Project Manager Lead

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Position: Project Manager Lead

Duration: 12 Months

Total Hours: 2080

Work Hours and Location: 8AM 5PM 6230 E Stassney Ln Austin TX 78744 (5 Days ONSITE)
Client: TekWings LLC/ TXDOT- Texas Department of Transportation

Mode of Interview : In-Person Interview
Experience: Minimum 17 Years of Project Manager Experience is Must

W2 Rate: 67$/Hr on C2C

NOTE: Required Candidates from Austin TX 78744 or Max 50 Miles from Austin TX 78744

Business Justification:
Without this role we will not have a central contact that is managing project deliverables and interfacing with the Divisions and potential vendors on a daily basis. This will create risks as there are many moving parts that must be managed and deadlines that must be met for successful implementation.

The Project Manager Lead is an Information Technology (IT) position that will provide oversight guidance and support to program and accomplished project managers. This role must be familiar with industry leading project management methodologies and governance processes that facilitate the delivery of successful projects. The focus of this role will be to provide leadership to experienced program and project managers and offer guidance on project management functions as needed. Additionally this role will provide support and offer best practices on the project management methodology and tool set used in the Project Management Office.

The workers responsibilities and skills must include:
Experience with leading and managing experienced program and project managers.
Ability to provide guidance and leadership to keep projects on track and focused.
Experience with general IT SDLC processes.
Experience with implementing Enterprise Systems Integration projects.
Ability to create and maintain several project artifacts including Project Timeline Risk & Issue Log Communication Plan Stakeholder Register etc.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Being a creative thinker to solve issues.
Experience with mediating business units that may have conflicting requirements.
Experience with driving Systems Integration delivery projects from 3rd Party vendors to delivery acceptance and project closure.
Experience with delivering project scope wile adhering to and optimizing schedule costs and resources. Projects include TxDOT partners and third-party deliverables.
Experience working with vendors to ensure successful delivery of contract deliverables.
Be the hands-on leader for project managers.
Prepare and present executive level project communications project tracking and stakeholder management.
Experience with identifying managing and mitigating project risks and issues.

Minimum 8 Years Experience in leading and managing seasoned program and project management staff Experience Skills and 8 Years Experience in creating and maintaining various project artifacts including Project Timeline Risk & Issue Log Communication Qualifications Plan Stakeholder Register etc.

8 Years Experience with general IT SDLC processes.
8 Years Skilled in business process creation
8 Years Skilled in gathering requirements from business divisions
8 Years Skilled in documenting AS-IS and TO-BE process flows.
8 Years Skilled in educating business unit staff on standardized processes
8 Years Possess strong verbal and written skills in communicating with peers and different levels of users including executive staff
8 Years Skilled in facilitating large group meetings with internal and external resources.
8 Years Skilled in collaborating with the technical and functional teams to develop the Technical Specification and other documents


Preferred Skills:
5 Years Experience with one or more of the State of Texas government agencies.
5 Years Experience with multi-vendor and software professional services for communication service provider or enterprise customers is Required
5 Years PMP certification is a plus along with virtualization and networking technology certifications.