Project Manager 3

Dimondale, MI - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 27-10-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Project Manager 3

Location: Dimondale MI (Hybrid)

Duration: 1 year with possible extension

Position Overview: The State of Michigan is looking for: Project Manager 3

Top Skills & Years of Experience

In-depth knowledge of and experience in IT project management including industry standard and best practices 7 years
Proven record for delivering projects on time and on budget in a formal project manager role 7 years
Experience establishing and maintaining project budgets schedules change requests risk and issue logs 7 years
Experience using a project portfolio management systems and tools (e.g. Clarity) 5 years
Advanced working knowledge of MS Project 5 years
Possession of a Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification is highly desired

Interview Process:

Candidates submitted must be willing to come onsite (Dimondale MI) for interviews.
A screenshot photo of candidate will be required for any interviews.
A vendor must be present at the beginning of any MS Teams interview to validate candidate.

Work Location:

Remote or On-site: Accepting local candidates within 90 minutes of Dimondale ONLY.
Position Type: Hybrid in office 2 days a week upon start.
Note: There is NO REMOTE ONLY option.

Full Job Description:

Project Manager PMO Supporting Treasury and Michigan Gaming Control Board

This position is for a Senior Project Manager (PM3) to assist the State of Michigan Project Management Office supporting Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) with a multi-year high priority project.

This role as part of the DTMB Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO) works closely with DTMB Agency Services technical teams as well as with agency executives/stakeholders in the delivery of MGCBs LAMBS (Legacy Application Modernization of Business Systems).

The candidate must be comfortable working in a fast-paced multi-vendor deployment supporting a hybrid workforce (combination of on-site and remote work) at all levels of the organization. Applicants should possess exceptional communication and follow-up skills along with significant experience in formal IT project management. This position requires the PM to be working in person for 2 days a week and 3 days remote.

Basic Duties

Utilize the State of Michigans Project Portfolio Management Tool (Clarity) to prepare project schedules assign resources and manage budgets.
Prepare information for presentations geared to various audiences ranging from executives managers and project team members.
Accountable for monitoring controlling and communicating project progress by actively managing the cost schedule scope resources quality and risks.
Accountable and responsible for clear timely and accurate communications with stakeholders particularly the project sponsors project team members program managers and MGCB/DTMB management on the status of the project using appropriate communication methods.
Responsible for providing leadership and fostering collaborative participation between the technical and business teams by obtaining consensus and gaining commitment.
Responsible for working with the project team members to develop and maintain the following key SUITE Project Management Methodology (PMM) deliverables throughout the project lifecycle:
- Project Charter
- Project Schedule
- Project Budget
- Communication Plan
- Project Status Report
- Risk and Issue Management Plans
- Change Requests
- Project Closedown Summary
Responsible for managing interfaces-related communication with other agencies.
Responsible for ensuring the project adheres to the SUITE PMM and System Engineering Methodology (SEM) including appropriate and timely transitions through the stages and phases of the project lifecycle.
Responsible for facilitating and enforcing the Change Management process (Change Requests) when the project deviates from the approved scope schedule or budget. This includes ensuring all Change Requests have appropriate approval before action is taken or information is updated.
Responsible for creating project Corrective Action Plans (CAP) when necessary for projects in yellow or red status.
Responsible for understanding the project benefits and the impact of change requests to the benefits business cases. Responsible for ensuring related project artifacts are updated accordingly.
Responsible for reviewing and understanding vendor contracts to actively manage the vendor deliverables and adherence to the vendor deliverable approval procedure.
Facilitates the interactions among stakeholders by clarifying the expectations of all participants and ensuring all deliverables are assigned reviewed and completed.

Qualifications:

Requirement	Required/Desired	Experience
In-depth knowledge of and experience in IT project management including industry standard and best practices	Required	7 years
Proven record for delivering projects on time and on budget in a formal project manager role	Required	7 years
Experience establishing and maintaining project budgets schedules change requests risk and issue logs	Required	7 years
Experience developing and delivering project status	Required	7 years
Experience using a project portfolio management systems and tools (e.g. Clarity)	Required	5 years
Advanced working knowledge of MS Project	Required	5 years
Experience handling variety of stakeholders and system owners from other departments	Required	5 years
Experience providing project management services for IT Projects involving Commercial Off the Shelf Technology (COTS)	Required	5 years
Experience managing multi-vendor environment in a government environment	Required	5 years
Possession of a Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification	Highly Desired	3 years

Job Title: Project Manager 3 Location: Dimondale MI (Hybrid) Duration: 1 year with possible extension Position Overview: The State of Michigan is looking for: Project Manager 3 Top Skills & Years of Experience In-depth knowledge of and experience in IT project management including industry st...