Job description

Project Manager for the State of Georgia

Location: Atlanta, GA

Duration: 12+ Months

DEPT: GA- DPH

*MUST upload PMP Certification*

· We're seeking a highly qualified candidate for the position of IT Project Manager within the Office of Information Technology (OIT). The ideal candidate will apply their knowledge of

· systems, infrastructure, networking, and application support to lead OIT and DPH program and application related projects.

· This position will require coordinating and working with other Project Managers, OIT teams, business leads, and vendors throughout assigned projects and initiatives. Candidate should have experience with coordinating and managing multiple complex project activities following widely recognized industry standards and methodologies for completion of work in project management.

· This position will require the candidate to spend time performing work in both on-site and remote environments within DPH and Georgia Public Health Laboratory locations.

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage project tasks (gathering requirements, facilitating design discussions, managing application development, testing, training, and implementations/roll-outs) as required to keep projects on track.

• Build and track a project schedule with key milestones, critical path dependencies and resource tracking.

• Provide customer service responsibilities, including managing expectations, communicating project status, and reporting on lessons learned and retrospective

· findings.

• Manage communication of status, issues, and project budget to teams, clients, vendors, and management to ensure key deliverables are met.

• Plan, organize, and integrate cross-functional project deliverables.

• Manage issue, risk, action, and decision logs and documents key business decisions for projects and initiatives.

• Manage strategies and response plans for risk mitigation and contingency planning

· Georgia Department of Public Health | Office of Information Technology DPH OIT

• Escalate key issues, risks, and problems to leadership with response plans to address

• Manage and maintain project status and resource forecasts current in reporting tools.

• Create and present project status reports/dashboards and presentations.

• Maintain technical and project documentation related to projects.

• Work flexible schedule to allow for special tasks that require after hours implementations, updates, or testing.

Job Qualifications:

• 5+ years experience performing in a project management role overseeing IT projects

• Experience working in a State Government environment deploying or maintaining IT systems

• Experience with Response for Proposal/Request for Information analysis an response

• 5+ years documenting systems, standard operating procedures, and/or governance

• documentation related to IT systems

• 3+ years experience business process improvements and performance business

• analysis

• PMP Certification

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $70.00 - $85.00 per hour

Experience level:

• 6 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Decatur, GA 30030: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

License/Certification:

• ACTIVE PMP (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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