Project Manager

Apollo ITS

$90K — $120K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • PMP certification required; VITA certification preferred.
  • 5+ years of experience in project management within a technical environment.
  • Experience managing large, multi-stream projects valued at $10M or greater.
  • Familiarity with Scaled Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
  • Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science or Project Management.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and deliver complex IT projects with multiple teams and work streams.
  • Coordinate with IT Division management to ensure resource alignment.
  • Communicate project timelines and expectations to technical and business staff.
  • Facilitate collaboration across multi-functional technical teams.
  • Manage vendor and contractor relationships including contract management.
  • Adhere to client and VITA project management practices and governance.
  • Maintain comprehensive project documentation including budget, plans, and schedules.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work schedule with 3 days in-office requirement.
  • Opportunities for professional development through project management frameworks.
  • Collaborative work environment with diverse project teams.
Full Job Description
Title: Project Manager
Location: Richmond, VA

Duration: 12 Months

Note: Hybrid schedule with 3 days in the office at Richmond VA.
Local Only Must reside in the Richmond metropolitan area.

Job Description

PMP CERTIFICATION REQUIRED with experience in Scaled Agile environment, VITA certification is preferred. Strong oral and written communication skills required.

Client Asset Management Division is seeking a senior technical Project Manager to manage and deliver complex IT Project(s) with multiple teams and work streams coordinated to an aggressive delivery schedule.

Project Manager is responsible for the outcome of the assigned projects. The Project Manager leads the team through the Commonwealth Standard for Project Management for successful completion of the project phases:
  • Preselect
  • Initiation
  • Planning
  • Execution and Control
  • Closeout.
The selected candidate will
  • Serve as a hands-on technical project manager with development staff and business groups
  • Coordinate and communicate with Information Technology Division management and staff to coordinate work staff and resourcing.
  • Communicate timelines and expectations to technical and business staff
  • Facilitate multi-functional technical team collaboration.
  • Collaborate with vendors, consultants, and contractors in the execution of projects, including contract management, and work with procurement office(s).
  • Adhere to client and VITA project management practices and governance requirements.
  • Coordinate with client and VITA project management offices.
  • Maintain project budget, plans, tasks, schedules, risks, and status and disseminate information to team members and customers as defined in the communication plan.
  • Ensure documentation of requirements and use cases, facilitate design workshops for assigned project.
  • Ensure preparation of test objectives, test plans and test cases for assigned project.
  • Provide the management of project milestones and deliverables for on-time and on-budget delivery.
  • Define, measure, and clearly communicate progress with project metrics.
  • Support system and application training efforts.

Requited / Desired Skills
  • Experience managing large MultiStream projects valued at $10M or greater each
  • Experience in IT infrastructure delivery (Networking, physical plant, vendor management, site provisioning)
  • Experience in both Scaled Agile and Waterfall Project Management
  • PMP Certification
  • VITA Certification
  • Agile Scrum Master Certification
  • SAFe® Scrum Master Certification
  • Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint, Project Server)
  • Experience managing projects with high visibility and high stakes
  • Experience managing projects that had to coordinate with at least one external team.
  • Experience managing a project as part of a larger program and under PMO governance.
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Systems Engineering, Management Information Systems, Project Management or Finance/Business

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