Project Manager, IT Project Manager

Job Title

Seeking a C2C candidate located in the specified area.

The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills and a basic understanding of IT infrastructure and how the IT components interact via network communications. (Firewall, VIP, F5 Listener, Port, etc.)

Possess a basic understanding of IT infrastructure components, including networks, servers, storage, web and virtual/cloud environments.

Assist in evaluation of technical requirements and propose solutions that meet business objectives while adhering to SOM best practices and industry standards.

This position provides oversight, leadership, accountability, and project management functions for one or more large size, complex projects.

These projects typically utilize vendor participation and require complex schedules and integration with other systems.

Large sized projects typically have durations longer than 6 months with 20 or more team members, require communication at the Agency Leadership level and have a medium to high risk.

This position will:

Ensure consistency with the State of Michigan (SOM) project management methodology (SUITE), investment management and systems engineering methodology.

Perform long-term release planning based on organizational direction.

Regularly interact with the project management teams for status of budget, quality, and schedule.

Escalate issues and risks as needed to executives and exercise project quality control activities to ensure project scope expectations are met.

Required skills:

• 5+ Years of Project Management experience
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Possession of a Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification highly desired