Tech Project Manager (Job #5754)

Location: Virginia Beach
Posted on: November 20, 2024

Job Description:

SLAIT Consulting is currently seeking a Technical Project Manager for a client in the Virginia Beach, VA area.

CLIENT COMMENTS:

• Strong quantitative and analytical skills • Position prefers 5 years experience in business or web development in managed care sector. • Proven success qualifying technology opportunities and designing viable features for the web. • Minimum 3 years experience managing large projects and/or leading cross-functional teams. • Management-level experience in most, if not all, of the following areas: • Planning and Forecasting • Competitive Analysis • Product or Web Strategy Development • Project Management • Managed Care Operations • Excellent team leadership and project management skills. • Exemplary communication, organization and analytical skills. • High energy, detail-oriented and creative individual

1. Acts as liaison between eBusiness / Digital Solutions team and internal & external business partners. 2. Works with the SVP of Digital Strategy, other members of the eBusiness / Digital Solutions team, IT teams and external consultants and contractors to conceptualize solutions and to help develop plans and timelines for implementation. 3. Define and manage project goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders. 4. Ensures assigned projects are defined and managed following quality standards and scheduled time lines. 5. Manages and supports the process for Content Management for all sites. 6. Provides direction and technical oversight for development for all MBU web channels working collaboratively with stakeholders. 7. Management of vendor relationships. 8. Manages departmental staff, other functional resources, and consultants as needed. 9. Contributes to the development and administration of Medicaid Business Unit projects, policies, procedures, and standards. 10. Assists in the development of communications. 11. Monitors and assists in the management of project implementation schedules, budgets, and resource plans. 12. Develops and implements corrective action plans when project is over budget or behind schedule. 13. Assists in the hiring, evaluation, and development of staff. 14. Create tools/templates to support product development and new technologies as well as maintain tools over time. 15. Performs other duties as required

SUMMARY:

Works independently with business partners to identify and implement medium to large technical projects, as defined by Company methodology, such as broad-based information systems, full life-cycle application development, building enterprise applications or data warehouse planning and development. Directs system analysts, software designers and programmers to determine best methods to achieve project objectives. Responsible for applying project management knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project deliverables, processes, and systems. In addition to all responsibilities of a project manager which include managing all aspects of a project including initiating, planning, executing, closing and controlling.

MAJOR JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

coaches and mentors project team members; mentors other project managers around project management methodology; determines project scope; develops resource, risk, quality, cost, and scope management plans; develops training plans; develops requirements documents; develops project approval matrix; identifies project team training and tool needs; defines, recommends and secures contractual agreements for technical services and products; coordinates requirements, schedules implementation and post-implement plans, and develops service-level agreements for vendor partners and global resources firms; defines quality gates for each project methodology phase; defines critical success factors; establishes and manages the project warranty period.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Requires BA/BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline with IT focus degree; 5 years of project management experience in broad-based information systems, full life-cycle application development and/or building enterprise applications and/or data warehouse planning and development; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background. Project management certification preferred.

SKILLS:

Demonstrated application of and proven success of project management methodology, management tools, analysis and research tools, documentation tools, and reporting tools required. Experience in coaching and mentoring project team members preferred. Experience in creating an effective team environment, building strong relationships, negotiation, solving problems and issues, resolving conflicts, managing resources in a matrix environment, communicating and influencing effectively at all levels of an organization required. Demonstrated application of project management methodology required. Requires an understanding of the overall organization.

Why SLAIT?

We have been growing since 1990 with offices in Virginia, Gaithersburg, MD., New York, Raleigh, NC, and Austin TX. For over twenty three years, we have delivered customized, creative IT solutions for customers in the commercial, and state and local government sectors.

*Staff Augmentation *Managed Services *IT Outsourcing *IT Consulting

Thank you for your consideration, please submit your resume today! Visit us at www.slaitconsulting.com

**Must be able to work for any employer in the United States. No Visa sponsorship.**

SLAIT Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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