Senior IT Project Manager

$110,000 - $130,000/Yr

Gd Resources - Annapolis, MD

Full-time - Senior

Annapolis, MD

About the position

The Senior IT Project Manager at GD Resources will lead the implementation of a modern payroll processing solution, replacing a legacy system. This role involves overseeing the entire project management life cycle and software development life cycle for a complex, large-scale IT initiative, ensuring successful delivery on time and within budget while collaborating with various stakeholders and managing project risks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the project, accountable for the entire project scope and all phases of the project life cycle.
• Become familiar with State of Maryland procurement procedures and policies.
• Review and provide feedback on requirements, solicitations, deliverables, proposed solutions, and milestones.
• Collaborate with Management, Procurement, and Office of Information Technology staff to author, review, and edit comprehensive project documentation.
• Conduct analysis of the existing system and gather supporting documentation to clarify current business processes.
• Verify detailed information on current processes and required enhancements with Technical Writer and Management.
• Meet and communicate with stakeholders to clarify information for solicitations.
• Provide status reports on RFI/RFP research to management.
• Recommend enhancements based on current industry standards and practices.
• Conduct scheduled meetings with internal project teams, stakeholders, and contractors.
• Support business analysis work related to the project.
• Identify potential project risks and recommend mitigating measures.
• Ensure adherence of all deliverables to appropriate standards and quality levels.
• Conduct a gap analysis to identify gaps in technology capability versus business requirements.
• Create a detailed project plan including timeline and resource plan within the approved budget.
• Identify and track the critical path of tasks and activities within the project.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business or Public Administration, Computer Science, Communications, or a related field.
• Master's degree and/or project management certification preferred.
• Current PMI Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) or equivalent.
• At least eight (8) years of IT and business experience in strategic planning, development, implementation, and maintenance of systems.
• At least five (5) years of experience with procurements for large, complex solicitations for IT products and services.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of Systems Development Lifecycle and Project Management Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Experience working with state or governmental agencies in preparing solicitations for IT projects.
• Previous technical project management experience in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in managing projects.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
• Experience using MS Project and Workday.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working in Project Management Office (PMO) or leading PMO payroll industry experience at a state or federal government agency.
• Knowledge of state or federal Government policies and practices; specific experience with successful large-scale program management within a cross-functional environment.

Benefits

• Medical & Dental
• PTO