Project Manager

Overview

Employment in this role is conditional upon successful execution of the contract by the client.

The Work

The Project Manager works under the direction of a Senior Project Manager or designated user agency personnel, managing and overseeing all aspects of one or more IT projects. This individual interacts regularly with mid-level officials of corresponding capacity within the user agency and private sector, ensuring successful project execution in alignment with organizational objectives.

This position aligns with Cayuse's core values of Innovation, Excellence, Collaboration, Adaptability, and Integrity by fostering technical solutions that meet customer needs, promoting teamwork, and prioritizing quality in deliverables.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee all aspects of assigned IT projects under the direction of a Senior Project Manager or user agency personnel.
• Collaborate with clients, customers, and mid-level agency and private sector officials to determine appropriate IT services, define project scope, requirements, and deliverables.
• Develop, modify, or contribute to project plans and implement project plans to meet established objectives.
• Coordinate and integrate project activities across internal and external teams ensuring effective collaboration.
• Manage, lead, or administer project resources, including assigning tasks and monitoring progress.
• Monitor project activities and resources to identify, assess, and mitigate risks throughout the project lifecycle.
• Implement, maintain, and oversee quality assurance processes to ensure deliverables meet agency standards.
• Identify and resolve project challenges; implement improvements and take corrective actions when necessary.
• Prepare and deliver presentations and briefings on project status, milestones, and outcomes to stakeholders.
• Participate in phase, milestone, and final project reviews with stakeholders and leadership.
• Identify the requirements and maintain all necessary project documentation and procedural records.
• Develop and implement project schedules and release plans in coordination with product teams and stakeholders.
• Conduct analytical studies, feasibility studies, and cost-benefit analyses to support project decision-making.
• Evaluate, monitor, and ensure compliance with laws, regulations, policies, standards, and procedures relevant to the project.
• Identify standards and requirements for change management and participate in change control processes, such as reviewing change requests.
• Develop and implement information systems, security plans and procedures to safeguard project data and assets.
• Ensure the development and provision of appropriate product-related training and documentation for end-users.
• Facilitate communication among stakeholders, project teams, and agency personnel to ensure alignment and project success.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualifications - Here's What You Need

The qualifications and skills listed below are intended to provide a general overview of the requirements for this position. However, due to the anticipated nature of the contract and the absence of a finalized task order from the client, this list should not be considered all-encompassing. Additional qualifications, certifications, skills, or experience specific to the client's requirements may be identified and requested upon award of the task order. Candidates should demonstrate flexibility and a willingness to adapt to evolving responsibilities as outlined by the client.

• Bachelor's degree in an IT-related or Engineering field .(Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
• Valid Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI). The PMP certification is required and may not be substituted with additional experience).
• Minimum of five (5) years of broad, extensive and increasingly responsible Project Manager project experience applying project management principles, methods, techniques, and tools. At least three (3) years of that experience must have been in a lead capacity managing a minimum of 2 direct resources, several matrixed teams and interfacing with executive leadership.
• Experience in business process, data migration, conversion best practices, reengineering best practices and activities on large scale system implementation projects.
• Experience in planning, preparing and executing quality assurance activities on large scale system implementation projects
• Experience in electronic data processing systems study, design, and programming.
• Experience in refinement and specifying functional requirements, translating functional requirements into technical specifications, preparing testable requirements and eliciting security and performance policies within requirements.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience providing Project Management services to state entities on IT projects similar in size and scope to HCD Connect. Project Manager must have worked on a CDT PAL approved project.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience working in a lead project manager capacity in IT projects employing Agile Methodology.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in a lead project manager capacity on IT projects involving the implementation of cloud-based Software-as-a-Service or Platform-as-a-Service (P AAS) solution preferably a Salesforce or ServiceNow implementation.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in Organizational Change Management.
• Demonstrated experience in capital planning and investment assessment for IT initiatives.
• Experience with contracting and procurement practices for IT projects.
• Proven financial management skills specific to large-scale IT programs.
• Proficiency in configuration, data management, and information management systems.
• Direct involvement in information technology performance assessment and metrics analysis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with the following:

• • Task Accomplishment Plan (TAP): Manage a high-level plan of the milestones and tasks associated with each deliverable, including planned and actual start and end dates, primary resources, associated Deliverable Expectations Documents (DEDs) and Deliverable Acceptance Documents (DADs) numbers, and designated approvers of the DEDs and DADs.
  • Implement and execute project activities and other project management techniques, processes, policies, and procedures to ensure project success during the entire system development lifecycle while ensuring the project is following best practices and standards for project management activities.
  • Develop and maintain a project plan.
  • Document, track and aid with the resolution of risks/issues and decisions on the project.
  • Conduct project management briefings for the stakeholders addressing issue resolution, risk assessment activities, schedule, findings and corrective action planning.
  • Assist or Present project management presentations and status reports for the Project Team and Stakeholders.
  • Review and provide recommendations for project management deliverables, and technical project deliverables.
  • Monitor and keep a written log of technical and fiscal issues.
  • Provide support post go-live for Maintenance and Operations phase, monitoring service level agreements and associated metrics.
  • Conduct and provide analysis on lessons learned during project lifecycle and create Project Close Out documentation.
  • Identify process improvement opportunities and help the project team with planning and implementation of continuous improvement activities.

Minimum Skills:

• Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate in a clear, professional, and articulate manner.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills with high-level attention to detail.
• Ability to analyze systems and procedures
• Strong multitasking skills with the ability to manage multiple design streams across concurrent work effort.
• Must be self-motivated and able to work well independently as well as on a multi-functional team.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately.

Our Commitment to you / overview of benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance; Wellness Program.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter).
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability options.
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance (Company Provided).
• Voluntary Life and AD&D options.
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with matching after one year.
• Paid Time Off.

Reports to: Managing Director.

Working Conditions

• Professional office environment, with the ability to work onsite in the main office.
• Must be physically and mentally able to perform duties extended periods of time.
• Ability to use a computer and other office productivity tools with sufficient speed to meet the demands of this position.
• Must be able to establish a productive and professional workspace.
• Must be able to sit for long periods of time looking at computer screen.
• May be asked to work a flexible schedule which may include holidays.
• May be asked to travel for business or professional development purposes.
• May be asked to work hours outside of normal business hours.

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Cayuse is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, skills, and abilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment in accordance with any applicable federal, state, or local law.

Pay Range

USD $135,287.00 - USD $152,237.00 /Yr.