Project Manager

Project Manager

Lansing, MI. Hybrid Role

Job Description:

Top Skills & Years of Experience Required:
- 7 or more years Project Management experience required; the manager would like the candidate to have some experience managing people as well as projects.
- Experience using a project portfolio management system and tools (e.g.) Clarity.
- In-depth knowledge of and experience in IT project management, including industry standard and best practices.
- Experience establishing and maintaining project budgets, schedules, change requests, risk and issue logs.
- Vendor management experience, strong communication skills.
 
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 and reminder can be work from home.
 
Responsible for working with the project team members to develop and maintain the following key SUITE Project Management Methodology (PMM) deliverables throughout the project lifecycle:
Project Charter - Project Schedule – Project Budget - Communication Plan - Project Status Report - Risk and Issue Management Plans - Change Requests - Project Closedown Summary
Responsible for managing interfaces related communication with other agencies
Responsible 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.
Responsible for facilitating and enforcing the Change Management process (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.
Responsible for creating project Corrective Action Plans (CAP) when necessary for projects in yellow or red status.
Responsible 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.
Responsible for reviewing and understanding vendor contracts to actively manage the vendor deliverables and adherence to the vendor deliverable approval procedure.
Facilitates the interactions among stakeholders by clarifying the expectations of all participants and ensuring all deliverables are assigned, reviewed, and completed.