DHHS Sr IT Project Mgr

Job Description

The NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is seeking a senior project manager to manage the planning and implementation of a statewide IT project for the Division of Public Health (DPH). This lead project management role will
work with multiple internal and external stakeholders and selected vendor(s) to
analyze, plan, and implement the new solution. 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.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

·
Working with personnel within the DPH team and the Information Technology team to
develop necessary project management, change management, risk management,
rollout, and training plans. To the
extent possible, integrate this project into the existing governance processes to ensure alignment of priorities and minimal disruption to
ongoing operations and other required deliverables

• Developing and maintaining detailed project schedule,
budget and monitoring expenditures

• Developing and maintaining all required project management
artifacts following State, DHHS and PMBOK guidelines

• Managing scope, resources, timelines, costs/budget,
quality, communication, and procurements to meet the goals of the State

• Leading and performing hands-on analysis of the business
and technical environments, and writing procurement documents

• Working with vendors to manage contract deliverables,
oversee all vendor activities to ensure that all the milestones are met

• Ensuring that project plans and schedules are established
and maintained, ensuring that deliverables are completed timely and accurately

• Establishing project governance, conducting formal
presentations, coordinating with all project stakeholders and ensure that
appropriate project controls are instituted

• Serving as an IT project liaison to the business client

• Working with business stakeholders to develop necessary
project management, change management, risk management, rollout, and training
plans

• Working with the technical team to ensure technical
readiness during implementation and supervising implementation activities

• Developing and maintaining all required State CIO project
documentation

Required skills include:

The selected candidate must be a results-oriented individual
with a very strong work ethic and must be able to demonstrate excellent IT
Project Management, negotiation, communication and problem-solving skills.

• Capable of leading effective project meetings that are
tailored to the audience

• Ability to create simple to complex project plans,
timelines and work breakdown structures using project management tools

• Must have proficiency in project management, agile, scrum,
and kanban software tools

• Must have strategic planning skills with good
understanding of roadmap development.

• Ability to write and present effective project materials,
including presentations and status reports

• Ability to work effectively with all levels of staff,
clients and other IT personnel

• Proven experience with working collaboratively with
business/program partners

• Ability to effectively identify and resolve system or
business process/project issues

• Ability to build, influence, lead and motivate effective
teams towards end results

• Flexibility, adaptability, and ability to work in a
high-demand dynamic environment

• Strong analytical skills

• Strong written and oral communication skills, including
development of project

• Must have experience writing Procurement documents
(RFP/RFQ) and technical artifacts

• Experience as a Project Manager on a cloud-based
implementation project is a plus

Management prefers applicants with the following:

• Candidate
with PMP Certification. Agile/Scrum
Master certification is a plus

• Experience
managing or supervising legacy system upgrade and/or replacement projects

• Experience
collaborating with State and Local Government

• Experience
with public health programs

• Experience
planning and managing data conversion activities

• Experience
building rollout plans