Software Technology Inc
Location
Iowa | United States
Job description
The State of Iowa is seeking a Project Manager responsible for coordinating various information technology initiatives for the Iowa Department of Education.
Position SummaryOnly submit local candidates for this opportunity. The contractor will be required to be onsite a minimum of 2 days/week.
The State of Iowa is seeking a Project Manager responsible for coordinating various information technology initiatives for the Iowa Department of Education. The successful candidate must have prior project management experience and have demonstrated knowledge and experience managing technology infrastructure, data systems, application deployments, or similar services. The IT Project Manager will lead meetings, solve problems, facilitate and coordinate communication between the parties, document project status, and ensure that the team members have the support needed to perform their work towards a successful project outcome. This is an opportunity to work in a mission-driven environment supporting Iowa s statewide educational data collection and reporting systems.
Primary Responsibilities:
Identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones, and required activities and tasks.
Provide guidance to project team members throughout the project life cycle and confer with project staff to outline work plan.
Work with agency leadership, subject matter experts and program consultants to analyze and document business requirements and communicate details to technical staff.
Work with technical staff to define data and system design, and coordinate the design, development and testing of technical systems and services.
Maintain project management documentation including risk and mitigation activities, keeping aware of the status of the project and the need to employ mitigation measures for compliance with project objectives and timelines.
Verify all system documentation is complete and testing is successful before approvals for live implementation are made.
Direct and coordinate activities of project personnel and vendor representatives to ensure project goals are accomplished and are in line with business objectives.
Monitor project activities to ensure quality and integrity of deliverables. Perform change control.
Five or more years of progressively responsible IT project management experience
Experience with major defined project management methodologies, e.g., waterfall, agile, hybrid.
Demonstrated experience working with diverse teams and managing a variety of IT projects, including technology infrastructure, data systems, application deployments, or similar services.
Knowledge of project management methodology and experience or familiarity with major program management approaches (for example, PMI, agile, etc.)
Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
Experience managing projects of a size and complexity similar to the size and complexity of the Department
Certification in project management (e.g., PMP)
Desirable Qualifications
Experience working in Stategovernment, academic institution, or similar organization Manager and work with large enterprise initiatives.
| Skill Required /Desired Amount of Experience | |||
| IT Project Management experience . | Required | 5 | Years |
| Experience with major defined project management methodologies, e.g., waterfall, agile, hybrid. | Required | 5 | Years |
| Demonstrated experience working with diverse teams and managing a variety of IT projects, including technology infrastructure, data systems... | Required | 0 | |
| application deployments, or similar services. | Required | 5 | Years |
| Knowledge of project management methodology and experience or familiarity with major program management approaches (for example, PMI, agile, etc.) | Required | 5 | Years |
| Experience managing projects of a size and complexity similar to the size and complexity of the Department | Required | 5 | Years |
| Certification in project management (e.g., PMP) | Required | 5 | Years |
| Experience working in State government, academic institution, or similar organization | Highly desired | 5 | Years |
| No. Question | |
| Question1 | The Contractor must report any disciplinary action, misdemeanor or felony convictions to the State for any temporary IT staff provided. Do you agree to this requirement? |
| Question2 | Absences greater than two weeks MUST be approved by CAI Management in advance, and contact information must be provided to CAI so that a resource can be reached during his or her absence. The client has the right to dismiss the resource if she or he does not return to work by the agreed upon date. Do you accept this requirement? |
| Question3 | This requirement falls under the E-RTR process. The candidate MUST submit their Right to Represent electronically following the process to be considered. Do you accept this requirement? |
| Question4 | Please list candidate's email address. |
| Question5 | The Vendor Rate for this position is $$$. Do you accept this requirement? |
| Question6 | INTERVIEW DATES: Interviews will be conducted on [March 5, 6, 7, 8] only to submit candidates available for interviews on the date(s) provided. |
| Question7 | PROVIDE CANDIDATES CURRENT PHYSICAL LOCATION [HERE] |
| Question8 | SHOW YOUR WORK - In the summary of qualifications field under the details tab of the candidate's profile, you should explain why your candidate is the best fit for this position. Please confirm that you have thoroughly validated and attested to the accuracy of the credentials listed throughout this candidate's VectorVMS profile and resume according to Section 5.2.5 of ITS-009440. Do you confirm? Candidates will get rejected if an agency cuts and pastes the candidates' resumes into this field. |
| Question9 | DOM DoIT contractor personnel are now required to undergo additional background check investigations (run by DOM DoIT) before starting, requiring the completion of several waiver forms & fingerprint processes. The selected candidate will be responsible for completing all the necessary waiver forms, scheduling and completing the fingerprinting process, and returning all completed items to DOM DoIT for processing. Please confirm you have discussed this with your candidate, and he/she will comply if selected. |
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