IT Senior Project Manager

Description:

Requirements

Responsibilities:
• Coordinating project activities for adherence to project plan and goals for
the project and related sub -projects(large/small). Identifying risks and
schedule impacts for each individual project.
• Reporting of project status, timelines, and risks to upper management. Projecting
the next fiscal year and beyond for releases and timelines.
• Participating in project financial tracking progress, costs, and resources as
needed.
• Developing detailed project plans, project checklist and budgets to meet
established time frames, funding limitations and staffing availability.
• Collaborating with EOHHS agency business leaders to develop and maintain
ongoing release schedules as necessary.
• Gather requirements by facilitating JAD sessions, conducting interviews,
workflow analysis, process analysis, and observation sessions.
• Preparing comprehensive support plans in the areas of quality control, risk
management, change management, testing and other associated project management
areas.
• Adhering to established Commonwealth policy and procedures with respect to
project management methodology, quality assurance and other related standards.
• Coordinating efforts with the Development team, Business Analysts, Business
SMEs, Business leadership, and others as needed and/or required.
• Takes the lead in ensuring all project/system documentation meets user needs
and has appropriate approvals in accordance with the project deliverables
schedules.
• Make presentations on various aspects of the projects, lead meetings and
other project activities as required.
• Creates weekly status reports to ensure the project is running smoothly and
brings issues/risks to upper management if cannot resolve timely within teams.
• Maintain effective working relationship with EOHHS, DMH and DPHH personnel.
• Assist with monitoring test and server production environment.
• Performing related duties as required
• Stay up to date on industry trends and best practices, sharing knowledge with
team members as appropriate
• Serve as a subject matter expert on assigned tasks and projects to provide
guidance and direction to support teams

Skills & Abilities:
• Minimum 3 years of experience in IT project management with capability of
managing and implementing complex, cross -functional IT projects. experience
working in a Project Portfolio Management environment is a plus.
• Strong Knowledge and hands -on experience with all stages of Software
Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Project Management methodologies and Agile
Project Management principals
• Experience drafting application requirements documentation and functional
specifications.
• Experience in leading JAD sessions and other meetings.
• Must be able to multi -task and adhere to deadlines and set priories as
dictated by agency and EHS Technical Leadership directives and needs.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications including Excel, Word, Visio,
Outlook, and PowerPoint. MS Project
• Proven ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with
management and end users.
• Proven ability to translate and communicate technical concepts, information,
plans, and procedures to both technical personnel and non -IT business users.
• Demonstrated leadership with strong organizational, negotiating and customer
service skills with attention to detail, process redesign experience highly
desired.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct detailed planning, and to perform risk
assessments and their associated risk mitigation actions.
• Experience with large complex environments and change management practices.
• Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate
to various levels of team members and management to clarify needs and evaluate
alternative business solutions.
• Proven ability to quickly adapt to evolving business processes and
operations.
• Experience with and preparing project documentation such as detailed
requirements, test plans, defect tracking sheets, user guides and functional
specifications.
• Experience with agile development methodologies
• Experience with Atlassian Jira, Microsoft Project, PowerPoint and Viso
required

Education and Certification:
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Business
Administration or other related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.