Project Manager

Hybrid (Onsite 2 days/wk)DescriptionDSI is searching for a Project Manager who will have the responsibilities listed below.ResponsibilitiesDirect, administer, manage, and facilitate an enhancement, business process reengineering or development of a high priority, high profile, and commonwealth enterprise-wide information technology project of strategic importance.Ultimately responsible for the HHS DOH program implementation.Primary responsibility is to drive the entire effort from start to finish. Must ensure that the project is completed on schedule, within the defined budget and that the final product meets the business, technical, and established quality requirements.Accountable for activities with excess delivery cycles of 8 to 12 months.Manage, coordinate, and establish priorities for complete life cycle of projects including the planning, design, programming, testing, and implementation of business solutions designed to meet requirements of various departments in the commonwealth.Development of estimates for the enhancement, business process re-engineering or development effort in planning, analysis, design, construction, testing, and implementation.Works with team leads to adjust and revise project estimates when necessary.Ensure new project estimates are approved by the client and agreed upon.Develop the detailed Project Management Plan for the enhancement, business process re-engineering or development effort.Accountable for the approval and sign-off of the Project Management Plan with customer representatives, and all affected project stakeholders.Accountable for delivery of all work tasks identified in the Project Management Plan and Project Schedule.Design project plans, which identify needs and define major tasks and milestones, based on scope, resources, budget, and personnel.Ensure that tasks provide value and support the strategic direction of the project and meet service commitments.Manage, and track the project progress against the project schedule.Monitor project milestones and phases and take corrective action as needed to ensure the project is on schedule.Monitor and track the project budget and advise necessary stakeholders.Plan, organize, prioritize, and manage multiple work efforts across the project team.Notify team members of project timelines, milestones, phases, work requests, target dates, and approved executable work packages.Responsible to schedule or monitor status reviews, project management inspections, and software quality assurance work product and process reviews with the appropriate stakeholders.Responsible for the capture and reporting of required project management metrics.Analyze and distribute reports on project metrics associated with work items related to improvement measures.Ensure all changes to scope follow processes outlined in the Change Management Plan and are documented.Create, review, and obtain approval of the Communication Plan and Deliverables Matrix to ensure effective communication with all stakeholders and management.Prepare status reports on a periodic basis for the project team, team leads, group leads, Sponsor, and appropriate stakeholders.Report status and recommendations to senior leadership as needed.Follow HHS IT PMO methodology to ensure consistency throughout the various IT and program areas by reviewing the project standards and procedures with project team members.Provide input and support for continual improvement within the HHS IT PMO to better service the HHS supported program areas.Mentor less experienced project management project staff to build overall understanding of project management when needed.Work closely with HHS IT Application, Data Warehouse, Informatics, Solution Management, Networking, Security and Service Management teams, as required, identifying tasks for the project schedule to support the implementation.Facilitate discussions between IT areas and vendors with focus on solution(s) to ensure the needs/requirements of the program area are achieved.Anticipate issues and proactively address them. Identify and manage project risk and issues, through the use of a RAID+ Log. Develop risk mitigation strategies tracking to closure. Engage management in a proactive manner.Identify and track issues in the RAID+ Log.Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and customer representatives.Serve as the primary point of contact for all project-related issues and the resolution of issues.Communicate effectively with customers and software / hardware suppliers supporting the commonwealth as appropriate.Communicate to team members how their work assignments relate to and help achieve project objectives.Accountable for the final project management evaluation review with stakeholders. Manage and track the project status against the project schedule.Following the HHS guidelines, provide weekly project updates.Coordinate system testing with appropriate staff resources.Deliver presentations, as necessary.Ensure project compliance with HHS standards and procedures.Develop and facilitate the achievement of project service commitments.Ensure that tasks provide value and support the strategic direction of the project.Balance workload with project members' capacity. Engaging management in a proactive manner.Plan, coordinate, and conduct training and orientation sessions.Accountable for peer reviews with the appropriate project team resources.Coordinate and present proposals, as necessary.Identify and manage project risk, and develop risk mitigation strategies, and track to closure.Plan project specific training and orientation needs.Complete weekly timesheet reporting in PeopleFluent/VectorVMS by close of business (COB) Friday.Provide weekly personal status reporting by COB Friday submitted on SharePoint.Following the guidelines of the HHS PMO set-up a project SharePoint site and utilize Microsoft Teams for key documentation.RequirementsMust be familiar with the five (5) phases along with inputs/outputs identified by the Project Management Institute (PMI) that combine to turn a project idea into a working product.7-9 years of relevant experience directly managing technical initiatives with a large complement of project team members throughout the various IT areas, technical complexity, and vendor involvement.Proven experience leading projects to a successful implementation, and their judgment, to plan and accomplish goals.Strong interpersonal skills are required when consulting with the program area and various IT teams to define requirements and to analyze and resolve problems, ensuring collaboration and agreement with recommended solutions.High degree of skills budgeting, communication (verbal and written), leadership, negotiation and influencing, organizational, problem-solving, teambuilding, human resource, and soft interpersonal skills.Experience with laboratory information systems (LIMS).High degree of business and technical knowledge.Ability for the contractor to ramp up quickly and perform independently is essential.5+ years of PMP certification.Must be able to work in the Harrisburg, PA office two days a week.About Diversified SystemsFounded in 1990, Diversified Systems is an award-winning Technology Services corporation providing all levels of IT project consulting services nationwide. DSI is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio with regional offices in the American Midwest and East Coast. We offer our consultants a number of flexible and competitive compensation benefit packages.Diversified Systems is committed to the principles of equal employment. We are committed to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations.Diversity, Equity and InclusionDSI values authenticity and is committed to making sure our employees and partners are valued and respected. At DSI, we believe building a diverse culture is important because we know when people work together, we can achieve better results as a team. DSI realizes that everyone comes from various backgrounds. We celebrate these differences because our employees are our greatest asset as we strive to best meet the needs of those we serve. 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