support.
- Provide a complete and thorough review of project deliverables and ensure review and approval milestones are met.
- Facilitate and own appropriate stakeholder engagement and communication.
- Support the collection, management, and dissemination of high-quality status reports.
- Work closely with technical staff on the project and provide leadership in ensuring the appropriate documentation of requirements and the necessary IT resource planning and allocation.
- Assistance with organization, prioritization and supervision of team activities, project standards, and technical decisions
- Oversight of vendors, project scopes, deliverables, timelines, and schedule
- Oversight and assistance in developing a more comprehensive and attainable roadmap for the duration of the project.
- Continual assessment and remediation of identified risks, gaps, dependencies, and impediments.
- Coordination and alignment of project needs with Business strategies / processes.
- Oversight of State and Federal technical regulations and compliance functions related to the project.
- Assistance in facilitating project status meetings, participation in the project's governance processes and collaboration on stakeholder / customer communication.
- Assistance in identifying and prioritizing data exchanges / interfaces
- Collaboration with the Business / Program staff for the development of training and to assess customer satisfaction / feedback.
Estimated Duration
05 / 01 / 2024 - 04 / 30 / 2025
Schedule
Days
Monday Yes Tuesday Yes Wednesday Yes Thursday Yes Friday Yes Saturday No Sunday No
Hours / Day
Time Zone
Shifts
Start Time
End Time
Description
Active
Shift 1
8 : 00 AM
5 : 00 PM
Location
Position Location
Hybrid
Address
55 Farmington Avenue Hartford, Connecticut 06107
Qualifications
Type
Category
Qualification
Description
Competency
Required
Skills
Architecture
AGILE - Agile Development Methodology
Proficient (4-6 Years)
Skills
Architecture
Service oriented architecture (SOA)
Proficient (4-6 Years)
Skills
Architecture
Web Services and Windows Services
Proficient (4-6 Years)
Skills
Cloud
Vmware VCP-6 Cloud
Proficient (4-6 Years)
Skills
Operating Systems
Windows 9x / 2000 / XP / NT / Vista / 7
Advanced (7-9 Years)
Skills
Others
Communication skills both verbal and written
Expert (10+ Years)
Skills
Others
Consolidation planning and management
Expert (10+ Years)
Skills
Others
Data center management
Expert (10+ Years)
Skills
Others
Enterprise Data Architect
Advanced (7-9 Years)
Skills
Others
Integration planning and strategy
Expert (10+ Years)
Skills
Others
Presentation skills
Expert (10+ Years)
Skills
Others
Project management
Expert (10+ Years)
Skills
Others
Wireless Support Specialist
Advanced (7-9 Years)
Attachment :
Opportunity Center Project Manager : -
AGENCY :
Department of Social Services
55 Farmington Ave,
Hartford, CT 06106
OVERVIEW
The Connecticut DAS BITS team is seeking qualified candidates to fill the role of Opportunity Center Project Manager to oversee the Project Management efforts and serve in a leadership role on the Project.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Project Manager will be responsible for the oversight of the technical solution inclusive of technical / project documentation and State and Federal compliance and will work collaboratively with the Business / BITS.
The duties and expectations of the Project Manager are as follows :
- Provide oversight, guidance, and direction to Project Staff for appropriate planning, development / implementation of the System.
- Project decision-making as needed and escalate issues to the project leadership.
- Responsibility for ensuring proper development and maintenance of integrated project schedules, and risk & issue logs.
- Ensure proper internal project communications and reporting.
- Manages information systems activities within areas such as IT infrastructure and architecture, applications development, networks, computer operations and support.
- Provide a complete and thorough review of project deliverables and ensure review and approval milestones are met.
- Facilitate and own appropriate stakeholder engagement and communication.
- Support the collection, management, and dissemination of high-quality status reports.
- Work closely with technical staff on the project and provide leadership in ensuring the appropriate documentation of requirements and the necessary IT resource planning and allocation.
- Assistance with organization, prioritization and supervision of team activities, project standards, and technical decisions
- Oversight of vendors, project scopes, deliverables, timelines, and schedule
- Oversight and assistance in developing a more comprehensive and attainable roadmap for the duration of the project.
- Continual assessment and remediation of identified risks, gaps, dependencies, and impediments.
- Coordination and alignment of project needs with Business strategies / processes.
- Oversight of State and Federal technical regulations and compliance functions related to the project.
- Assistance in facilitating project status meetings, participation in the project's governance processes and collaboration on stakeholder / customer communication.
- Assistance in identifying and prioritizing data exchanges / interfaces
- Collaboration with the Business / Program staff for the development of training and to assess customer satisfaction / feedback.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
The following outlines the preferred qualifications for this position :
- Solid understanding of best practices related to modular system integration, system development life cycle requirements / models, and experience with software development and scrum / agile methodologies with enterprise-level application development projects.
- Profound project delivery and management experience.
- Knowledge and experience in Department of Social Services, Department of Labor, Department of Housing, Office of Early Childhood welfare assistance programs.
- Knowledge and experience in information systems activities within areas such as IT infrastructure and architecture, applications development, networks, computer operations and support.
- 10 years related experience in project management, planning, and tracking of projects, including overseeing IT projects and schedules / roadmaps from conception to completion.
- Experience with interoperability and data exchanges / interfaces
- Experience working with business stakeholders in related industries.
- Experience with and understanding of full project or product lifecycle.
- Proficiency with project management tools and related technology
- Ability to lead, drive results, solve problems, and possess interpersonal skills from prior work situations.
- Experience leading teams responsible for requirements gathering, business analysis, program development, testing and version control.
- Proven communication skills, well-organized, and influential leadership skills, with demonstrated experience working in a team-oriented environment and proficiency with collaboration, including having excellent interpersonal and documentation skills.
- Proven team-building skills with technical and non-technical staff, as well as coaching and mentoring.
- Business acumen and political savvy
- Change Management experience and expertise.
- Project budgeting, resource planning, allocation and capacity planning skills and experience
- Experience with technology requirements for human service systems (e.g., business processing modeling, architecture, SDLC, interoperability, system integration, data management, security, etc.)
- Experience with iterative and incremental development and the ability to adjust to changing requirements, policy changes and legislative mandates.
- Experience managing project timelines, deliverables, project scopes, risks, and leading project status meetings.
- Experience in best practice related to government procurement of technology vendors.
- Knowledge of Salesforce preferred.
- Proficiencies in MS Project, SharePoint, Azure DevOps, and other project tools / software