Job Opportunity: NCDHHS IT Project ManagerLogic House - NCDHHS IT Project Manager Raleigh, NC 6 Months Work arrangement: HybridJob Description:The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services requires the services of a senior project manager to manage the planning and implementation of a new IT system for Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME). This lead project management role will work with multiple internal and external stakeholders and selected vendor(s) to analyze, plan, and implement the new system. This position will be responsible for working with senior-level business executives, IT personnel, business program resources and Vendor staff to execute project requirements and manage stakeholder expectations. This position will manage the day-to-day activities for the project and complete all input to the State Project Management (Touchdown) system as needed. The project will be utilizing the agile methodology.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:Working with the OCME to obtain a thorough knowledge of the needs of a new IT systemDeveloping and maintaining detailed project schedule, budget and monitoring expendituresDeveloping and maintaining all required project management artifacts following State, DHHS and PMBOK guidelinesManaging scope, resources, timelines, costs/budget, quality, communication, and procurements to meet the goals of the StateWorking closely with the team conducting alternative analysis and writing documentation (including an RFP if required)Working with vendors to manage deliverables to ensure that all the milestones are metEnsuring that project plans and schedules are established and maintained, ensuring that deliverables are completed timely and accuratelyEstablishing project governance, conducting formal presentations, coordinating with all project stakeholders and ensure that appropriate project controls are institutedServing as an IT project liaison to the business clientWorking with business stakeholders to develop necessary project management, change management, risk management, rollout, and training plansWorking with the technical team to ensure technical readiness during implementationDeveloping and maintaining all required State CIO project documentationRequired/Desired Skills:Required - 8yrs - Project management experience, preferably with large, complex automation implementation efforts Required - 8yrs - Demonstrated Project Management experience on system deployments with multiple clients. Required - 8yrs - Proven track record of delivering projects and work streams with aggressive timelines and deliver within scope,budget and schedule Required - 8yrs - Objective decision-making ability based on strategic objectives priority, business performance analysis and resource availability. Required - 7yrs - Hands on experience managing project risk, cost, schedule, quality, testing, and communications. Required - 3yrs - Strong leadership, organizational, interpersonal and time management skills. Required - 3yrs - Demonstrated oral and written communication and presentation skills. Required - 7yrs - Solid work experience with project management tools (e.g. Microsoft Project) Required - 7yrs - Experience with MS Office and SharePoint.. Required - 5yrs - Demonstrated experience with both Waterfall and Agile Projects Required - 8yrs - Demonstrated experience with vendor management on a large IT project/system implementation Required - 8yrs - Demonstrate technical architecture/infrastructure knowledge and experience, including experience with multiple hardware platforms and operating system Required - 8yrs - Demonstrate technical knowledge and analysis skills with hands-on experience in development, data base design, and web-based technologies Understanding of the fundamentals of iterative and incremental development Required - 3yrs - Ability to help manage Scrum team backlog and/or Kanban Flow, and priorities using agile based tools (ServiceNow, Jira, Version One etc.) Highly desired - 5yrs - Demonstrated experience working with DPH programs Highly desired - 3yrs - Extensive understanding of SharePoint end user experience, sites, libraries, lists and groups Highly desired - 5yrs - Experience in health care industry Desired - 7yrs - Experience leading and Implementing COTS and SAAS Projects Highly desired - 5yrs - Experience writing RFPs/technical writing Highly desired - 3yrs - Experience in playing the Scrum Master role for a software development / maintenance teams that was diligently applying Agile / Kanban values and prin Highly desired - 5yrs - PMP Certification from PMI. Scrum Master certification is a plus