Job Description
The Senior Project Manager is responsible for supporting multiple small to large-sized projects, including some complex projects and initiatives for the Division of Prevention. The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program is a large program in the Division of Prevention and the majority of projects will be for the WIC program. The project manager will be responsible for ensuring all deliverables are completed on time, to specification, within budget, and of high quality. This includes working with stakeholders to create clear and attainable project objectives. Project management responsibilities also include creating and maintaining project artifacts such as project status reports, charters, schedules, risk logs, meeting agenda with notes, and project budgets.
This position facilitates virtual and in-person meetings, assists with management of ongoing maintenance for existing systems as well as managing new projects, and contributes as a member of the Project Management Office.
Key skills are strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and software development methodologies such as Waterfall, DSDM, SCRUM, XP, and Agile. Must be able to serve as an Agile scrum master to coach team members in Agile, host stand-up meetings, assist the product owner with the product backlog, remove roadblocks, and lead the team through healthy conflict and debate to meet project objectives, timelines, scope, quality, and budget.