Project Manager
- Sun-it Solutions Inc
2 Days Ago
70-75 per Hourly
NA
Remote
11-44 Years
Required Skills: Agile or Scrum-based Project Management Certification. ITIL Foundation Certification.xperience managing both Agile and Waterfall projects (preference for Waterfall).Previous experience managing state government projects.Familiarity with compliance under Rule 60GG-1, Florida Administrative Code. Managing large-scale projects with multiple, diverse teams. Utilizing project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Primavera, and Jira. Creating and maintaining detailed project schedules using work breakdown structures. Working within a PMO environment, following standardized methodologies and documentation. Facilitating meetings and preparing meeting documentation. Preparing and delivering comprehensive status reports to internal and external stakeholders. Managing project risks, issues, and changes. Leading projects to completion within defined scope, schedule, budget, and quality constraints. Strong coordination, communication, collaboration, and leadership skills. Experience with ServiceNow and DocuSign. Demonstrated ability to lead and negotiate effectively.
Job Description
I have a new requirement for Project Manager role for the State of Florida, Department of Corrections.
This is a Fully Onsite role. We can submit candidates from other locations as long as they are ready to work onsite in Tallahassee, Florida.
The duration is for 2+ years and might extend to upto 4 years.
Deadline by this Friday.
This is a Fully Onsite role. We can submit candidates from other locations as long as they are ready to work onsite in Tallahassee, Florida.
The duration is for 2+ years and might extend to upto 4 years.
Deadline by this Friday.
This role will serve as the primary point of communication for project stakeholders and team members, ensuring project objectives are met on time and within scope and budget.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and manage resource-loaded and leveled project plans.
- Track and report project metrics in alignment with established standards and departmental guidelines.
- Ensure performance metrics comply with department expectations.
- Act as a liaison between users and project teams, ensuring clear and consistent communication.
- Provide hands-on leadership for complex, cross-functional initiatives.
- Deliver project updates, reports, and presentations to stakeholders and executive leadership.
- Develop and maintain project spend plans.
- Manage resources across multiple concurrent projects.
- Maintain all project documentation in accordance with Project Management Office (PMO) standards and Florida Administrative Code Rule 60GG-1.
- Facilitate and lead Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions and other business requirement-gathering efforts.
- Collaborate with stakeholders and developers to document business requirements.
- Produce As-Is, To-Be, and other business analysis documentation.
- Lead the implementation of business process improvements.
- Follow best practices and standard procedures to ensure quality and consistency of project deliverables.
- Set and manage stakeholder expectations, providing regular executive briefings.
- Work independently while contributing as part of a cross-functional team.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field OR four (4) years of equivalent professional experience.
Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certification.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in the following areas:
Minimum of 5 years of experience in the following areas:
- Managing large-scale projects with multiple, diverse teams.
- Utilizing project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Primavera, and Jira.
- Creating and maintaining detailed project schedules using work breakdown structures.
- Working within a PMO environment, following standardized methodologies and documentation.
- Facilitating meetings and preparing meeting documentation.
- Preparing and delivering comprehensive status reports to internal and external stakeholders.
- Managing project risks, issues, and changes.
- Leading projects to completion within defined scope, schedule, budget, and quality constraints.
- Strong coordination, communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
- Experience with ServiceNow and DocuSign.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and negotiate effectively.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Agile or Scrum-based Project Management Certification.
- ITIL Foundation Certification.
- Experience managing projects for large, distributed user bases.
- Experience managing both Agile and Waterfall projects (preference for Waterfall).
- Previous experience managing state government projects.
- Familiarity with compliance under Rule 60GG-1, Florida Administrative Code.
- Experience working with technical development teams.
- Ability to take initiative and solve complex problems with a proactive, can-do attitude.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Skills in negotiation, mediation, facilitation, and team building.
- Knowledge of IT standards in a criminal justice or regulated environment.
- Experience managing vendor-delivered solutions.
- Familiarity with additional IT domains such as programming and data analytics.
- Highly motivated team player with a strong work ethic and the ability to meet or exceed deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills.
