Program Manager

Position Description:

The Program Manager serves as the single point of contact for the State regarding daytoday IT project operations. The position shall oversee and direct all resources provided under this RFP. His/her responsibilities shall include overall project governance communications with executives planning budgeting execution monitoring control quality assurance and implementing course corrections as needed. The Program Manager is responsible for performing the following:

• Managing daytoday project activities;
• Identifying issues and risks and recommending possible issue and risk mitigation strategies;
• Facilitating State agency and Contractor discussions / meetings;
• Ensuring that performance is within scope consistent with requirements and delivered on time and within budget;
• Identifying critical paths tasks dates testing and acceptance criteria;
• Ensuring the application of State SDLC standards;
• Providing solutions to improve efficiency (e.g. reduce costs while maintaining or improving performance levels);
• Monitoring issues and providing resolutions for uptodate status reports; and
• Documenting and delivering project management related artifacts.

Education:

This position requires a Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering Computer Science Information Systems Business or a related discipline. Candidates must possess a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI).

General Experience:

The candidate must have at least ten (10) years of experience in project management.

Specialized Experience:

• The proposed candidate must demonstrate at least eight (8) years of experience managing complex IT development projects similar to that described in the Statement of Work.
• This individual must also have experience in a leadership role for at least three (3) successful projects with an organizational change management component that involve working with stakeholder groups across the organization.
• The candidate must possess at least five (5) years of experience using PMIs Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK) methodologies and artifacts.