Project Manager
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Job Description
Please note: The candidate must be local and will be required to work out of the DMV Wethersfield office three times a week.
The Department of Administrative Services (DAS) Bureau of Information Technology Solutions (BITS) is partnering with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to launch Connecticuts first digital drivers license as part of the Governors vision.
This exciting initiative is in its early stages and offers a unique opportunity for a Project Manager to lead a highprofile project. The Project Manager will manage all aspects of the project from initiation to closure and lead a crossfunctional team of agency stakeholders business users IT professionals and vendors.
Key Responsibilities- Define project scope objectives and deliverables
- Develop and manage project plans schedules and timelines
- Prepare and distribute dashboards and status reports
- Manage stakeholder relationships and expectations
- Identify track and manage risks and issues developing effective mitigation strategies
- Manage vendor deliverables and ensure alignment with Statements of Work (SOW)
- Organize and facilitate meetings ensuring effective collaboration and communication
- Oversee change management efforts; collaborate with diverse stakeholders to ensure seamless integration and user adoption
- Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory requirements standards and policies
- 10 years in Project Management including largescale complex technology projects
- Experience in the public sector or with state agencies DMV preferred
- Experience with mobile app development cloud infrastructure digital wallets APIs and biometric authentication
- Excellent verbal and written communication; ability to discern and synthesize complex information and present it clearly
- Strong presentation skills with experience presenting to executive leadership
- Proven leadership with experience managing and holding crossfunctional teams accountable
- Comfort in navigating a matrixed environment to drive progress and decisionmaking
- Strong initiative and problemsolving finding innovative solutions to move projects forward
- Skilled in uncovering unexpressed dependencies requirements and expectations
- Sound judgement in dealing effectively and diplomatically with all levels of government staff
- Proficiency in various project management methodologies (Agile Waterfall etc.)
- Expertise in Microsoft Office Suite PPM tools (Monday.com etc.) JIRA and Confluence
- PMP (Project Management Professional) certification
- Bachelors or Masters degree in business or related field
Administrative Considerations
The scope of assignments may evolve either scaling down or expanding as projects progress through different phases. The contract employee shall be expected to maintain and provide written documentation on any work performed in conjunction with this engagement.
The engagement will be for a term of up to 12 months. All work will be performed in eight (8) hour shifts Monday to Friday excluding State holidays. Consultant must be available and working during core state working hours Monday to Friday 8 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time. Some liberty may be given to flex daily hours up or down based on business need not to exceed a total of 40 hours per week. Payment will be on a time and material basis and paid only for actual hours worked.
Consultant must be willing and available to travel into the DMV Wethersfield office three times per week. Local travel reimbursement is not provided.
The contractor must provide their own laptop webcam and highspeed internet (if working remotely) to perform their duties. Consultant must be on camera during virtual meetings. All software licenses and access will be provisioned by the State of Connecticut.
Information accessible by the contractor may be sensitive confidential or subject to the Privacy Act and/or HIPAA considerations. Contractor personnel must be familiar with and comply with the provisions of appropriate regulations and/or instructions. Signing of a confidentiality agreement will be required. Daily signin to the facility may be required. The contractor employee must always display an access badge while present in state facilities. A background check will be required.
Type
Category
Qualification
Competency
Required
Skills
Others
Project management
Expert (10 Years)
No
Skills
Others
Team work
Advanced (79 Years)
No
Employment Type
Full Time
