Project Manager III

Candidates MUST be WI residents or willing to relocate to WI at their own expense prior to starting. This position can work NA% remotely (within the state of WI).

Job description:

This position will support multiple projects at the Department of Children and Families. Initial projects will be the Procurement and Contracting Equity project and Birth to Five (B-5) project. Future projects might involve contract, vendor, operation or budget management rather than IT focused.

Responsibilities

• This individual will manage several projects at one time.
• This individual designs, plans, and coordinates work teams.
• Follows standard project management industry practices such as the PMI's framework.
• Understands business and technical objectives of a project, and works closely with project sponsor.
• Creates project charter and work plan, and tracks budget and schedule progress via appropriate metrics.
• Establishes project organization and methodologies, and defines roles and responsibilities.
• Documents risks and develops mitigation plans. Manages scope.
• This individual creates and implements a communication plan.
• Builds an effective team, assigns tasks to team members, and evaluates outcomes. Negotiates resources.
• Communicates to stakeholders and project sponsor.
• Identifies, tracks, and ensures resolution of issues and removal of barriers.
• Provides technical support to project team members.
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Professional certification is required.

Top 3-4 desired skills required

• project management
• written and verbal communication
• critical thinking

Required Skills : Manager,Project Management
Additional Skills : Project ManagerThis is a high PRIORITY requisition. This is a PROACTIVE requisition