PROJECT MANAGER-SENIOR - 73168

Executive Service

This is a Hybrid position

Background Check: Name-based background check.

Who we are and what we do:

Project manager position is in the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Division that supports the State of Tennessee's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system in addition to the Information Technology needs of the departments of Finance & Administration, General Services, Human Resources and Veterans Services. The ERP business systems include PeopleSoft's Human Capital Management application suite for time and attendance, payroll, benefits, and human resource management, Financial and Supply Chain Management application suite for accounts receivable, accounts payable, general ledger and procurement management, and a series of integrated applications for cashiering, State-owned vehicle and facilities management. The position is responsible for oversees complex projects from inception to completion, ensuring they meet all scope, timeline, and budget requirements. Planning, initiating, and managing information technology (IT) projects such as new and existing application implementations and upgrades, new product and technology deployments, business process improvement initiatives and disaster recovery testing.

Key Responsibilities:

• Developing project management documentation associated with the initiation and planning phases of the project lifecycle:
  • Development of this documentation includes artifacts within the project lifecycle including, but not limited to project charter, schedule, communication plan, risk and change logs.
• Management of the execution and monitoring/controlling phases of projects:
  • Work associated with this stage involves managing relationships with customers, vendors, contractors and other parties, by acting as the central point of contact on assigned projects. It also involves the collection of status updates against the project schedule, resolution of project issues, and monitoring of budget/scope/schedule for deviations from the established baselines and implementation of any corrective actions. Work associated with this stage also involves risk management, which entails the identification, strategy development, and monitoring of project risks.
• Additional duties include the continuous improvement of existing project management practices used within the organization. This continuous improvement involves the constant analysis of project management practices currently employed within the organization for areas of potential growth. Agile/Scrum: The division had recently piloted the use of Agile as a framework for iterative product development in one area. The position will have opportunity for exposure to Scrum as an agile methodology and the potential opportunity to serve as Scrum Master on Scrum teams.

Minimum Qualifications:

Knowledge and Skills:

1. Demonstrates excellent presentation, oral and written communication skills.
2. Possesses strong organizational, task management, analytical and problem-solving skills.
3. Exhibits effective team building skills and works well with management.
4. Demonstrates innovative thinking and proactive initiative with willingness to learn and explore new skills.
5. Exhibits attention to details.
6. Demonstrates proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
7. Demonstrates an ability to be adaptive to change.
8. Possesses superb interpersonal skills.
9. PMP certification preferred, not required.
10. Planview experience preferred, not required.

Desirable Qualifications & Experience:

1. Project Management Methodologies: Strong experience with both Agile and Waterfall Methodologies And the understanding of how to apply these methodologies into different work cultures.
2. Experience: Background in large-scale ERP implementations required.
3. Large Scale Project Delivery: Experience delivering large scale projects on time and within budget. A thorough understanding of schedule adjustments and pulling schedules in to avoid missing deadlines. Analytical mind, Service-minded approach: The ability to critically think and problem solve.

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State's policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.