Project Manager PMP or VITA PM Cert

737678VAVDOT Project Manager PMP or VITA PM cert.

Pay Rate: 1099: $97/hr W2 Hourly: $82/hr W2 Salary with Benefits: $141K

Local candidates only please
*Candidate MUST possess PMP certification through PMI or VITAs PM certification. No other certification qualifies.
*Candidate must also be able to work onsite 23days/week.

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Information Technology Division is seeking senior Infrastructure Project Manager to manage and deliver a complex ITproject(s) with multiple teams and work streams coordinated to an aggressive delivery schedule.

Under the program manager the project manager is responsible for the outcome of the assigned projects. The project manager leads the team through the Commonwealth Standard for Project Management for successful completion of the project phases: PreSelect Initiation Planning Execution and Control and Closeout.

The selected candidate will:

Serve as a handson technical project manager with development staff and business groups.
Coordinate and communicate with ITD management and staff to coordinate work tasks and resourcing.
Communicate timelines and expectations to technical and business staff.
Collaborate with vendors consultants and contractors in the execution of projects including contract management and working with the procurement office(s).
Adhere to VDOT and VITA project management practices and governance requirements; coordinate with VDOT and VITA Project Management Offices.
Maintain project budget plans tasks schedules risks and status and disseminate information to team members and customers as defined in the communications plan.
Ensure documentation of requirements and use cases facilitate design workshops for assigned projects.
Ensure definition of test objectives designed test plans and test cases for assigned projects.
Provide the management of project milestones and deliverables for ontime and onbudget delivery.
Define measure and clearly communicate progress with metrics.
Support system and application training efforts.

Qualifications
Required:
A minimum of 5 years of project experience in IT infrastructure delivery Network infrastructure Network architecture wireless technologies Cloud implementation vendor management.
Familiarity with telecommunications network technologies network standards and practices.
Manage projects consisting of network switches routers firewalls load balancers VPN fiber optics and internet services.
Experience in the modern fabricbased networks Network Fabric underlay overlay and SD WAN Experience with VoIP infrastructure a plus.
Experience managing large multistream projects.
Experience in reviewing carrier bid feedback and present carrier/circuit recommendations to the Management Committee for approval.
Work with the crossfunctional IT teams to identify/extend enable and deliver a scalable secure reliable and costeffective cloud solution that can be managed and delivered
Responsibility for integrating technical knowledge and business knowledge to develop innovative solutions to automate projects activities.

PMP or Qualified under Commonwealth of Virginia Qualification Standards for IT Project Managers for Category 4 Projects. See:

Preferred:
Experience in both Agile and Waterfall project management.

Experience in complex office relocation including networking security AV and other office equipment.

Agile Scrum Master certification
Microsoft Office products (Word Excel Access Outlook Visio PowerPoint Project Server)

Special Instructions to Applicants:
This position requires a fingerprintbased background check.
PMP certification from PMI or PM certification from VITA is required no other certification qualifies.

Required/Desired Skills Skill Required /Desired Amount of Experience Current Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute(PMI) OR VITA PM certification Required 10 Years Candidate must have a minimum of 10 years experience managing large projects Required 10 Years Microsoft Office products (WordExcel Access Outlook VisioPowerPoint Project Server) Required 10 Years The candidate should have 15 years of overall IT experience Required 15 Years Questions No. Question Question1 Commonwealth of Virginia security policies prohibit the use of offshore IT contractors. Do you attest to the fact that your candidate will physically reside within the US for the duration of the assignment Question2 Please list candidates email address. Question3 In what city/state does your candidate PERMANENTLY reside Question4 Does candidate possess an active PMP from PMI OR a PM certification from VITA (no other certifications are accepted) This is REQUIRED NO exceptions. Please upload a copy of the certification in order to be considered. Question5 Is your candidate able to work onsite in Richmond VA at least 23 days every week This is REQUIRED. Question6 How soon after an offer can your candidate start