We are looking for a Full-time contractor or employee for a Project Manager role.
Project managers are the people in charge of a specific project or projects within a company. As the project manager, your job is to plan, budget, oversee and document all aspects of the specific project you are working on. Project managers might work by themselves or be in charge of a team to get the job done.
This is a Project Manager role to support redesigning the benefits fraud, waste, and abuse case management application, the Automated System for the OIG (ASOIG used by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). Implements standard project management industry practices for Agile Teams. Understands the PMI framework as well as how to establish a project organization and methodology within Agile (Scrum) organizations. Understands business and technical objectives of a project and works closely with multiple key project stakeholders. Communicates to clients and IT teams. Creates project charters, work plans, and other related project artifacts, as necessary. Provides technical support both during work hours and on-call, as necessary. Be able to comprehend and communicate complex technical designs and implementations as well as complex business processes. Develops and makes presentations as required to leadership and oversight entities. Serves in an analyst capacity as required. Sometimes on-call support may be required depending on the project phase.
The Worker will need to perform the following tasks and assignments:
• Overseeing design and development work
• Managing the project with feature-driven Agile methodology, overseeing, and tracking development progress, and ensuring project assignments and progress align with project timelines
• Developing and managing project plans
• Documenting risks, issues, and contingency plans; ensuring resolution of issues and removal of project barriers
• Providing weekly status updates (written and verbal) and conducting regular project team status meetings
• Overseeing the development of SDLC artifacts, ensuring business requirements are translated into technical specifications, guiding, and facilitating the SDLC process
• Developing and maintaining solid relationships with project sponsors and stakeholders.
• Possessing effective communication and presentation skills
• Possessing strong teamwork skills
• Transferring working knowledge to current staff
Skills(Required):
- Project Management Experience for large-scale Enterprise Implementations
- State of Texas or Similar Federal/State Project Management Experience
- Development Experience
Skills(Preferred):
- State of Texas Project Delivery Framework Experience
- PMP Certification
- Agile (Scrum) Experience
- Salesforce Experience
- State Procurement and Contracting Experience
- Jira Experience