Project Manager ; IT Projects

Position: Project Manager 2 (IT Projects)
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ASSIGNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Note:

All official drafts, documents and recommendations, as listed below, must be reviewed, finalized and approved / accepted by appropriate BPA manager or other federal personnel with the authority to do so.

Facilitate assigned medium to large size information technology (IT) proposals and projects from inception to conclusion and in accordance with PMI-based methodology, industry standards, best practices and internal skill development.

Provide recommendations and guidance to technical staff and serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects. This includes planning project stages and assessing business implications for each stage.

Facilitate a defined original project scope and obtain authorization for changes to the project cost, schedule, or performance.

Monitor the project schedule. Alert the BPA Manager to any changes to or delays in the schedule.

Support the project team through the project management process by assisting BPA Management in creating and implementing the project plan.

Schedule and facilitate team meetings and coordinate activities of sub-teams.

Plan, and coordinate activities for designated project(s) to verify that goals or objectives of the project are accomplished within the prescribed time frame and funding parameters.

Review and monitor project funding and budget. Alert the BPA Manager of any budget concerns.

Actively maintain project documents, schedule, budget, and workflow in the project management system of record.

Actively engage with the Business and IT teams to facilitate the tasks and activities of the team, properly understand the business needs, dependencies on other initiatives, and assist BPA Management in deploying the solution.

Alert the BPA Manager of obstacles or work with the BPA project sponsor or project resource's performance managers to remove obstacles so that the team can complete the project.

Assist the BPA manager coordinating an effective team and allocating team members to project tasks. Alert the BPA manager of any resource allocation issues and recommend solutions

Allocate time in the project plan for the project team to attend all recommended training.

Project Manager must take a pro-active stance on risk management.

Analyze and identify areas of risk and obtain appropriate guidance from BPA manager or Contracting Officer.

Maintain issue, risk, and/or action logs.

Draft and recommend contingency plans to minimize / eliminate risks on an ongoing basis.

Draft regular status reports, final reports or deliverables and generate and act on lessons learned. With approval of the BPA manager, issue final reports and act on lessons learned.

Review meeting minutes and action items from any missed IT PMO meetings.

Maintain consistent communication with the BPA project sponsor, project resources' performance managers, and stakeholders on the progress of the project versus the plan.

Mark documents and maintain filing system(s), files, emails, and records in accordance with compliance requirements. Share and disperse documents only to appropriate personnel (those with a Lawful Government Purpose (LGP) to know). Mark and maintain all official records in accordance with the Information Security (INFOSEC) and Information Governance & Lifecycle Management (IGLM) standards and procedures. Validate official records are accurately maintained for auditing purposes.

REQUIREMENTS

Education & Corresponding Experience (required on matrix)

A bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, business administration (or closely related technical field) is preferred.

5 years of experience is required with an applicable bachelor's degree.

9 years of experience is required without a degree or an applicable degree.

Experience should be in the computer/information technology or project management field with management of medium-sized projects (less than
*** k lifecycle cost).

Required Technical Skills & Experience (required on matrix)

5 years of demonstrated project management experience on technology projects using industry standard methods and tools for managing schedules, dependencies, resources, funding, and developing…