Senior Project Manager

* Description
* PROJECT MANAGER
-SENIOR
Our client is seeking to hire a SENIOR IT Contracts/Project Manager to join their collaborative team. The SENIOR IT Contracts/Project Manager (Sr. PM) will be responsible for managing projects across various work streams from operations to technical solutions, writing Request for Proposal and Request for Quotes, developing, negotiating, and managing contracts, managing vendors and developing financial requests to fund projects. The Sr.

PM will work closely with internal business and technical executives, program directors and IT leads, external technical teams, and vendor consultants to ensure that all project financial requests are approved, contracts are reviewed and completed; as well as business cases are documented to initiate projects; and schedules are documented and on track. In addition, this person will serve as the primary contact for critical IT initiatives and project management projects from start to finish;

including conflict resolution, risk mitigations, ensure alignment with standards. The work schedule for this position is Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM with flexibility available and based on operational needs. This position is expected to follow a hybrid model of reporting to work that combines in office workdays and work from home days as needed.
DETAILED LIST OF JOB DUTIES AND REPONSIBIITIES:

* Work with business and IT management at all levels of the organization to understand and document the business case for technical initiatives, document the business case for technical initiatives.

* Create and manage through completion Business Case, Project Proposals, Federal and State Funding Requests, Requests for Proposals (RFP), Request for Quotes (RFQ) documentation.

* Contribute to efforts to create and maintain APD (Advance Planning Document) iterations.

* Lead procurement teams in reviewing vendor responses through to the selection and contract negotiation phases.

* Lead cross collaboration efforts in design, development, test, and implementation of IT solutions.

* Ensure all project initiatives have a project plan and traceability, risk/issues list, and project MS SharePoint documentation site.

* Effectively communicate with business teams, technical teams, and leadership across multiple disciplines to convey technical concepts in simple business terms.

* Adhere to all project initiatives have a project mmmethodology, policies, and procedures, as well as quality assurance standards. Also, where applicable, comply with the external agencies' standards when integrating or leveraging external staff or solutions.

* Ensure coordination of resource support across Business Analysis, SQA (Systems Quality Assurance), and Development teams; as well as peer managers to align with capacity planning practices.

* Institute appropriate controls to manage project scope and track changes through Change Advisory Board (CAB).

* Prepare and distribute weekly project status reports on progress against planned, risks, and mitigation strategies.

* Prepare systems or program documentation including but not limited to, data flow diagrams, flow charts, file layout, input/output documentation, and project narratives.

* Effectively communicate with business teams, technical teams, and leadership across multiple disciplines to convey technical concepts in simple business terms

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

* Five (5) years' experience in IT project management with the capability of managing complex, cross-functional IT projects.

* Five (5) years of related experience using both hybrid and agile methodologies, in a large IT enterprise environment and managing vendor partners.

* Five (5) years of related experience documenting business cases, contract management, RFP and RFQ; as well as project funding requests.

* Five (5) years of proven experience with Agile and Waterfall Methodologies.

* Demonstrated ability to understand and negotiate the needs and expectations of multiple stakeholders.

* Excellent communication & negotiation skills and experience in supporting technical and nontechnical staff.

* Ability to multi-task and flexibly adjust to changing priorities in a…