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Short Description:

The Project Manager (PM) designs, plans, and coordinates work teams.

Complete Description:

DHS primarily has two environments: Legacy Cobol/CICS/IDMS/VSAM systems and client server/Web .NET systems.  Most systems are centralized but there are distributed systems as well that are used in field offices and DHS owned and operated facilities.  Many systems are home grown while some systems use third-party applications.

DHS is currently involved in several projects for implementing a new eligibility determination system.  DHS (Division of Data Management) needs a Project Manager to provide project management support to several Bureau projects in support of the Agency's implementation of the new Eligibility Determination system (ELIAS) along with several Medicaid-related projects.  The Bureau has several systems that will require major changes and needs to ensure these projects are managed to meet implementation timelines. This position will provide project management support to all key Medical Systems Bureau project, ensuring all projects are appropriately tracked for timelines and deliverables and work with project staff from other teams to synchronize Bureau projects with other DHS projects.

The selected individual should expect to perform normal project management tasks such as developing project plans, managing the plans, liaison with users, providing status to IT and user management, working with vendors, etc.

Required Skills:

- PMP Certification. Please include certification number and date of certification.

- Experience managing IT project(s)

          - Applications (10 years)

          - Standards and Procedures (5+ years)

- Monitoring resource deliverables, Budgets (8+ years)

- Providing status reports to senior management (8+ years)

- Experience with Microsoft Office products. (8+ years)

- Demonstrated hands-on ability to perform or manage work in one or more of the above areas is required (8+ years)

- Prior demonstrated ability to achieve and accomplish set goals is important (8+ years)

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. (8+ years)

- Ability to work with a variety of technical and business managers and staff (8+ years)

- Excellent leadership and negotiation skills. (8+ years)

- Experience working with technical programming teams. (8+ years)

Preferred Skills:

- Public sector experience as a project manager or within a program area.

- Agile/SCRUM

- Critical Path Project Planning

- SharePoint

- Experience and familiarity with both IBM mainframe and Microsoft web-based .NET environments.

- Human services experience as a project manager

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