Job ID: 779093

Position: Project Manager

Department: VDOT

Location: 9120 Lockwood Blvd , Mechanicsville, VA 23116

Duration: 8+ Months

Job Overview

• Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Information Technology Division is seeking a senior Project Manager to manage and deliver complex IT project(s) with multiple teams and work streams coordinated to an aggressive delivery schedule. This project is migrating systems to Azure.
• Under the program manager, the project manager is responsible for the outcome of the assigned projects.
• The project manager leads the team through the Commonwealth Standard for Project Management for successful completion of the project phases:
• PreSelect, Initiation, Planning, Execution and Control and Closeout.

The selected candidate will:

• Serve as a hands-on technical project manager with development staff and business groups.
• Coordinate and communicate with ITD management and staff to coordinate work tasks and resourcing.
• Communicate timelines and expectations to technical and business staff.
• Collaborate with vendors, consultants, and contractors in the execution of projects including contract management and working with the procurement office(s).
• Collaborate with technology leads and solution architects to incorporate agency best practices into project plans.
• Adhere to VDOT and VITA project management practices and governance requirements; coordinate with VDOT and VITA Project Management Offices.
• Maintain project budget, plans, tasks, schedules, risks, and status and disseminate information to team members and customers as defined in the communications plan.
• Monitor progress by third-party vendors and define and measure their progress with metrics.
• Ensure documentation of requirements and use cases, facilitate design workshops for assigned projects.
• Ensure definition of test objectives, designed test plans and test cases for assigned projects.
• Provide the management of project milestones and deliverables for on-time and on-budget delivery.
• Define, measure, and clearly communicate progress with metrics.
• Support system and application training efforts.

Required:

• The candidate must have a minimum of 10 years experience managing large projects and a bachelor's degree.
• Experience in IT Infrastructure delivery (networking, physical plant, vendor management, site provisioning).
• Experience managing large, multi-stream projects.
• PMP or Qualified under Commonwealth of Virginia Qualification Standards for IT Project Managers for Category 4 Projects. See:

Preferred:

• Experience in both Agile and Waterfall project management.
• Agile Scrum Master certification
• Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint, Project Server)

Special Instructions to Applicants:

• This position requires a fingerprint-based background check.
• PMP certification from PMI Required

Required skills:

• A proven track record of successfully managing large-scale, complex IT projects, with a specific focus on cloud migrations (preferably Azure).
• Experience managing migration project budgets and schedules.
• Azure services: Familiarity with a wide range of Azure services, including Azure Migrate, Azure Site Recovery, and Azure Database Migration Service
• Cloud concepts: A strong understanding of cloud computing principles (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and hybrid cloud environments.
• DevOps: Knowledge of DevOps principles and CI/CD pipelines.
• Automation: Working knowledge of scripting (e.g., PowerShell, Azure CLI) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• PMP and Agile/Scrum
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively translate complex technical concepts for all levels of the business
• Leadership: The ability to guide and motivate cross-functional teams and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Adaptability: The ability to thrive in a fast- paced, demanding environment and manage multiple concurrent projects.
• Azure Certifications (Administrator Associate, Azure Solutions, Architect Expert, Azure Migration/Modernization Specialist)