Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities

• The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Information Technology Division is seeking a senior Project Manager to manage and deliver a complex IT project(s) with multiple teams and work streams coordinated to an aggressive delivery schedule.
• Under the program manager, the project manager is responsible for the outcome of the assigned projects.
• The project manager leads the team through the Commonwealth Standard for Project Management for successful completion of the project phases:
  Pre Select, Initiation, Planning, Execution and Control and Closeout.
• Serve as a hands‑on technical project manager with development staff and business groups.
• Coordinate and communicate with ITD management and staff to coordinate work tasks and resourcing.
• Communicate timelines and expectations to technical and business staff.
• Collaborate with vendors, consultants, and contractors in the execution of projects including contract management and working with the procurement office(s).
• Adhere to VDOT and VITA project management practices and governance requirements; coordinate with VDOT and VITA Project Management Offices.
• Maintain project budget, plans, tasks, schedules, risks, and status and disseminate information to team members and customers as defined in the communications plan.
• Ensure documentation of requirements and use cases, facilitate design workshops for assigned projects.
• Ensure definition of test objectives, design test plans and test cases for assigned projects.
• Provide the management of project milestones and deliverables for on‑time and on‑budget delivery.
• Define, measure, and clearly communicate progress with metrics.
• Support system and application training efforts.

• Ability to interact effectively with customers and project team members.
• Ability to analyze and translate requirements into system specifications.
• Knowledge of project management tools, methods and practices.
• Ability to analyze, design, develop, troubleshoot and implement technology solutions.
• Experience in Microsoft Project software.
• Experience in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Microsoft SharePoint.
• Knowledge of data modeling, interface management applications and tools.
• Comprehensive knowledge of project management methodologies.
• Active Project Management Professional (PMP) or VITA certified Project Management certification.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Experience in both Agile and Waterfall project management.
• Ability to program and create custom reports using IT application standard tools.
• A combination of training, experience, or education in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business Administration or related field desired.
• Progressively responsible experience with system analysis, design, development, testing and troubleshooting.

• Working Experience with VDOT ITD

• This position requires a fingerprint‑based background check.
• PMP certification from PMI or PM certification from VITA is required - no other certification qualifies.

• Current Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI) - Required 10 (Candidate must have a minimum of 15 years experience managing large projects)
• Solid understanding of software development life cycle models as well as expert knowledge of both Agile and Waterfall project management principles
  - Required 5
• Balance business/technical background with sufficient level of technical background to provide highly credible leadership to technology teams
  - Nice to have 3
• Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint, Project Server) - Required 5