Job Description

Project Manager Consulting Role (Part Time)

Saint Paul MN (Onsite Locals Only)

DOE /If your experience and skills match call us immediately for submission

12 Months

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EPMO : Implementation of Project Management System

Primary Responsibilities:

• Understands the Project drivers and expected business outcomes.
• Develops the project management plans in collaboration with key stakeholders including the vendor to achieve business outcomes.
• Develops and facilitates a project governance structure.
• Performs stakeholder management.
• Facilitates the daytoday aspects of Project schedule budget scope and quality.
• Directs the activities of Project resources.
• Coordinates enduser training with the vendor.
• Oversees vendor activities; escalates issues as applicable.
• Logs and follows through to disposition Projectrelated risks action items issues and decisions.
• Performs risk management; escalates issues and risks as needed.
• Provides complete transparency to project performance.
• Controls scope to achieve value within the approved time and cost; recommends timely corrective actions.
• Develops an implementation strategy.
• Develops a transition plan.
• Monitors progress and reports status including budget tracking.
• Other duties as assigned

Primary Deliverables:

• Project Management Plans
• Scope statement
• Work Breakdown Structure
• Project Schedule
• Budget
• Resource/Staffing Plan
• Implementation Strategy
• Governance Structure
• Stakeholder Engagement Plan
• Budget Tracking
• RAID Register
• Risks
• Action Items
• Issues
• Decisions
• Training Coordination
• Vendor Management Plan
• Communication Plan
• Quality Management Plan
• Transition Plan
• Status Reports (including hours burndown)

Candidate Qualifications

Mandatory Qualifications:

• B.S. or B.A. degree (4 year) (or Associates degree plus an additional 5 years experience)
• 5 years experience as a project manager for enterprisewide systems
• Demonstrated experience in creating and facilitating governance structures
• Intermediatelevel skills MS Office Suite and MS Project
• LOCAL to the Twin Cities metro area

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience managing projects in state county or city governments or nonprofit sector
• Experience as a project manager in implementing project management systems
• PMP certification from PMI or other Project management certification
• Note: Diverse and bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Skills and Abilities:

• Business acumen
• Elicitation skills
• Relationshipbuilding skills
• Practical and pragmatic processorientation; efficient and effective
• Has or can quickly earn trust and credibility with stakeholders and Project team through action and transparency.
• An honest broker can deliver bad news in good ways.
• Ability to communicate updownandacross.
• Influencing skills
• Analytical strategic creative and systems thinking skills
• General management skills
• Ability to analyze problems identify and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Ability to determine priorities plan workload and meet deadlines.
• Ability to develop and manage budgets.
• Knowledge of Project management best practices; ability to adapt to the needs of the organization/Project.
• Performs at high levels under pressure even during organizational chaos.
• Coachable; open and receptive to continual feedback
• Proficient in MS Office suite and collaboration tools.9

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