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Project Manager PMP

hybrid in Chelsea MA

Our client is seeking a technical IT Project Manager with at least five years’ experience to lead a project to replace the Department of Fire Service’s current Learning Management System (LMS). The project will include the development of specifications for the replacement application, the selection of a replacement application, the development of deliverables and the implementation of the new application. To include managing project team through user acceptance testing, system migration and implementation.

The job duties include a mix of technical, management, and communications responsibilities to ensure that project goals are met on time and within budget. The position requires an individual who is self-motivated and can work with minimal direction/supervision. The individual selected will work closely with the Agency’s senior management to coordinate the technology and non-technology deliverables. A project team consisting of technical, management and agency subject matter experts will be used to complete this project. The Project Manager will be expected to utilize project management best practices and work closely with the project team to ensure a specification is developed that accurately reflects the needs of the agency, a product that meets the needs of the agency is selected, the product is implemented and operational in a timely manner and all requirements of the project are met.

Responsibilities

The candidate will be required to:

• Run a large, complex project from the development of a specification to implementation and go live.

• Develop a detailed project plan, work assignments, project checklists and budgets to meet the agency’s established time frames, funding limitations and staffing availability.

• Define requirements, resources and schedule for project.

• Identify risks and develop mitigation strategies and contingency planning.

• Plan and schedule project deliverables, goals, milestones.

• Designs and maintain technical and project documentation.

• Experience migrating on premises solutions to Cloud or SaaS.

• Run project meetings and make presentations to agency personnel at all levels of the organization.

• Convey complex technical concepts to non-technical participants and agency leaders.

• Define project scope and objectives, with stakeholders, ensuring technical feasibility.

• Allocate internal and vendor resources effectively, managing workloads for productivity.

• Act as the main point of contact among stakeholders, agency partners, upper management, and project team.

• Assist in developing high-quality business and technical requirements.

• Provide regular status updates, manage risks and issues, and escalate to management as needed.

• Manage scope change requests, ensuring documentation, assessment, and approval.

• Adjust project plans and schedules as needed, communicating changes effectively.

• Continuously evaluate and improve project management processes and tools.

• Apply generally accepted project management principles based on PMI disciplines.

• Address project issues promptly, minimizing impact on timelines and objectives.

• Oversee testing to meet quality and performance standards before implementation.

Qualifications

The preferred candidate will have the following:

• Minimum 5 years of project management or IT Management.

• PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification or equivalent.

• Experience with learning management systems.

• Experience with assisting project teams with system migration and transition.

• Experience delivering large, complex data solutions.

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a technology related field.

• Experience in a team-based project environment.

• Technical, communication and project management skills

• Experience in creating documents, such as business requirements, software requirements, process workflows, project plans, and user guides/training materials.

• Experience with evaluating project risks and issues and prioritize and develop mitigation or resolution strategies.

• Strong organizational, presentation, and customer service skills.

• Ability to develop strong client/vendor relationships and develop strategies and solutions.

• Able to analyze and interpret business documents; write clear and concise documents, business correspondence and meeting notes; create business presentations and respond to questions from managers, employees, and vendors.

• Able to analyze and interpret business documents; write clear and concise documents, business correspondence and meeting notes; create business presentations and respond to questions from managers, employees, and vendors.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality and able to work with all levels of employees in the organization.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills with stakeholders, team members, and vendors.

• Solid understanding of Project Management methodologies and practices.

• Ability to apply business analysis experience and project management knowledge to real world scenarios.

• Experience in facilitating requirement analysis sessions with large and diverse stakeholder groups through requirements meetings, workshops, JAD sessions etc.

• Possess the ability to read, analyze and interpret general business documents; to write clear and legible documents, business correspondence and meeting notes; create presentations to effectively convey information and respond to questions from managers, employees, and vendors.

• Experience with analyzing inefficient business processes (manual entry, old technology, migrations, etc.) and working with business stakeholders and IT partners to create requirements for effective automated solutions.

• Proficient with MS Office; including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Visio.

If this is a role that interests you and you’d like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you!

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