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Dauphin County - USA

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Not Disclosed

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Job Description

Job Title: Project Manager
Client: Commonwealth of PA 2
Location: Harrisburg Pennsylvania
Department: Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS)

Job Overview:
The Project Manager (PM) will be responsible for leading and managing highpriority technology projects for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ensuring adherence to project management methodologies timelines budgets and business requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Leadership & Management:
  • Lead and manage all aspects of the project lifecycle from initiation through completion ensuring projects meet business technical and quality requirements.
  • Develop and manage detailed project plans schedules and budgets and track progress to ensure milestones are met on time and within scope.
  • Facilitate collaboration across various IT teams vendors and business areas to ensure project alignment with business objectives and requirements.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for all projectrelated communications including issue resolution and stakeholder reporting.
  • Identify track and manage project risks and issues through a RAID log and develop risk mitigation strategies to ensure successful project delivery.
  • Proactively address potential issues and escalate when necessary to prevent delays or budget overruns.
  • Monitor project performance against predefined metrics and initiate corrective actions when necessary to keep projects on track.
  • Track project progress against timelines milestones and deliverables ensuring alignment with overall project goals.
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive project documentation including project plans status reports and communication plans ensuring transparency and clarity for stakeholders.
  • Prepare and submit weekly project status reports including metrics on work items and improvement measures via SharePoint and other designated tools.
  • Maintain project documentation using Microsoft Teams SharePoint and other required platforms.
  • Ensure all changes to the project scope are documented tracked and approved in line with the Change Management Plan.
  • Assist in facilitating any required system testing presentations and training sessions.
  • Ensure proper training and development of project team members balancing workloads to meet project demands.

Skills & Experience:
  • Experience: 79 years of direct experience managing largescale complex technical projects with multiple teams and vendors.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
  • A fouryear college degree or equivalent technical experience is preferred.

Technical Knowledge:
  • Experience with web development and familiarity with Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) Department of Health (DOH) Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) and Office of Administration (OA) considered a plus.

Core Skills:
  • Strong leadership communication (both verbal and written) and negotiation skills.
  • Expertise in budgeting organizational problemsolving and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work independently and ramp up quickly in a new environment.
  • Familiarity with project management tools like Daptiv Microsoft Teams SharePoint and RAID Logs.
  • Reporting Tools: Weekly reporting in PeopleFluent/VectorVMS for timesheet management and SharePoint for project status and documentation.
"If you are: bright motivated skilled a differencemaker able to get things done work with minimum direction enthusiastic a thinker able to juggle and multitask communicate effectively and lead then we would like to hear from you. We need exceptionally capable people for this role for our client so get back to us and tell us why you think you are a fit."

About Us:



Skills & Experience: Experience: 7-9 years of direct experience managing large-scale, complex technical projects with multiple teams and vendors. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred. A four-year college degree or equivalent technical experience is preferred. Technical Knowledge: Experience with web development and familiarity with Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS), Department of Health (DOH), Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP), and Office of Administration (OA) considered a plus.

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., computer Science) A four-year college degree or equivalent technical experience is preferred.

Employment Type

Full Time

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