Location: Reston, VA - Hybrid onsite - must be located within drivable range
Role Type: 9 + month contract with strong chance of extensions
PURPOSE:
Sr. IT Project Manager, leads, plans, executes, monitors, controls and closes projects for the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO). This role oversees and directs complex $5M+ enterprise wide corporate initiatives involving 15-50+ stakeholder groups across several organizational work streams utilizing Agile methodology to deliver results
EXPERIENCE
Minimum of 5 + years' experience leading projects in a cross-functional, technical systems implementation
MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE
Tools: Jira, Confluence
MUST HAVE Experience working on Applications side ( Webservice Architecture etc.)
PMP Highly recommended
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
25% Actively plans and manages large scale Waterfall or Agile projects holistically around scheduled program increments and milestones, scope, cost, resource health and risks while collaborating with stakeholders in key meetings resulting in successful project delivery.
25% Plans and owns project finances which includes timing implications and key payment dates while proactively reporting status, scorecard creation and fulfilling project analysis requests by using critical and creative thinking.
25% Leads and contributes to vendor selection and procurement activities under program manager guidance while identifying, producing and fulfilling resource and go-live operational plans to insure project success.
25% Prepares key documents, present business cases and produces other reports as needed while collaborating with stakeholders to bring projects through project funding conversations and initiation ceremonies.
EDUCATION
Education Level: Bachelor's Degree
Education Details: Health Informatics, Information Technology, Information Systems or related discipline
In Lieu of Education
In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Strong Financial/Budget Management ability including comprehension of project financials, profit and loss and the ability to create and manage and adhere to a broader project budget.
Strong Communication skills both written and verbal,
Ability to successfully lead in a matrixed environment (cross-functional & cross-organizational)
Government IT Project management experience, Preferred not required
Healthcare industry experience preferred, not required