VSP - Sr Project Manager 2 - IN PERSON IVS ONLY

REPLACING 746126 mgr not finding candidate with exp in managing HIGHCOMPLEX HIGHRISK projects
VSP Project Manager 2
Interviews will be IN PERSON ONLY
ON SITE 45 days a week REQUIRED

REPLACING 746126 mgr not finding candidates with the sr level experience in managing HIGHCOMPLEXITY HIGHRISK projects
($10M )

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Virginia State Police is looking for a Project Manager with 10 years of experience in the field. A PM is needed to address and coordinate the replacement of the existing criminal history systems utilized by the Virginia State Police. The Project Manager will work with Business ysts program manager and serve as the liaison between the business community/end users and the IT organization. The project manager is responsible for managing the project scope schedule and budget and reporting to VSP IT management and the business stakeholders/owners on a weekly basis or as agreed upon.

The successful candidate must have the following qualifications:

* Active Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP)certification REQUIRED

* Doented highrisk project management experience

* Completion of a Category 1 or 2 Commonwealth project of $5M or more OR completion of nonCOV project with a value greater than $10M as PM of record.

Duties may include managing/coordinating a Request for Proposal (RFP) process composed of RFP related tasks such the review and istance with drafting of the evaluation criteria contract terms RFP format and other procurementrelated doentation in coordination with the VSP procurement staff.

The project manager will ist the VSP IT Division staff in responding to vendor queries performing the vendor evaluation process and contract negotiations as necessary. The PM will direct the Business yst throughout the project to ensure the objectives and requirements for a new system are fully defined. The PM will oversee the vendor efforts on the design development and implementation of the solution and will coordinate with the vendor PM and VSP IT Division and business stakeholders/owners as needed.

The Project Manager in coordination with the Business yst will be responsible for the identification ysis tracking and recommending appropriate actions to project issues including those that are technology related. They will also be responsible for the identification and management of project risks. The PM coordinating with the VSP IT Division will provide overall direction to the vendor as to any interfaces to existing VSP (and nonAgency) systems. In general the PM is responsible for the coordination and completion of the igned projects that will result in the design delivery and implementation of a new VSP criminal history system.