Sr. Project Manager (Short Term)

Sr Project Manager (Short Term)

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the planning and implementation of a Revenue Life Cycle replacement system. This high-impact initiative is a complex, multi-workstream project requiring strong leadership, hands-on execution, and coordination across internal teams, executive stakeholders, and third-party vendors. The successful candidate will oversee project delivery from planning through implementation while ensuring compliance with DBHDS and VITA project governance standards.

The Senior Project Manager will lead a critical enterprise system replacement initiative involving multiple project workstreams, internal business and technology teams, and external vendors. This role requires a seasoned project management professional who is comfortable driving both strategic planning and day-to-day execution while managing schedules, budgets, risks, vendor performance, stakeholder communications, and overall project delivery for a high-risk, high-visibility implementation.

Project Leadership

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of a complex Revenue Life Cycle replacement project.
• Manage multiple project workstreams while ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Coordinate activities across vendors, consultants, DBHDS IT teams, and business stakeholders.
• Drive project execution throughout the full project lifecycle from planning through operational transition.

Project Management

• Develop and maintain project schedules, budgets, resource plans, and project documentation.
• Identify, assess, mitigate, and communicate project risks and issues.
• Manage project scope, deliverables, milestones, and overall project performance.
• Monitor vendor performance using established metrics and accountability measures.
• Facilitate procurement-related project activities and implementation planning.

Stakeholder & Executive Communication

• Develop presentations and status reports for executive leadership.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with executive sponsors, business leaders, vendors, suppliers, and technology teams.
• Coordinate with solution architects and technical leadership to incorporate agency best practices into project plans.
• Facilitate resolution of technical and non-technical project issues.

Requirements Management & Governance

• Lead project scoping, technical requirements gathering, estimation, and planning activities.
• Guide business and IT teams through business and technical requirements discovery and documentation.
• Ensure compliance with DBHDS and Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA) project management standards and governance requirements.
• Support Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or Waterfall delivery methodologies as appropriate.