Project Manager 3 - Abacus : Job Details

Position Information Position Type Staff Augmentation Hours/Week 40 Billing Type Daily Shift Day Projected Start Date 07/07/2025 Start Time 8:00 AM Projected End Date/Duration t least 1 Years from projected start date End Time 5:00 PM Bid Limit Per Vendor 1 Number of Positions 1 Desired Career Level Experienced Non-manager Minimum Education Level Bachelor's Degree Weekend None Position Location ddress 530 W. Allegan Street City Lansing State Michigan Zip 48933 Country UNITED STATES Requirements Travel Required No Security Required Yes Onboarding Category The following are required for bid submission:

• Resume
• R2R
• Cover Sheet
• Meets Work Location
• References

Position Description Please ensure you attach the Cover Sheet (attached), valid Right to Represent with hybrid work schedule acknowledged and confirmed by candidate, and the candidate's resume with full legal first name, and last name ONLY. (Refer to Bid Submission Requirements). We request that resumes are kept to 4-5 pages, and your candidate may be rejected if this criteria is not met. Withdrawn candidates will not be permitted to be replaced. If you would like to use a sub vendor, only 1 level deep, please use Formstack link: Top Skills & Years of Experience: - 5+ years of experience managing projects with budgets greater than $20 million - 5+ years Agile/ Scrum experience - 5+ years of experience must be as a Project Manager working on IT Projects - Microsoft DevOps Experience preferred - Passion for collaboration and working in a team environment Will close submissions on: 6/2 at 10:00 am EST. Please attach a separate Reference Page to your bid (not within resume) that includes at least 3 professional references! Be sure to include the reference's full name, phone number (US phone numbers only), email, affiliation to the candidate (Company Name, Title, Relationship, etc). Interview Process: Candidates submitted must be willing to come onsite (Lansing, MI) for interviews. A screenshot photo of candidate will be required for any interviews as well as a vendor present at beginning of any MS Teams interview to validate candidate. Duration: 1 year with possible extension. Remote or On-site: Accepting local candidates within 1 hour of Lansing, MI ONLY. Position will be hybrid, in office 2 days a week upon start and there is NO REMOTE ONLY option. Full Job Description Attached Required Skills Skill Type Skill Name Certification Education License Other Skill Bachelor's degree required Certification Education License Other Skill 5+ years of experience managing projects with budgets greater than $20 million Certification Education License Other Skill 5+ years Agile/ Scrum experience Certification Education License Other Skill 5+ years of experience must be as a Project Manager working on IT Projects Preferred Skills Skill Type Skill Name Certification Education License Other Skill Microsoft DevOps Experience preferred Attachment: Project Manager 3 This Project Manager will be responsible for a multi-year modernization project, which will be highly complex, require extensive change and vendor management skills, and experience with Microsoft DevOps. This role works closely with DTMB Agency Services management and technical teams, Agency business stakeholders and teams, and the ORS EPMO Program team in the delivery of the project while meeting or exceeding customer expectations. The Project Manager (PM) leads the modernization project team responsible for achieving the project objectives. The PM plans, manages, and communicates project activities ensuring the project is delivered according to the project scope, schedule, and budget as defined in the project charter. Adopting the ORS culture of collaboration across all teams will be integral to the success of this position and the project. ORS relies on Agile Scrum self-managed teams, which require a servant leader PM to be successful. General responsibilities:

• Accountable for monitoring and communicating project progress by actively managing the cost, schedule, scope, resources, quality, and risks.
• Understands business and technical objectives of a project and works closely with Product Owners.
• Accountable and responsible for clear, timely, and accurate communications with stakeholders, particularly the Modernization Steering Team, project team members, program manager, and Agency/DTMB management, on the status of the project, using appropriate communication methods.
• Accountable for efficient and effective ongoing communication with the vendor throughout the project lifecycle.
• Responsible for providing leadership and fostering collaborative participation between the technical and business teams by obtaining consensus and gaining commitment. Advocates as necessary to ensure project success.
• Prepares reports for the Modernization Steering team regarding the status of the project and presents status of projects in regularly scheduled program steering meetings.
• Responsible for working with the project team members to develop and maintain key SUITE Project Management Methodology (PMM) deliverables throughout the project lifecycle.
• Responsible for actively evaluating the project to anticipate, identify, evaluate, and mitigate project risks and issues. Escalates risks and issues to Program team when needed.
• Responsible for ensuring the project adheres to the Change Management process (Change Requests) when the project deviates from the approved scope, schedule, or budget. This includes ensuring all Change Requests have appropriate approval before action is taken or information is updated.
• Responsible for creating project Corrective Action Plans (CAP) when necessary for projects in yellow or red status.
• Responsible for understanding the project benefits and the impact of change requests to the benefits business cases. Responsible for ensuring related project artifacts are updated accordingly.
• Responsible for project team adherence to IT governance activities.
• Responsible for understanding project interdependencies and ensuring appropriate and timely discussions and actions occur when a project change may have an impact.
• Responsible for completion of the project tailoring process to determine the PMM and SEM deliverables for the project.
• Responsible for reviewing and understanding vendor contracts to actively manage the vendor deliverables and adherence to the vendor deliverable approval procedure.
• Facilitates interactions among stakeholders by clarifying the expectations of all participants and ensuring all deliverables are assigned, reviewed, and completed.

Desired experience:

• 5 years of experience managing projects with budgets greater than $20 million.
• 5 years Agile Scrum experience (documented in resume).
• Past 5 years of experience must be as a Project Manager working on IT Projects.
• Documented experience managing an IT project in a large, complex enterprise-governed IT ecosystem.
• Microsoft DevOps Experience.
• Passion for collaboration and working in a team environment.
• Experience working with other project managers to ensure technology integration between systems.
• Must be local to Lansing, Michigan area (within 1 hour). Work will be Tuesday and Wednesday in office; Monday, Thursday, and Friday can be remote (non-negotiable).
  • Address on Michigan driver's license will be verified prior to interview.
• Previous state government experience highly desired.
• Provide name and US telephone number of three professional references that can speak to IT project management experience.
• No duplicate submissions from previous posting.