Director It Project Management

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Director, Information Technology Project Management is responsible for providing direction and guidance regarding the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's (WMATA) Digital Modernization information technology projects and business functions ensuring adherence to Department processes and policies through close collaboration with WMATA Digital Modernization's senior management and the Vice President for Modernization Strategy and Digital Culture. The incumbent establishes the governance and maintains standards for monitoring and controlling projects.

The Director provides project support at all stages from planning to execution and implementation. The incumbent ensures compliance with all processes and project reporting standards. The Director performs the role of senior technical expert and leader for the Digital Modernization organization and makes technical decisions that involve the authoritative interpretation of information technology policies and standards. The incumbent has the authority to deploy most information resources related functions across the Authority.

The incumbent uses expert judgment identifying areas that may need further development or study and evaluates the significance and impact of new developments in information technology.

• Directs the Digital Modernization Project Management Office, develops the PMO Governance model and establishes the guidance and training for managing the technical and business activities of the PMO. Provides direction and guidance to the IT project managers regarding PMO policies, methodologies and project reporting requirements

• Works closely with senior Digital Modernization management to ensure all projects analyze existing business processes and streamline new business processes using Lean methods to drive continuous improvement, a long-term approach to systematically achieve small, incremental changes in processes to improve efficiency and quality

• Manages and maintains project execution communications with senior WMATA management, steering committees and the executive sponsors. Acts as the first level of escalation for issues that cannot be resolved within the project or Project Management Office. Informs the EVP & Chief Digital Officer or her/his designate of project resource requirements.

• Conducts regularly scheduled and weekly project measurement meetings to ensure that all projects are planned and executed in compliance with defined project management methodology. Resolves deviations from the Project Plan; identifies and resolves conflicts, discrepancies and dependencies among projects. Reviews project deliverables and commitments to ensure that deliverables are compliant with Quality Assurance and acceptance criteria objectives.

• Manages a team that plans, organizes, analyzes, evaluates, and controls projects to complete complex projects effectively. Ensures that resources are managed with transparency of costs, accountability and within budget. Oversees the development of plans and schedules, resource requirements, milestones and deliverables. Monitors activities and evaluates progress and accomplishment reports. Identifies alternative solutions to unique business problems in projects, integrates the work of various projects and teams;
  
  predicts the impact on future processing and anticipates future environments. Leads presentations, develops financial reports, gains approval of proposals for new initiatives, and provides effective project management support and oversite.

• Keeps abreast of emerging practices and trends in information technology, transportation management and bus and rail automated systems. Maintains a positive working relationship with Digital Modernization staff and Authority leadership. Leads Digital Modernization project managers and user community with technology management improvement for enterprise resource planning, human resource, finance, procurement and logistics, transit scheduling and performance and other Authority-wide applications.

• Ensures that the implementation of Digital Modernization projects is on time, within budget and in alignment with program goals…