Project Manager / Program Manager (State Client experience is must)

• State/Govt. experience is MUST-TO-HAVE.
• Candidate can be Local/Non-Local, but s/he must be located in Virginia, during the project length.
• PMP-PMI or VITA-PM Certification is MUST-TO-HAVE (Any one)

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Role: Project Manager / Program Manager

Location: Richmond, VA Onsite

12 Months Contract (Possible extension) W2/C2C/1099

Required skills & duties:

• Must have a Bachelor s/Masters Degree.
• Overall IT Experience: 10-15+ Years
• 7-10+ years of experience as a Project Manager/Program Manager

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Strong experience in developing, executing, and managing IT projects.
• Strong experience leading the business and IT resources through the discovery and documentation of business and technical requirements in request for proposal and statement of requirement formats.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and decision-making skills.
• Manage working relationships with key stakeholders, including executive management, business management, vendors, project sponsors, suppliers, and technology management.
• Set project goals that are consistent with technical objectives and the agency s overall technology strategy.
• Track and communicate a project's progress from a schedule, cost, and risk perspective to the project team, customers, and project stakeholders.
• Collaborate with technology leads and solution architects to incorporate agency best practices into project plans.
• Drive consistent project delivery through the entire project lifecycle, including, execution of procurements, definition of project plans, resource allocation, management of project risks, scope, and schedule, delivery of value, and well-ordered transitions to operations.
• Monitor progress by third-party vendors and define and measure their progress with metrics.
• Develop and maintain project budget, plans, task lists, schedules, risks, and status, to include resource allocation and schedules.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills for collaborating and team building.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the demonstrated ability to simplify and briefly, succinctly communicate complex issues to multiple audiences.
• Ability to lead others to implement new approaches, systems, structures, and methods.
• Ability to define and balance the competing demands for quality, scope, schedule, and cost.
• Communicate timelines and expectations to technical and business staff.
• Ability to analyze and document system processes.
• Solid understanding of software development lifecycle models.
• Exceptional knowledge of both Agile and Waterfall project management principles and practices. In addition, the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a particular project and business environment.
• Knowledge of process engineering and re-engineering techniques and practices.

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