Client is not looking for Infrastructure Project Manager or a Program Manager or Production Manager or Configuration Manager or Networking Manager or Delivery Manager. Location: Require working on site in Brooklyn, NY 2 to 3 days a week depending on client needs. Hourly rate is 110.00 to 120.00 for Experis employee. 40 hour work week is required Job Description:We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager with 12 years of experience to oversee the development and implementation of a large, complex special education data management system for the public school system.The successful candidate will have a strong background in IT project management.Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Education Technology, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
- Project Management certification is a plus such as PMP.
- Nice to have experience in IT Project Manager working in NY Government agencies experience.( Knowledge of special education is a plus.)
- Experience in strategic planning, risk management, and change management.
- Proficiency in software tools including Smartsheet and Confluence and Jira.
- Excellent communication, leadership, problem-solving, and organizational skills
Responsibilities:
- Lead the planning and implementation of the special education data management system project using a waterfall SDLC.
- Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals, and deliverables.
- Define project tasks and resource requirements.
- Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
- Manage project resource allocation.
- Plan and schedule project timelines, track project deliverables using appropriate tools.
- Effectively managing issues and risks and mitigation amongst project team members and executive stakeholders.
- Provide direction and support to the project team.
- Constantly monitor and report on the progress of the project to all stakeholders.
- Early identification of risks and mitigation plans.
- Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs.
- Plan and manage software releases in coordination with the technical team.
- Support user acceptance testing and training and coordinate with the team to address any issues.
- Manage executive-level communication for both IT and business leaders, ensuring transparency and timely updates on project progress.
- Ensures that the project has an effective cadence of project meetings to ensure effective communication, decision-making, and accountability for agreed-upon deliverables.
- Owns content creation for key leadership meetings, Steering Committee, IT leadership, City Council, etc.
- Presents at key meetings and ensure meeting minutes are detailed, contain action items, and are distributed to stakeholders.
- Ensures effective change management.
- Ensures deliverables align with the contract.
- Aligns with Experis leadership in the submission and sign-off on project deliverables