Position: Senior Project Manager
Duration: 6 months
Location: Minnesota (Hybrid model (1-2 days on-site and 3-4 days remote))
Client: Metropolitan Council
| POSITION TITLE: Senior Project Manager |
| Work Location/Type: | The candidate must reside within the Twin Cities metropolitan area and have the ability to work in a hybrid model (1-2 days on-site and 3-4 days remote) |
| Narrative Description of Position: Senior Project Manager sought to manage technical projects primarily within infrastructure network and security teams. Responsibilities: Project / Program Planning & Management - Develop comprehensive project plans using Waterfall & Agile methodologies.
- Define scope goals deliverables and timelines.
- Coordinate internal resources and third parties / vendors for execution of projects within baselines.
- Utilize departmental tools for project management tracking and reporting.
Team Leadership - Lead project teams and manage / coach junior project managers as appropriate to ensure service delivery.
- Support a collaborative and productive work and PMO team environment.
- Facilitate communication and coordination for projects / programs across cross-functional teams.
- Accountable to lead change management and conflict resolution efforts within assigned projects.
- Ensure teams have clear roles responsibilities and deliverables.
Stakeholder Management - Build strong stakeholder relationships to become a trusted advisor to project sponsors.
- Communicate project status risks and issues to stakeholders and executive management in a timely manner to set expectations and escalate as appropriate.
- Ensure alignment of project objectives with business goals through stakeholder management activities.
Risk & Issue Management - Proactively identify assess and manage project / program risks and issues through mitigation planning.
- Monitor and report project / program progress and performance throughout delivery lifecycle.
Budget & Resource Management - Develop and manage project budgets per governance requirements.
- Allocate resources effectively to ensure project success through demand management and capacity planning for projects / programs assigned.
- Monitor expenditures and ensure adherence to budget constraints.
Transformation & Organizational Change Management - Lead transformation and change management scope within projects and programs as appropriate to ensure solution adoption and process adherence.
Process Improvement - Support the evaluation and refinement of project management methodologies and processes.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives within the PMO
- Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging practices.
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Specifications of Position:
| Specifications | Descriptions of Specifications |
| MINIMUM SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Must have to be accepted for consideration for this position. |
| Level of Education | High school diploma or GED AND nine (9) years of experience managing multiple IT and business projects including two (2) or more years in a lead role that required collaboration across multiple divisions with stakeholders from varying organizational levels.
Note: Highest completed degree in the following majors: Computer Science Business Management Project Management or related field will count towards the minimum nine (9) years of required work experience. - Associates degree counts as two years of experience
- Bachelors degree or higher counts as four years of experience
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| Years of experience in Position Title | Experience for all of the above equivalencies must include at least two years of experience in a lead role that required collaboration across multiple divisions with stakeholders from varying organizational levels. |
| Certification(s) | Project Management: PMP or PgMP Agility: CSM or SAFe Cybersecurity: CISSP CISM (desired) Networking: CCNA CCNP (desired) Infrastructure: ITIL Cloud certifications (Azure AWS) desired |
| DESIRED SPECIFICATIONS: Not required but desire experience in these specifications for this position. |
| Project Management and Agility tools | Project Management: MS Project PPM tools Agility: Azure Dev Ops Jira |
Position: Senior Project Manager Duration: 6 months Location: Minnesota (Hybrid model (1-2 days on-site and 3-4 days remote)) Client: Metropolitan Council POSITION TITLE: Senior Project Manager Work Location/Type: The candidate must reside within the Twin Cities metropolitan area an...
Position: Senior Project Manager
Duration: 6 months
Location: Minnesota (Hybrid model (1-2 days on-site and 3-4 days remote))
Client: Metropolitan Council
| POSITION TITLE: Senior Project Manager |
| Work Location/Type: | The candidate must reside within the Twin Cities metropolitan area and have the ability to work in a hybrid model (1-2 days on-site and 3-4 days remote) |
| Narrative Description of Position: Senior Project Manager sought to manage technical projects primarily within infrastructure network and security teams. Responsibilities: Project / Program Planning & Management - Develop comprehensive project plans using Waterfall & Agile methodologies.
- Define scope goals deliverables and timelines.
- Coordinate internal resources and third parties / vendors for execution of projects within baselines.
- Utilize departmental tools for project management tracking and reporting.
Team Leadership - Lead project teams and manage / coach junior project managers as appropriate to ensure service delivery.
- Support a collaborative and productive work and PMO team environment.
- Facilitate communication and coordination for projects / programs across cross-functional teams.
- Accountable to lead change management and conflict resolution efforts within assigned projects.
- Ensure teams have clear roles responsibilities and deliverables.
Stakeholder Management - Build strong stakeholder relationships to become a trusted advisor to project sponsors.
- Communicate project status risks and issues to stakeholders and executive management in a timely manner to set expectations and escalate as appropriate.
- Ensure alignment of project objectives with business goals through stakeholder management activities.
Risk & Issue Management - Proactively identify assess and manage project / program risks and issues through mitigation planning.
- Monitor and report project / program progress and performance throughout delivery lifecycle.
Budget & Resource Management - Develop and manage project budgets per governance requirements.
- Allocate resources effectively to ensure project success through demand management and capacity planning for projects / programs assigned.
- Monitor expenditures and ensure adherence to budget constraints.
Transformation & Organizational Change Management - Lead transformation and change management scope within projects and programs as appropriate to ensure solution adoption and process adherence.
Process Improvement - Support the evaluation and refinement of project management methodologies and processes.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives within the PMO
- Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging practices.
|
Specifications of Position:
| Specifications | Descriptions of Specifications |
| MINIMUM SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Must have to be accepted for consideration for this position. |
| Level of Education | High school diploma or GED AND nine (9) years of experience managing multiple IT and business projects including two (2) or more years in a lead role that required collaboration across multiple divisions with stakeholders from varying organizational levels.
Note: Highest completed degree in the following majors: Computer Science Business Management Project Management or related field will count towards the minimum nine (9) years of required work experience. - Associates degree counts as two years of experience
- Bachelors degree or higher counts as four years of experience
|
| Years of experience in Position Title | Experience for all of the above equivalencies must include at least two years of experience in a lead role that required collaboration across multiple divisions with stakeholders from varying organizational levels. |
| Certification(s) | Project Management: PMP or PgMP Agility: CSM or SAFe Cybersecurity: CISSP CISM (desired) Networking: CCNA CCNP (desired) Infrastructure: ITIL Cloud certifications (Azure AWS) desired |
| DESIRED SPECIFICATIONS: Not required but desire experience in these specifications for this position. |
| Project Management and Agility tools | Project Management: MS Project PPM tools Agility: Azure Dev Ops Jira |
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