Project Manager at ARK Solutions, Inc. in Richmond, Virginia

Job Description:

Project Manager

Richmond, VA

In-Person Interview

Asset Management Division is seeking a senior technical Project Manager to manage and deliver complex IT Project(s) with multiple teams and work streams coordinated to an aggressive delivery schedule.

PMP Certification is required with experience in Scaled Agile environment, VITA certification is preferred.

• Project Manager is responsible for the outcome of the assigned projects. The Project Manager leads the team through the Standard for Project Management for successful completion of the project phases: Preselect
• Initiation
• Planning
• Execution and Control
• Closeout

• Responsibilities: Serve as a hands-on technical project manager with development staff and business groups
• Coordinate and communicate with Information Technology Division management and staff to coordinate work staff and resourcing.
• Communicate timelines and expectations to technical and business staff
• Facilitate multi-functional technical team collaboration.
• Collaborate with vendors, consultants, and contractors in the execution of projects, including contract management, and work with procurement office(s).
• Adhere to project management practices and governance requirements.
• Coordinate with project management offices.
• Maintain project budget, plans, tasks, schedules, risks, and status and disseminate information to team members and customers as defined in the communication plan.
• Ensure documentation of requirements and use cases, facilitate design workshops for assigned project.
• Ensure preparation of test objectives, test plans and test cases for assigned project.
• Provide the management of project milestones and deliverables for on-time and on-budget delivery.
• Define, measure, and clearly communicate progress with project metrics.
• Support system and application training efforts.

Skills

Required / DesiredExperience

Experience managing large Multi Stream projects valued at $10M or greater each Required 8 Years

Experience in IT infrastructure delivery (Networking, physical plant, vendor management, site provisioning)Required8 Years

PMP Certification Required

Experience in both Scaled Agile and Waterfall Project ManagementRequired8 Years

VITA CertificationDesired

Agile Scrum Master Certification Desired

SAFe® Scrum Master Certification Desired

Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint, Project Server)Required

8 Years

Experience managing projects with high visibility and high stakesRequired8 Years

Experience managing projects that had to coordinate with at least one external team. Required 8 Years

Experience managing a project as part of a larger program and under PMO governance. Required

8 Years

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Systems Engineering, Management Information Systems, Project Management or Finance/Business Required 4 Years Apply Now