Project manager.
Job Title:Project manager.
Client:City of Philadelphia
Location: 1234 Market Street, 18th FL Philadelphia, PA 19107
Note:This is a Onsite role with virtual interview.
Position overview / Statement of Work
The Project Manager for Special Projects is needed to analyze and document business needs and processes,
organize around problem/opportunity, plan and remediate troubled special projects, and ensure new initiatives
are planned, launched and executed correctly in support of efforts by the CIO on behalf of the Mayor.
Work activities:
Develop, clarify and manage the scope of the project, define contract deliverables and achieve
targeted outcomes.
Ensure project requirements are achieved in a timely fashion and within budget guidelines.
Assemble project team, identify needed resources, assign responsibilities and develop timeframes to
facilitate successful completion of project activities and deliverables.
Determine project costs/ensure delivery on time and within budgetary guidelines.
Ensure compatibility and consistency with existing architectural and enterprise standards.
Perform cost/benefit analysis of actions and initiatives.
Schedule meetings and document meeting minutes.
Follow the OIT Project Management practice and prescribed SDLC.
Prepare status reports, status summaries and dashboards for presentation to mid and senior level
management.
Provide support, coaching and mentoring on project management best practices, as requested for
project coordinator associates.
Skills/experience of the assigned staff:
Required
Demonstrate leadership qualities such as conflict/issue resolution, the ability to run a project or serve
as project manager on a program team and can ensure a successful project lifecycle
Communicate (verbally and in writing) effectively with stakeholders and senior business leadership of
departments and agencies participating in this project.
Organize and work effectively with project teams of staff from department and agencies participating
in this effort
Demonstrate experience and relevant expertise in the design and building of distributed and
enterprise solutions
Plan, organize and direct the work activities of outside consultants and/or systems analysis and
programming personnel assigned on a team.
Demonstrate presentation skills, strategic thinking, and high professional ethics.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, departmental officials,
outside consultants and vendors.
Demonstrate proficiency with the principles of project management, systems delivery life cycle, and
budgeting.
Concepts and applications of servers, storage, mainframes, monitoring, ITIL, metrics and
performance management, disaster recovery, data center facilities management, managed services,
and cloud computing.
IT project management best practice, principles and techniques. (PMBOK)
Highly Desired/Preferred
Completion of a Bachelors degree program at an accredited college or university with a major course
work in Computer Science, Information Technology or a closely related field.
Minimum of 3-5 years Project Management experience managing multiple, large, cross-functional
teams or projects
4-6 years of applicable business experience
PMP certification or Master s Certificate in Project Management preferred.
Any equivalent combination of education and experience determined to be acceptable by the Office of
Innovation & Technology and Human Resources.
Job Title:Project manager.
Client:City of Philadelphia
Location: 1234 Market Street, 18th FL Philadelphia, PA 19107
Note:This is a Onsite role with virtual interview.
Position overview / Statement of Work
The Project Manager for Special Projects is needed to analyze and document business needs and processes,
organize around problem/opportunity, plan and remediate troubled special projects, and ensure new initiatives
are planned, launched and executed correctly in support of efforts by the CIO on behalf of the Mayor.
Work activities:
Develop, clarify and manage the scope of the project, define contract deliverables and achieve
targeted outcomes.
Ensure project requirements are achieved in a timely fashion and within budget guidelines.
Assemble project team, identify needed resources, assign responsibilities and develop timeframes to
facilitate successful completion of project activities and deliverables.
Determine project costs/ensure delivery on time and within budgetary guidelines.
Ensure compatibility and consistency with existing architectural and enterprise standards.
Perform cost/benefit analysis of actions and initiatives.
Schedule meetings and document meeting minutes.
Follow the OIT Project Management practice and prescribed SDLC.
Prepare status reports, status summaries and dashboards for presentation to mid and senior level
management.
Provide support, coaching and mentoring on project management best practices, as requested for
project coordinator associates.
Skills/experience of the assigned staff:
Required
Demonstrate leadership qualities such as conflict/issue resolution, the ability to run a project or serve
as project manager on a program team and can ensure a successful project lifecycle
Communicate (verbally and in writing) effectively with stakeholders and senior business leadership of
departments and agencies participating in this project.
Organize and work effectively with project teams of staff from department and agencies participating
in this effort
Demonstrate experience and relevant expertise in the design and building of distributed and
enterprise solutions
Plan, organize and direct the work activities of outside consultants and/or systems analysis and
programming personnel assigned on a team.
Demonstrate presentation skills, strategic thinking, and high professional ethics.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, departmental officials,
outside consultants and vendors.
Demonstrate proficiency with the principles of project management, systems delivery life cycle, and
budgeting.
Concepts and applications of servers, storage, mainframes, monitoring, ITIL, metrics and
performance management, disaster recovery, data center facilities management, managed services,
and cloud computing.
IT project management best practice, principles and techniques. (PMBOK)
Highly Desired/Preferred
Completion of a Bachelors degree program at an accredited college or university with a major course
work in Computer Science, Information Technology or a closely related field.
Minimum of 3-5 years Project Management experience managing multiple, large, cross-functional
teams or projects
4-6 years of applicable business experience
PMP certification or Master s Certificate in Project Management preferred.
Any equivalent combination of education and experience determined to be acceptable by the Office of
Innovation & Technology and Human Resources.