Project Manager - job 3 of 4

This position is for a Senior Project Manager with a multi-year high priority legacy modernization project.The candidate must be comfortable working in a fast paced, multi-vendor deployment supporting a hybrid workforce (combination of on-site and remote work) at all levels of the organization. Applicants should possess exceptional communication and follow up skills along with significant experience in formal IT project management. This position requires the PM to be working in person for 2-3 days a week. The remainder can be worked from home.Basic Duties:\tUtilize Clarity to prepare project schedules, assign resources and manages budgets.\tPrepare information for presentations geared to various audiences ranging from executives, managers and project team members.\tAccountable for monitoring, controlling, and communicating project progress by actively managing the cost, schedule, scope, resources, quality, and risks.\tAccountable and responsible for clear, timely, and accurate communications with stakeholders, particularly the project sponsors, project team members, program managers, and DTMB management, on the status of the project, using appropriate communication methods.\tResponsible for providing leadership and fostering collaborative participation between the technical and business teams by obtaining consensus and gaining commitment.\tResponsible for working with the project team members to develop and maintain the following key SUITE Project Management Methodology (PMM) deliverables throughout the project lifecycle:\t\t\tProject Charter - Project Schedule – Project Budget - Communication Plan - Project Status Report - Risk and Issue Management Plans - Change Requests - Project Closedown Summary\t\t\tResponsible for managing interfaces related communication with other agencies.\tResponsible for ensuring the project adheres to the SUITE PMM and System Engineering Methodology (SEM), including appropriate and timely transitions through the stages and phases of the project lifecycle.\tResponsible for facilitating and enforcing the Change Management process as agreed upon with the agency (Change Requests) when the project deviates from the approved scope, schedule, or budget. This includes ensuring all Change Requests have appropriate approval before action is taken or information is updated.\tResponsible for creating project Corrective Action Plans (CAP) when necessary for projects in yellow or red status.\tResponsible for understanding the project benefits and the impact of change requests to the benefits business cases. Responsible for ensuring related project artifacts are updated accordingly.\tResponsible for reviewing and understanding vendor contracts to actively manage the vendor deliverables and adherence to the vendor deliverable approval procedure.\tFacilitates the interactions among stakeholders by clarifying the expectations of all participants and ensuring all deliverables are assigned, reviewed, and completed.\t\t\t\t\t\tQualifications\t\t\t\t\t\tRequired/Desired\t\t\tExperience\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn-depth knowledge of and experience in IT project management, including industry standard and best practices.\t\t\tRequired\t\t\t7 years\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProven record for delivering projects on time and on budget in a formal project manager role\t\t\tRequired\t\t\t 7 years\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExperience establishing and maintaining project budgets, schedules, change requests, risk and issue logs\t\t\tRequired\t\t\t 7 years\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExperience developing and delivering project status\t\t\tRequired\t\t\t 7 years\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExperience using a project portfolio management systems and tools (eg.) Clarity\t\t\tRequired\t\t\t 5 years\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPossession of a Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.\t\t\tHighly Desired\t\t\t3 years\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdvanced working knowledge of MSProject\t\t\t\t\t\tRequired\t\t\t\t\t\t5 years\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExperience handling variety of stakeholders and system owners from other departments.\t\t\t\t\t\tHighly Desired\t\t\t\t\t\t5 years\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExperience managing multi-vendor environment in a government environment.\t\t\t\t\t\tHighly Desired\t\t\t\t\t\t5 years\t\t\tEEO EmployerApex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. 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