IT Project Manager

Job Summary
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I am Sriram from Adwait Algorithm. Please find the below job description and let me know if you are
interested for the below position.
Position : IT Project Manager
Location: Aurora CO.
Duration: 12 months+
Responsibility:
Creates and executes complex project plans and revises them as appropriate for project needs.
Manages multiple projects or releases within the Accela Program simultaneously.
? Communicates important project related milestones, achievements and risks.
? Defines and manages project of moderate to large scope.
? Facilitates the gathering of project requirements and coordinates all project activities and tasks.
? Integrates subject matter expert input to develop project plans.
? Manages scope, schedule and cost within plan.
? Develops and proposes project estimates and work to meet project deadlines and milestones.
? Maintains and reports on project budget.
? Ensures proper coordination of resources per plan and notifies of needed resource assignments.
? Effectively utilizes each team member to accomplish project objectives.
? Facilitates the identification of risks and quality measurements and resolves and/or escalates
project-related issues in a timely fashion.
? Tracks status and metrics on the project delivery and value; escalates to functional management
upon identification of deviations (or potential deviations) from plan.
? Effectively manages communications, expectations, and interactions with all departments and
internal stakeholders.
? Comfortable to create and delivery presentations for various audiences and communicate to all
levels from end users to city management.
? Delivers informative, well-organized presentations on project status and selected project topics.
? Builds effective team relationships to synergistically accomplish goals.
? Keeps track of lessons learned and shares those lessons with team members.
? Facilitates project governance and maintains project-management documentation.
? Participates as a member of a project team.
? Partners with various managers to successfully implement projects.
? Performs other duties as assigned.
Experience:
Education:
? Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science or a related field from an accredited
college/university. Master’s degree preferred. **
Experience:
? Minimum of 10 years’ experience accountable for the delivery of multiple technical projects
concurrently or that are dependent on each other, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience
leading technology projects that involved multiple large-scale technology components both on-
premise and off-premise.
? Experience with executing programs and associated projects relating to the support of
operations for local governmental Departments (Police, Fire, Water, Parks, IT, Library, Finance,
Public Works, HR) is preferable.
? Accela implementation experience preferred
? Electronic Document Review (EDR) system implementation experience preferred
**A combination of relevant education, training and experience may be substituted for the minimum
education and experience requirements on a year for year basis.
Knowledge:
? Must have thorough knowledge and understanding of project management fundamentals,
process design, project estimation, budgeting, and ability to do project risk assessment and
mitigation.
? Must be conversant with current project management methodologies, as well as the Systems
Development Life Cycle (SLDC) for waterfall, Agile and hybrid approaches.
? Extensive experience with large-scale system implementation projects involving multiple
projects and/or phases.
? Must have relevant and recent enterprise system replacement projects and be conversant in
current system implementation methodologies including SaaS, IaaS and cloud platform solution
delivery projects.
? Ability to interact effectively with various levels within the IT Department, and Business Units of
the City of Aurora.
? Demonstrate effective partnerships with vendors/partners to effectively deliver projects.
? Demonstrate knowledge and experience developing complex, project plans to meet business
objectives.
? Demonstrate knowledge and experience leading large, complex projects, or multiple medium-
sized projects that span multiple systems and business areas and are dependent on each other.
? Demonstrate the ability to identify and resolve project issues effectively.
? Demonstrate the ability to effectively manage tools, dashboards and metrics to support regular
communication and executive reporting on project state, to include identification of resource
issues, milestone status and budget tracking.
? Demonstrate excellent communication skills and ability to motivate individuals to deliver
projects in a matrixed environment.
Licenses or Certificates Required:
? Project Management Professional (PMP) certification through Project Management Institute
required.
? Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification through the Project Management
Institute (PMI) desired.
? Valid Colorado Driver’s License – this position may require the incumbent to occasionally use
personal equipment (e.g. vehicle, cell phone, tools, etc.) during their contract.
Scope of Work:
The engagement is considered staff augmentation and work assigned to this resource will be scoped to
the responsibilities as outlined above, and specific to the Accela Program.
Primary Duties:
? Implement enterprise-wide business workflow solution (Accela and selected Electronic
Document Review system) including project management of the Accela Program.
? Accountable for requirements definition, development, project management, testing, training,
change management and project delivery.
? Accountable for planning, managing, tracking and reporting of multiple releases that comprise
the Accela Program.
? The position will partner with IT Governance to ensure compliance with project methodology
and controls.
? Tracking of project-level issues and risks and providing regular updates.
? Vendor Management and Contract Management.
? Purchasing of services, hardware and software necessary to complete the project.
? Management of non-Programs led by the IT Department if required.
? The Project Manager must understand project management processes and execution, as well as
the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for waterfall, Agile, and hybrid approaches.
? Expert understanding of large-scale system implementation project risks and issues, systems
integration, implementation challenges and vendor and contract management are essential.

Job Type: Contract

Experience:

• IT Project Management: 10 years (Required)
• hybrid: 2 years (Required)
• agile: 3 years (Required)
• Pmp: 1 year (Preferred)