Senior IT Project Manager

The Judge Group - Quincy, MA

Full-time - Senior

Quincy, MA

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

Our client is currently seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to lead and manage a large IT Access and Identity Management System (AIMS) project in support of the business-driven, customer service-oriented approach to providing IT services across the Secretariat. This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly skilled team and contribute to critical and highly visible projects. The Senior IT Project Manager will be responsible for working closely with IT and business stakeholders to develop effective plans that include tasks, detailed milestones, and activities. Weekly status and risk reports will be communicated to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and accountability throughout the project lifecycle. The role requires collaboration with agency business leaders to develop and maintain ongoing release schedules, defining project objectives, and strategizing with key business stakeholders. The Senior IT Project Manager will coordinate and orchestrate multiple project activities to ensure adherence to the project plan and goals, delivering results against established timelines, deliverables, tasks, dependencies, and associated technical specifications. This position also involves collaborating with other Project Managers to develop detailed plans, work breakdown structures, project checklists, and budgets to meet established time frames, funding, and staffing availability. In addition, the Senior IT Project Manager will prepare and execute comprehensive supporting plans in areas such as quality control, risk management, change management, testing, and other associated project management areas. The overall process will be managed to include monitoring project scope and change control processes, performing work in accordance with industry-recognized standards, guidelines, and practices. The role also includes preparing remediation plans and communicating with external stakeholders and internal partners to resolve issues, as well as developing and maintaining detailed reports that effectively monitor the status of the project. Adherence to established Commonwealth policy and procedures for project management methodology, quality assurance, and other related standards is essential.

Responsibilities

• Work with IT and business stakeholders to develop effective plans with tasks, detailed milestones, and activities.
• Report status and risks every week to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with agency business leaders to develop and maintain ongoing release schedules.
• Define project objectives and strategize with key business stakeholders.
• Coordinate and orchestrate multiple project activities for adherence to project plan and goals.
• Deliver results against established timelines, deliverables, tasks, dependencies, and associated technical specifications.
• Collaborate with other Project Managers in developing detailed plans, work breakdown structures, project checklists, and budgets to meet established time frames, funding, and staffing availability.
• Prepare and execute comprehensive supporting plans in the areas of quality control, risk management, change management, testing, and other associated project management areas.
• Manage overall process to include monitoring project scope and change control processes.
• Perform work in keeping with industry-recognized standards, guidelines, and practices.
• Prepare remediation plans and communicate with external stakeholders and internal partners to resolve issues.
• Develop and maintain detailed reports that effectively monitor the status of the project.
• Adhere to established Commonwealth policy and procedures for project management methodology, quality assurance, and other related standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum (10) ten years of IT experience
• Minimum (8) eight years of experience in a project manager role, managing projects from conceptualization through delivery - on time and budget with full accountability and financial responsibility.
• Minimum (5) five years of extensive hands-on experience managing large-scale enterprise-wide IT projects
• Minimum (3) three years of experience managing enterprise-wide Access and Identity Management projects
• Experience with and preparing project documentation such as detailed requirements, status reports, etc.
• Proficiency with JIRA or similar project management tool
• Advanced level of proficiency with MS Office applications including Excel, Word, Visio, Outlook, SharePoint, and PowerPoint.

Nice-to-haves

• Proven experience managing the implementation and deployment of large-scale enterprise-wide IT Access and Identity Management Systems (AIMS)
• Experience working with multiple simultaneous projects/applications at various stages with competing priorities and shifting timelines
• A good understanding and proven work experience with various SDLC methodologies
• Proven experience managing projects using Agile, preferably Scrum
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification, Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or similar accreditation is highly desirable.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders, management, end users, project team members, and vendors
• Strong cross-functional leadership experience in a matrix environment
• Ability to translate and communicate technical concepts, information, plans, and procedures to both technical personnel and non-IT business users
• Knowledge and demonstrated ability to conduct detailed planning, perform risk assessments, and develop associated risk mitigation plans
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and presentation skills with an ability to elicit results from cross-functional teams
• Proven exceptional project management experience across multiple timelines simultaneously
• Solid working understanding of Government Security standards and Regulatory requirements.