IT Project Manager - Vantage Point Recruiting

The IT Project Manager will lead the business efforts surrounding modernization of our client's internal software applications. The ideal candidate will sustain a functional relationship with their key counterpart, the IT Project Manager for Modernization. The Project Manager directs, controls, administers, and regulates an enhancement or development program. The Project Manager’s primary responsibility is to drive the entire effort from start to finish. The Project Manager must ensure that the program is completed on schedule, on budget, and that the final product meets the business, technical, and established quality requirements.

Work will be onsite in Augusta for the first few months, then hybrid thereafter.

Modernization is ongoing, and will run the course of multiple phases over the next 1-3 years, involving:

1) A system upgrade to licensing software

2) The translation of the software to a new language.

3) The merger of the two systems into one common application

Required Skills:

• Accountable for the approval and sign-off of the program plan with customer representatives, such as portfolio managers, and all affected program stakeholders.
• Accountable for management of scope for the program and gaining agreement and approval of scope changes with customer representatives and affected stakeholders.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and customer representatives. • Direct work planning and scheduling design work.
• Manage, and track the program progress against the program plan.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all program-related issues and resolution of issues.
• Coordinate and present proposals to agencies as necessary.
• Identify and manage program risk and develop risk mitigation strategies, track to closure.
• Ensure team leads adjust and revise estimates when necessary.
• Anticipate issues and proactively address them. Resolve conflicts with sensitivity and tact.
• Coordinate the establishment of program standards and program specific procedures with team leads.
• Responsible for project compliance with standards and procedures.
• Responsible for the capture and reporting of required program management metrics.
• Responsible to tailor and baseline all program templates.
• Develop and facilitate achievement of program service commitments and performance metrics.
• Ensure that tasks provide value and support the strategic direction of the program and meet service commitments; conduct reviews with agencies.
• Accountable for the final program management evaluation review with stakeholders for approval upon program completion.
• Communicate effectively with customers and software / hardware suppliers supporting Commonwealth as appropriate.
• Identify and track issues.
• Balance workload with program members’ capacity.
• Communicate to team members how their work assignments relate to and help achieve program objectives.

Qualifications:

• Proven success in managing large modernization projects
• Ability to work onsite in Augusta, Maine