IT PMO Liaison - Integrated Resources, Inc

Job Title- IT Project Manager
Location- Richmond, VA (Hybrid)
Duration- 9+ Months (Possibility of Extension)

*Preferably local candidates.

Job Type: This is a part-time position. 22.5 hours per week maximum.

Feel free to submit candidates submitted to req 745000 if they are willing to work part-time.
*Candidate MUST possess PMP certification through PMI or VITA's PM certification. No other certification qualifies.
*Candidate must also be able to work onsite 2-3 days/week.
*Contractor will be responsible for purchasing parking through Client Parking Management Office or procuring their own parking

Responsibilities:

• Originate and oversee proposals, statements of work, statements of requirements and RFP responses through selection/acquisition. Facilitate the technical and planning aspects of the technology procurement process.
• Coordinate across multi-disciplinary teams to develop plans, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures that will enable future execution of a project or initiative. Incorporate agency best practices into those project plans.
• Ensure plans minimally include tasks, schedules, identification of potential risks, checkpoints, reporting of status and appropriate allocation of resources from all required disciplines.
• Seamlessly transition developed plans to internal and/or vendor teams for successful execution using PMI best-practices.
• Provide oversight to ensure projects in execution include a framework for governance encompassing adequate meetings, reporting, metrics, risk and issue management, and quality assurance. Validate that the assigned project team(s) adhere to project governance standards throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitor progress by third-party vendors and define and measure their progress with pre-defined metrics and milestones.
• Manage working relationships with key stakeholders at all levels, including executive management, business management, vendors, project sponsors, suppliers, and technology management.
• Set goals for initiatives that are consistent with technical objectives and the agency s overall technology strategy.
• Adhere to project management practices and governance requirements.
• Exhibit significant emotional quotient (EQ) in handling project challenges and maintain a positive project culture in line with mission and shared values.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities:

• Strong experience in developing, executing, and managing a portfolio of projects.
• Strong experience leading the business and IT resources through the discovery and documentation of business and technical requirements in request for proposal and statement of requirement formats.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and decision-making skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills for collaborating and team building.
• Ability to plan in a rapidly changing environment and to provide guidance for changes as required for the life of the project.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the demonstrated ability to simplify and briefly, succinctly communicate complex issues to multiple audiences.
• Ability to lead others to implement new approaches, systems, structures, and methods.
• Ability to define and balance the competing demands for quality, Product, schedule, and cost.
• Communicate timelines and expectations to technical and business staff.
• Solid understanding of software development life cycle models.
• Exceptional knowledge of both Agile and Waterfall project management principles and practices. In addition, the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a particular project and business environment.
• Knowledge of process engineering and re-engineering techniques and practices.

Qualifications

• The candidate should have 15 years of overall IT experience. Experience with technology infrastructure is preferred. Application Development experience is a plus.
• The candidate must have a minimum of 10 years of experience managing large projects in a Portfolio and a bachelor's degree.
• The candidate should be proficient in Project Management tools such as Microsoft Project, Visio, and Office required.
• The candidate should possess financial literacy including budgeting, accounting, investing and managing credit.
• The candidate should have a minimum of 5 years experience in procurement management including original development of Statements of Work (SOWs), Requests for Quotation (RFQs) and contracts.
• PMP Certification through PMI or Qualified under Commonwealth of Virginia

Qualification Standards for IT Project Managers.

• Experience with VITA s Commonwealth Technology Portfolio (CTP) system and ECOS
• process is strongly preferred.
• Experience with the core Commonwealth IT procurement processes (RFP, VITA
• Statewide Contract, and CAI SOW) is preferred.

Required

• Large Project Management Required 10 Years
• Portfolio Management Required 5 Years
• Project Management Tools Required 10 Years
• PMP or Qualified under Commonwealth of Virginia Qualification Standards for IT Project Managers for Category 4 Projects. Required 8 Years
• Comprehensive knowledge of vendor contracting, and vendor management methodologies related to information technology projects. Required 8 Years
• Financial Literacy Required 10 Years
• Hands-on working experience with Microsoft Project. Required 4 Years
• Must possess an active PMP from PMI OR a PM certification from VITA (no other certifications are accepted) Required 5 Years
• VITA CTP Highly desired 1 Year
• Proposal Development/Business Writing Highly desired 10 Years
• Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure and software systems, including Azure and Google Cloud. Highly desired 8 Years
• Experience managing cloud-based solutions for data management and analytics. Highly desired 8 Years
• Experience in IT Infrastructure delivery (networking, physical plant, vendor management, site provisioning) is preferred. Desired 8 Years