Role: Program Manager
Location: Richmond, VA
Duration: Long Term Contract
Need only locals
Direct Client
Description:
Center of Excellence Program Manager.
**Local Richmond, VA candidates required due to onsite requirement
**This position requires onsite 3 days a week with 2 remote
This position’s specific responsibilities and duties will include, but are not limited to:
- Oversee initiatives for the assigned program.
- Oversee work in assigned program to ensure consistent process and quality standards.
- Assign resources to complete deliverables.
- Assign resources to support processes.
- Recommend changes to systems/processes as appropriate.
- Work with peers and subordinates to define strategic direction for assigned program.
- Identify gaps, trends, patterns and implement process improvements as needed
- Be an expert in the use of the division core project management tool, Microsoft Project On-Line (POL).
- Establish and maintain Agile Project Management, Scaled, Kanban and Waterfall Project Management frameworks and their supporting practices
- Create new and enhanced procedures to capture best practices and mature the project management process.
- Manage the knowledgebase of project management reference materials to ensure accuracy, relevancy and currency.
- Monitor projects for compliance with established policies and procedures.
- Monitor projects to detect risks and issues and escalate as needed to ensure appropriate mitigation is applied to keep the project on-track.
- Guide project managers in identifying and managing risks.
- Guide project managers in managing organizational change.
- Guide project managers in defining critical path and managing schedule.
- Guide project managers in managing budget.
Minimum Qualifications
- 10 years' experience leading and managing direct reports. Set direction and strategy for the assigned team
- Ability to interact effectively with customers and project team members.
- Knowledge of project management tools, methods and practices.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
- Ability to program and create custom reports using IT application standard tools.
- PMP certification
- Advanced skills using Microsoft Project Professional.
- 15 years of combined experience with scrum, Agile, SAFe, Product Line and Waterfall methodologies.
- 15 years experience managing complex projects with multiple workstreams and high organizational change.
- Must be able to quickly and easily adapt to changing priorities, embracing changes to deliver leadership and guidance.
- Experience creating and managing knowledge bases, job aids and training programs.
- Strong functional understanding of MS Project, Project Server, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Planner and Power BI
- Ability to assess project risks and issues, and determine mitigation required to contain or resolve them.
- Demonstrated understanding of project portfolio and lifecycle management processes
- Demonstrated understanding of governance processes, procedures and policies for project management.
- Demonstrated understanding of organizational change.
- Demonstrated understanding of how to manage the project critical path.
- Demonstrated strong facilitation and collaboration skills.
- Demonstrated skills in developing new processes that incorporate best practices and address stakeholder needs.
- Demonstrated ability to create clear and concise written procedural documentation.
- Demonstrated understanding of procurement and vendor management
- Ability to articulate thoughts and ideas in support of initiatives that are being newly developed.
- Ideal candidates would be self-starters who can articulate thoughts and ideas in support of initiatives that are being newly developed
