Met Council Program Manager 25P293

Saint Paul, MN - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Client: State of MN

Event Number: MNSITE-3615

Event Title: Met Council Program Manager 25P293

Job Title: Program Manager

Job Location: 390 Robert Stree North Saint Paul MN or 570 North 6th Avenue Minneapolis MN.

Projected Start Date: January 15 2026

Projected End Date: July 15 2026 with possibility of extension

Mode of Interview: In-person - The Met Council reserves the right to remove a resource from consideration if the resource is unavailable for interview as requested by the Met Council. Interviews will be conducted in-person at Metroplolitan Council Offices located at 390 Robert Street North St. Paul MN 55101.

Hybrid: The work is expected to be done with a hybrid of on-site and remote work. Resource will be required to work at a Met Council office at least one day per week. Council offices are located at 390 Robert Stree North Saint Paul MN or 570 North 6th Avenue Minneapolis MN.

Project Schedule

The Met Council retains the option to extend the work order in increments determined by the Met Council.

Description of Project

The Metroplitan Council (Met Council) is seeking one full-time Program Manager resource to work on the Enterprise Transit Fare System Upgrade project. The selected resource will manage the end-to-end planning execution and operationalization of strategic complex cross-functional multi-million dollar initiatives essential to the organizations success. Work may be performed independently and/or in a team environment depending on project needs.
At a high level the resource will provide Program Management leadership for assigned Met Council projects. For additional details on the request such as qualifications tasks and evaluation criteria see the attachments found in the Buyer Attachment section of the Event.
The work is expected to be done with a hybrind of on-site and remote work. Resource will be required to work at a Met Council office at least one day per week. Council offices are located at 390 Robert Stree North Saint Paul MN or 570 North 6th Avenue Minneapolis MN.

Tasks

Program Management

Develop comprehensive program portfolio and project plans using Waterfall Agile and Hybrid delivery methodologies.
Define scope goals deliverables and timelines.
Apply extensive vendor management experience to ensure delivery of contractual scope within agreed upon constraints.
Leverage experience to actively manage testing activities and resources to ensure unit performance functionality and user testing objectives are met.
Utilize departmental tools for program and project management tracking and reporting.
Team Leadership
Demonstrate business acumen and professionalism in order to clearly communicate with senior level executives in oral written and presentation formats.
Lead conversations to facilitate the prioritization road mapping and trade off discussions with program stakeholders.
Manage project managers within the program to provide day to day guidance and oversight in order 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.
Lead change management and conflict resolution efforts within the program.
Ensure teams have clear roles responsibilities and deliverables.

Stakeholder Management

Build strong stakeholder relationships to become a trusted advisor to project sponsors and senior leaders.
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 program and project budgets per governance requirements.
Allocate resources effectively to ensure program and project success through demand management and capacity planning for projects / programs assigned.
Monitor expenditures and ensure adherence to budget constraints.

Transformation & Organizational Change Management

Oversee / Lead transformation and change management scope within the program 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.

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or GED AND nine (9) years of experience managing multiple IT and business projects
Note: Highest completed degree in the following majors: Computer Science Business Management or Project Management 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
Two (2) or more years in a lead role that required collaboration across multiple divisions with stakeholders from varying organizational levels.
Active PMP or PgMP Certification
Active CSM or SAFe Certification
2 years experience with MS Project
1 years experience with Azure Dev Ops or Jira

Desired Skills

Experience program managing large complex SaaS vendor implementations
Experience program managing transit initiatives
Exceptional soft skills and emotional intelligence to navigate at multiple levels across the organization
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Proven track record of delivering large initiatives within challenging constraints
Experience with PPM Tools

Client: State of MN Event Number: MNSITE-3615 Event Title: Met Council Program Manager 25P293 Job Title: Program Manager Job Location: 390 Robert Stree North Saint Paul MN or 570 North 6th Avenue Minneapolis MN. Projected Start Date: January 15 2026 Projected End Date: July 15 2026 with possibility ...