IA-DOM Project Manager

Overview

Client: IA-DOM

Location: 200 E Grand Avenue | Des Moines, IA 50309

Position: Project Manager

Duration: 4+ Months

• The project manager will be responsible for adhering to project management governance on multiple current and future projects.
• Generate project schedules, identify and staff needed resources, complete procurement of vendor products or implementation services, and submit funding requests as required.
• Manage delivery efforts and report status for each project using a common project reporting mechanism.
• Work with multiple business and platform areas across the State, potentially including upper-level state government committees.
• Conduct project meetings and be responsible for project tracking and analysis, ensuring adherence to quality standards and project deliverables.
• Be part of a PMO team responsible for all aspects of IT project governance, assessment, management, and control.
• Gather and define requirements; build a project plan; identify resource needs; maintain transparent, clear communications across all levels of stakeholders.
• Demonstrate the ability to multi-task on continually changing and morphing priorities as prescribed by leadership in response to department and legislative direction.

• Ability to work within a project governance structure (methodology, required templates, and reporting).
• Ability to interact with, educate, learn from, and drive business and IT teams.
• Ability to work effectively under very broad direction with general supervision.
• Ability to motivate the team and meet deadlines in a fast-paced and challenging environment.
• Ability to gather and organize multiple simultaneous complex business process scenarios.
• Ability to break down complex tasks into actionable work items, sequenced appropriately.
• Ability to manage scope creep with a focus on delivering a minimum viable product.
• Excellent organizational, presentation, interpersonal and team-building skills.
• Excellent time management and project planning/strategizing skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience with managing client expectations and implementing service improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple parallel work efforts.
• Track project progress, monitor and modify project schedules and provide status updates to the project team. Escalate issues to management and/or appropriate leadership as appropriate.
• Provide insight and knowledge into improving processes related to portfolio, project and program management.
• Other duties or tasks as assigned by management.