Program Manager

Program Manager

Enjoy problem-solving, need a venue to display your creativity, and emerging technologies pique your interest; if so, Barrow Wise Consulting, LLC is for you. As a multi-disciplined leader, you understand the gifts that set you apart from everyone else. Demonstrate innovative solutions to our clients. Join Barrow Wise Consulting, LLC today.

The Program Manager will support Barrow Wise's State of Illinois project and perform the following duties:

• Perform program management oversight for the CCWIS program, including all PMO vendor Project Managers and Business Analysts
• Make daily project decisions as needed and escalate issues to the project executive or designee.
• Responsible for the development and maintenance of the integrated project schedule, and decision, risk and issue logs
• Ensure all internal project communications and reporting is occurring.
• Develop and maintain, in collaboration with the State and other vendors, the Master PMP
• Develop and maintain, in consultation with the State and other vendors, the Integrated Schedule
• Ensure all vendors, and the State, are abiding by the Integrated Schedule and notify the State immediately of deviations that comprise the CCWIS Implementation
• Provide a complete and thorough review of project deliverables and ensure review and approval milestones are met
• Perform other duties as assigned

An Ideal Candidate has:

• US Citizenship
• Bachelor's Degree in a business or technical related discipline (e.g., finance, engineering, mathematics, or computer science)
• Active Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience supporting technology solutions as PMO Manager
• Two (2) to Five (5) years' experience in child welfare or human services related role(s)
• Ability to write detailed assessment reports of project activities
• Strong familiarity with agile methodologies
• Ability to analyze and resolve difficult logic and processing issues
• Documented experience with highly complex, multi-vendor technology, replacing extreme legacy system across multiple units.
• Budget management, people management, and strategic planning experience
• Proficient with the MS Office, including Outlook, Project, PowerPoint, Excel, and Visio.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills in both written and oral.
• Work with minimal supervision at client sites while operating as part of a larger team.

Barrow Wise Consulting, LLC offers an ethical, challenging, diverse, and rewarding experience. Join us and become part of an enthusiastic, responsible team that delivers innovative solutions to our clients. We provide competitive compensation packages, attractive benefits, and great careers. Barrow Wise is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran/LBGT.

Our employees stand behind Barrow Wise's core values of integrity, quality, innovation, and diversity. We are confident that Barrow Wise's core values, business model, and team focus create positive career paths for our employees. Barrow Wise will continue to lead the industry in delivering new solutions to clients and persevere until the client is overjoyed.