Hybrid Details:
1 to 2 days onsite/week
Duration:
12 months to start
Job Description:
The client seeks a dynamic Senior Technical Project Manager to support projects that are part of more significant strategic initiatives and program initiatives that are pivotal to supporting critical IT core infrastructures.
- Some of our recent projects include: the consolidation of all Executive Branch agencies into a unified core network; designing and modernizing network infrastructure to support the needs of constituents across the client in key facilities, the transformation of how we deliver core IT services; and the rollout of key services such as IT Contact Center, Copilot, and Enterprise Analytics to enterprise customers.
- As a Senior Technical Project Manager, you will report to the PMO Director, collaborating with cross-functional teams to lead large-scale, complex, and transformational IT projects that align with our strategic objectives.
- This pivotal role will work closely with our cross-functional teams - Operations Service Management, Enterprise Risk Management, Privacy, Finance, and others- to manage all aspects of project delivery, from planning through execution and closure, ensuring project transparency and successful outcomes in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Duties and Responsibilities :
- Lead cross-secretariat initiatives that involve collaboration across various departments, adapting quickly to changing priorities with an agile, positive, and solutions-oriented mindset to ensure project success.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, timelines, budgets, and high-level executive presentations to track progress and communicate updates effectively.
- Gather and translate business requirements from proposals into technical specifications and project scope documentation.
- Collaborate with technical leadership to ensure the technical direction aligns with the client's standards, while also advocating for optimal technical approaches and solutions when those standards may not be a suitable fit
- Ensure that each program or project has well-defined artifacts, including project plans, work breakdown structures, clearly defined user stories, project checklists, and budgets that align with approved financing and staffing availability within established time frames.
- Facilitate assessments to evaluate project outcomes, identifying successes, areas for improvement, and lessons learned.
- Support the Strategy & Planning Team in aligning project goals with organizational priorities, maintaining PMO processes, and implementing standards.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Capabilities:
- Over 10 years of relevant experience in IT project management, preferably in senior roles with budget oversight.
- Proven success in managing large and complex IT programs while effectively leading cross-functional teams through changes.
- Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, writing, and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate at all organizational levels.
- Facilitate smooth transitions for teams by implementing change management strategies that align people, processes, and technology with business objectives, while minimizing resistance to change.
- Superior project management skills, with demonstrated experience in using various project management tools and methodologies (e.g., PMP, Agile, Scrum) and governance frameworks.
- Skilled in organizational change management (OCM).
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Capabilities:
- Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, writing, and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across all organizational levels.
- Strong leadership skills, with a keen understanding of power dynamics and spheres of influence.
- Ability to understand and effectively communicate technical requirements, breaking down complex problems into manageable components for evaluation.
- Skilled in risk management, process redesign, and stakeholder engagement.
- Familiarity with IT concepts, cloud hosting, and network solutions.
- Comfortable with IT diagrams and managing proposals in procurement systems (e.g., Procore); experience in IT construction delivery and requirements gathering is a plus.
- Proficient in project management software (e.g., Microsoft Project, JIRA, or similar tools).
- PMP, PM-ACP, CSM, or equivalent project management certification preferred.
- Prior experience in government or public-sector environments is an advantage.
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