Summary

SDI has a stellar history of providing public sector agencies “client-side project management” services that ensure projects are completed on-time and on-budget. Our project managers work on behalf of our public sector clients to project management solution providers, implementers, and agency staff.

The Information Technology Project Manager (IT PM) will have day-to-day responsibilities to analyze requirements, designs, and implementation project documentation, plans, and schedules. In addition to overseeing implementation projects, the IT Project Manager will assist with managing internal resources as well as vendor implementation teams.

The IT Project Manager is responsible for ensuring that the solution that is implemented satisfies the business requirements, meets contracted requirements, and delivers the value required by the client. The IT Project Manager monitors the Scope of Work, Project Plan, schedule and is responsible for ensuring that deliverables and milestones are met and that the project is completed on time, within budget, and to the customer’s satisfaction.  The IT Project Manager plays a key role throughout the project.

Responsibilities

The IT Project Manager’s responsibility includes oversight and reporting for the following areas:

• Project Integration Management – The processes required to ensure that the various elements of the project are properly coordinated – consisting of project charter development, preliminary scope statement development, project management plan development, project management plan execution, and integrated change control
• Project Scope Management – The processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required, and only the work required, to complete the project successfully – consisting of scope planning, scope definition, creating the work breakdown structure (WBS), scope verification, and scope control
• Project Time Management – The processes required to ensure timely completion of the project – consisting of activity definition, activity sequencing, activity resource estimating, activity duration estimating, schedule development, and schedule control
• Project Cost Management – The processes required to ensure that the project is completed within the approved budget – consisting of cost estimating, cost budgeting, and cost control
• Project Quality Management – The processes required to ensure that the project will satisfy the needs for which it was undertaken – consisting of quality planning, quality assurance, and quality control
• Project Human Resource Management – The processes required to make the most effective use of the people involved with the project – consisting of human resource planning and acquiring/ developing/ managing the project team
• Project Communications Management – The processes required to ensure timely and appropriate generation, collection, dissemination, storage, and ultimate disposition of project information – consisting of communications planning, information distribution, performance reporting, and managing stakeholders
• Project Risk Management – The processes concerned with identifying, analyzing, and responding to project risk – consisting of risk management planning, risk identification, quantitative risk analysis, qualitative risk analysis, risk response planning, and risk monitoring and control
• Work closely with solution architects, technical teams (both the public agency and vendor), functional analysts to oversee project scope and track metrics on schedule, budget, and with high-quality deliverables
• Communicate effectively with clients and vendors regarding the IT project, technology, and functionality
• Monitor required controls and propose improvements as required, including quality plans, issues and action logs, risk management plans, and change control plans, for all aspects of the assignment
• Responsible to monitor design and implementation concerning Statement of Work, purchase orders, price quotes, and other contractual materials as part of scheduling and deploying resources
• Ensure business and assignment risks are identified, monitored, and managed to achieve minimal disruption to the project delivery and success

Requirements

• 10+ years of successful experience with IT implementation projects
• Minimum of 5 years of IT Project Management experience with public agencies
• Knowledge of public sector IT solutions, Tools, Architecture, IT functions, Systems Integrators’ Dynamics
• PMP Certification
• Possess skills and personal presence to successfully represent at the highest level- externally and internally, formally, and informally, inspiring confidence and respect for both the functions represented and as an individual building long-term relationship with colleagues and clients.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Experience with change management, project risk mitigation, and issue management
• Ability to motivate and manage project teams as well as plan, execute and monitor delivery for self and others
• Solid and detailed understanding of IT functionality, technology, and integrations
• BS/BA degree in Comp Sci, Info Systems, Business Admin or related field of study, or equivalent work experience; public sector experience desirable
• Candidates with experience in Infrastructure and Operations Projects is desirable, though not a requirement

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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