IT Project Manager?Required to work on site at Adams Street ,Brooklyn, NY Rate is 115.00 to 120.00 The ideal PM candidate will have experience working for a company like Experis providing solutions to our client. Job Description:We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager 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, with a focus on experience in government, preferably in NYC Government agencies. Mandatory 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.
- Proven experience in IT Project Manager work in NY Government agencies (For a example Dept of Education or Human Resource or Dept of transit )
- Experience in strategic planning, risk management, and change management.
- Proficiency in software tools including SmartSheet and Confluence and Jira.
- Knowledge of special education is a plus.
- 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 manage?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.