GA DHS – DAS PM

Job Description

The position is accountable to the IT Assistant Deputy
Commissioner, Department CIO and the DAS
business owners. The Project Manager works with software vendors, service
providers, OIT teams and DAS business to efficient management of projects and IT changes across the environment. These are generally small to large projects
and represent a significant impact to the DAS productivity and service
delivery.

Responsibilities:
· Under
general supervision, manages and/or coordinates all tasks for small, medium,
and large-sized project(s) of moderate to high complexity and risk.
· Manages
and/or provides project management consultation for all aspects of the project through
the project management and software development life cycle.
· Works
closely with the DAS business leads, vendor project managers, business
analysts, and subject matter experts on the various system support teams.
· Manages
the project as scoped by the SOWs, vendor Contracts and project steering
committee.
· During
initiation, helps clients determine the best approaches for reaching
objectives; during planning, develops project management tools including plans
for scope management, risk management, communications, change control, and
performance measurement and tracking.
· During
execution, monitors performance and reports to leadership teams on project
status and pertinent issues, including major milestones and potential project
risks.
· Provides
continuing direction to the project team, conducts status meetings, assesses
proposed changes in scope, and recommends courses of action to project sponsors
during the execution phase.
·
Near the end of the project, employs product verification process
to make sure that the project has delivered what the client expected and
performs a lesson learned for all projects.

Job
Duties:
· Oversees
and controls ongoing costs, schedules, resources, scope, issues and risks. Develops
or reviews time and cost estimates, project plans/schedules, and budgets.
· Facilitate
critical process assessments and redesign for process improvements.
· Work with
the project steering committee and senior project management to improve project
processes towards productive outcomes.
· Directs
project team members to take necessary action steps to achieve the goals and
objectives of the project.
· Work with
business leads, vendor PMs and quality assurance teams to utilize established
project standards, procedures, and quality objectives.
· Chairs,
manages, or facilitates project kickoff meetings, communicating individual
roles and project expectations. Ensure that all project team members have the
tools and training required to perform effectively.
· Manage
scope by using a variety of data sources to support project negotiations
related to time, cost, and/or quality.
· Develops,
monitors and coordinates project activities, such as scheduling, tracking, and
reporting; leads change efforts impacting the projects.
· Works
with OIT leadership, business leads and vendor teams to identify specific
opportunities or weakness within DAS projects and makes specific change
recommendations to structures, processes, or people to improve project
performance.
· Provides
work direction and leadership to DAS projects, including scheduling, task
completions, and review of project
efforts.
· Monitors
project milestones and critical dates to identify potential jeopardy of project
schedule. Identify ways to resolve schedule issues. Keeps management aware of
the situation.
· Assesses
variances from the project plan, gathers metrics, and develops and implements
changes as necessary to ensure that the project remains within specified scope
and is within time, cost, and quality objectives.
· Conduct
formal review with business sponsors, OIT leadership during project execution
and at project completion to confirm acceptance and satisfaction.
· Provide
the team with constructive feedback as it pertains to project performance.
· Develops
and maintains a productive working relationship with project sponsors, vendors,
and key clients.

Qualifications
o
Bachelor’s degree in related field or specialized training and
three years of IT project management experience
o
PMP certification from PMI or equivalent certification (MUST UPLOAD CERTIFICATION)
o
7 years’ experience leading projects of moderate to high
complexity (must have occurred in the last 10 years).

o
Hands-on experience with MS Project, MS Visio, SharePoint 2013,
and MS O365