Our client, a Public sector organization, is looking to hire a Project Manager in Remote/California
Pay Rate Range: $70/hr -$75/hr
Job Title: Project Manager
Location: Los Angeles ,CA - Remote
Duration: 12 Months Contract
Job Responsibilities
- Manage and oversee all aspects of one or more IT projects under the direction of a Senior PM or user agency personnel.
- Coordinate with mid-level officials, agency stakeholders, clients, and private-sector partners.
- Define project scope, business requirements, deliverables, and expected outcomes.
- Develop, update, and implement project plans to achieve project objectives.
- Coordinate and integrate project activities, resources, and deliverables.
- Manage project resources, timelines, schedules, and release plans.
- Monitor project progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies.
- Establish and maintain quality assurance processes and take corrective action when issues arise.
- Conduct project presentations, status briefings, milestone reviews, and final project reviews.
- Identify and maintain project documentation, standards, and procedures.
- Conduct feasibility studies, analytical studies, research, and cost-benefit analyses.
- Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, standards, and procedures.
- Manage change control processes, review change requests, and address changing project requirements.
- Implement information systems security plans and procedures.
- Ensure product-related training and documentation are developed and provided to customers.
Skills Required
- Project management, planning, and evaluation.
- Leadership, team building, and resource management.
- Customer service and stakeholder management.
- Decision-making, problem-solving, reasoning, and flexibility.
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
- Business process reengineering.
- Capital planning, investment assessment, and financial management.
- Contracting, procurement, and cost-benefit analysis.
- Requirements analysis, risk management, and quality assurance.
- Configuration, data, and information management.
- Information resources strategy and planning.
- IT architecture, infrastructure design, and systems integration.
- IT performance assessment and technology awareness.
- Systems development life cycle (SDLC) knowledge.
Additional Required Skills
- Experience managing software delivery projects using Agile, Scrum, or hybrid methodologies.
- Experience with sprint tracking, project status reporting, risk logs, and decision logs.
- Working knowledge of REST API concepts and FHIR R4 or similar interoperability standards and terminology.
- Ability to lead technical discussions with development and technical teams.
- Experience using Azure DevOps or GitHub Projects for work-item tracking and delivery reporting.
- Strong written communication skills, including executive-level status updates and decision memos.
Experience Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of project management experience applying PM principles, methods, techniques, and tools.
- At least 3 years of experience in a lead capacity under the classification requirements.
- Additional requirement of 5+ years of project/program management experience, including at least 2 years managing IT delivery programs.
- Experience managing software delivery, project schedules, resources, risks, and stakeholder communications.
Education and Certification
- Bachelor's degree required.
- PMP certification from PMI is mandatory.
- PMP certification will be verified during the Request for Offer (RFO) process.
- Additional qualifying experience may substitute for the bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis.
- PMP certification cannot be substituted with additional work experience.
For workers in the United States, PrideGlobal and it's affiliates offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.
Equal Employment Opportunity
PrideGlobal and it's affiliates are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Fair Chance Employment
PrideGlobal and it's affiliates are a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.
Accommodations
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.
Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.
Only applicable for Kentucky positions: For this type of employment, state law requires a criminal record check as a condition of employment. This applies to direct care staff (Examples: RN, LPN, Nurse Aides, Therapists) referred to Kentucky nursing facilities, assisted living communities, or long-term care facilities, in accordance with KRS 216.793.
