Project Manager (PMP) with vendor management, IT Project Management and NC/government experience

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Project Manager (PMP) with vendor management, IT Project Management and NC/government experience

Location:  Raleigh NC

Duration:  6 months

Positions: 1

Our client seeking a short-term (six month maximum) contractor to provide Project Management Services. The selected candidate will be responsible for day to day management of one or multiple projects and must have a proven track record of successful project delivery.

Responsibilities include: 

- Taking over IT projects already initiated

- Vendor management

- Developing and maintaining the project plan 

- Developing project approval documents 

- Developing status reporting to project lead, senior management and more 

- Developing and maintaining scope change process and log 

- Developing and maintaining issue log 

- Developing and maintaining risk matrix 

- Developing and maintaining escalation process 

- Managing testing and rollout

- Maintaining communications plan

 

Required:

PMP certification required

Ability To:

• Develop and maintain effective relationships with 

• client, client management, direct supervisors and reports, and project team members

• Work with diverse and varied functional users

• Interact effectively with highly technical personnel and with a wide variety of technical resources

• Translate and communicate highly technical concepts, information, plans, and procedures to both highly technical personnel and non-IT business users

• Manage government and vendor personnel to assure all required deliverables and performance criteria are met

• Prepare comprehensive supporting plans in the areas of quality control, risk management, change management, testing and other associated project management areas

• Manage project development process to include monitoring project scope and change control processes

• Knowledge of the Project Management process, procedures, documentation, checklists, and reporting criteria

• Knowledge and demonstrated ability to conduct detailed planning, project testing, and perform risk assessments and their associated risk mitigation actions

• Knowledge of project management related IT standards and software

• Possess conflict resolution skills, negotiation and mediation skills, problem-solving and analytical skills

• Excellent written and oral communications skills

Preferred:

Previous experience in NC State government

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