Project Manager

Role: Project Manager Location: Golden, CO Duration: 4 Months to FTE Required Locals who can do F2F KEY SKILLS: Project Management, Data Analysis, Contract Negotiation, Proposal Writing, MS Office

JOB SUMMARY:

• For now this is a temporary full time 4 month assignment with possibility for extension.
• Only local candidates will be considered and in-person interviews will be required.
• Duties would include a blend of business analysis and PM work.
• One task would be to finish implementing a project to go live with a new cloud based financial transparency and analytics tool, as well as help another PM with requirements collection for a new image capture solution we will be implementing this year in conjunction with an upgrade to our content management system.
• The ideal candidate will have a mix of good BA and PM skills, be eager and open to helping out here and there where needed, and have a PMP certification with some type of agile cert preferred.
• Following are additional requirements.

ROLES:

• The role of the Project Manager is to plan, execute, and finalize projects according to defined timelines and within the allocated budget.
• The Project Manager is responsible for ensuring that business and end users are consulted with and their input garnered for the project at hand.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for assisting agency executive management, division directors, and information technology (IT) staff and leading project tasks, resources, including personnel and deliverables.
• Use appropriate project management tools, reports, templates, mentoring, training, and coaching to IT project teams.
• Work directly with agency staff, as well as vendors and, when necessary, other state agencies in fulfilling and carrying out the requirements of assigned IT projects.
• Utilize project management best practices, including risk management, quality management, change management, change control and communication.
• Manage by providing leadership, collaboration, supervision, training, guidance and support to all IT project team members on assigned projects.
• Lead the effort for ensuring agency compliance with the State’s project management policies and standards.