Short Description:
The Project Management Specialist (PMS) directs, controls, administers, and
manages an enhancement or development of small to medium size project(s).
Complete Description:
Please note - This position is being reopened for new resumes. If the past
submitted candidates are not available, please change their status to
"Reject-not available". Also, this position has been changed to
include a 3-month RTH. Not all candidates need to consider this, but please
be aware that this is an attribute of the position. If this is not
acceptable to your company, please reject the candidate.
The Project Management Specialist (PMS) directs, controls, administers, and
manages an enhancement or development of small to medium size project(s).
The Project Management Specialist is the individual ultimately responsible
for projects. The Project Management Specialist’s primary responsibility is
to drive the entire project/program from start to finish. The Project
Management Specialist must ensure that the project/program is completed on
schedule and that the final product meets the business, technical standards
and policies.
PMS2
Years of Relevant Experience: 5 to 7 years
Preferred Education: 4 year college degree or equivalent technical study or
PMP Certification
Role Description:
All roles specified in PMS1 plus the following:
•Accountable for the approval and sign-off of the program plan with
customer representatives, such as portfolio managers, and all affected
program stakeholders.
•Accountable for management of scope for the program and gaining agreement
and approval of scope changes with customer representatives and affected
stakeholders.
•Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and customer
representatives.
•Direct work planning and scheduling design work.
•Manage, and track the program progress against the program plan.
•Serve as the primary point of contact for all program-related issues and
resolution of issues.
•Coordinate and present proposals to agencies as necessary.
•Identify and manage program risk and develops risk mitigation strategies,
track to closure.
•Ensure team leads adjust and revise estimates when necessary.
•Anticipate issues and proactively address them. Resolve conflicts with
sensitivity and tact.
•Coordinate the establishment of program standards and program specific
procedures with team leads.
•Responsible for project compliance with standards and procedures.
•Responsible for the capture and reporting of required program management
metrics.
•Responsible to tailor and baseline all program templates.
•Develop and facilitate achievement of program service commitments and
performance metrics.
•Ensure that tasks provide value and support the strategic direction of the
program and meet service commitments; conduct reviews with agencies.
•Accountable for the final program management evaluation review with
stakeholders for approval upon program completion.
•Communicate effectively with customers and software / hardware suppliers
supporting the State as appropriate.
•Identify and track issues.
•Balance workload with program members’ capacity.
•Communicate to team members how their work assignments relate to and help
achieve program objectives.
•Plan program specific training and orientation needs.
This position is funded to 6/30/2012, but will run 6-9 months minimally.
