Project Manager 3

***Position is 60% Remote in Austin, TX. 3 days remote with 2 days (Mon-Tues) required to be onsite. Program will only allow candidates who are LOCAL TO THE AUSTIN AREA ONLY. Candidates must already reside in Texas.***
I. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
The Agency requires the services of 1 Project Manager 3, hereafter referred to as Candidate(s), who meets the general qualifications of Project Manager 3, Project Management and the specifications outlined in this document for the the Agency.

• This is a Project Manager role for Administrative Applications.
• Implements standard project management industry practices for Agile Teams.
• Understands the PMI framework as well as how to establish a project organization and methodology within Agile (Scrum) organizations.
• Understands business and technical objectives of a project and works closely with multiple key project stakeholders.
• Communicates to clients and IT teams.
• Creates project charters, work plans, and other related project artifacts, as necessary.
• Provides technical support both during work hours and on-call, as necessary.
• Be able to comprehend and communicate complex technical designs and implementations as well as complex business processes.
• Develops and makes presentations as required to leadership and oversight entities.
• Serves in an analyst capacity as required.
• Sometimes on-call support may be required depending on the project phase.

The Worker will need to perform the following tasks and assignments:

• Overseeing design and development work
• Managing the project with feature-driven Agile methodology, overseeing, and tracking development progress, and ensuring project assignments and progress align with project timelines
• Developing and managing project plans
• Documenting risks, issues, and contingency plans; ensuring resolution of issues and removal of project barriers
• Providing weekly status updates (written and verbal) and conducting regular project team status meetings
• Overseeing the development of SDLC artifacts, ensuring business requirements are translated into technical specifications, guiding, and facilitating the SDLC process
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with project sponsors and stakeholders.
• Possessing effective communication and presentation skills
• Possessing strong teamwork skills
• Transferring working knowledge to current staff

II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Years Required/Preferred Experience

• 8 Required Project Management Experience for large-scale Enterprise Implementations
• 8 Required State of Texas or Similar Federal/State Project Management Experience
• 8 Required Development Experience
• 5 Preferred PMP Certification
• 5 Preferred State of Texas Project Delivery Framework Experience
• 3 Preferred Agile (Scrum) Experience
• 2 Preferred Salesforce Experience
• 2 Preferred State Procurement and Contracting Experience
• 1 Preferred Jira Experience