Position Description
The PM usually works under the direction of a Senior PM or user agency personnel and manages or oversees all aspects of one or more IT projects while interacting with mid-level officials of similar capacity at the user agency and private sector.
The PM determines appropriate products or services with clients or customers to define project scope, requirements and deliverables; develops, modifies or provides input to project plans; implements project plans to meet objectives; coordinates and integrates project activities; manages, leads or administers project resources; monitors project activities and resources to mitigate risk; implements or maintains quality assurance processes; makes improvements, solves problems or takes corrective action when problems arise; gives presentations or briefings on all aspects of the project; participates in phase, milestone and final project reviews; identifies project documentation requirements or procedures; and develops and implements project schedules and release plans.
The PM; designs or conducts analytical studies, feasibility studies, cost-benefit analyses or other research; evaluates, monitors or ensures compliance with laws, regulations, policies, standards or procedures; identifies standards or requirements change management; participates in change control (for example, reviewing change requests); implements information systems security plans and procedures; and ensures appropriate product-related training and documentation are developed and made available to customers.
Skills Required
The PM will possess knowledge and experience in customer service; decision making; flexibility; interpersonal skills; leadership; organizational awareness; problem solving, reasoning; team building; oral communication, speaking and writing; business process reengineering; capital planning and investment assessment; contracting/procurement; cost-benefit analysis; financial management; planning and evaluating; project management; quality assurance; requirements analysis and risk management; configuration, data, and information management; information resources strategy and planning; information technology architecture; information technology performance assessment; infrastructure design; systems integration; systems life cycle; and technology awareness.
Additional Skills Required
- Experience managing software delivery projects using Agile/Scrum or hybrid methods, including sprint tracking, status reporting, and risk and decision logs
- Working knowledge of REST API concepts and FHIR R4 or similar interoperability concepts and terminology, sufficient to lead technical discussions
- Experience with Azure DevOps or GitHub Projects for work-item tracking and delivery reporting
- Strong written communication skills, including executive-level status updates and decision memos
Experience Required
- This classification requires a minimum of five (5) years of broad, extensive and increasingly responsible PM project experience applying project management (PM) principles, methods, techniques, and tools.
- At least three (3) years of that experience must have been in a lead capacity.
Additional Experience Required
- 5+ years of project/program management experience, including a minimum of 2 years on IT delivery programs
Education Required
- This classification requires possession of (a) a bachelor's degree, and (b) a valid Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI), which will be verified during the RFO process.
- Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis. The PMP certification is required and may not be substituted with additional experience.