Project Manager 3

20 Mar 2025

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Job Title : Project Manager 3

Location:

Lansing, MI (Hybrid Role)

Duration: Long Term

General Summary of Function/Purpose of PositionThis position provides oversight, leadership, accountability, and project management functions for one or more large size, complex projects. These projects typically utilize vendor participation and require complex schedules and integration with other systems. Large sized projects typically have durations longer than 6 months with 20 or more team members, require communication at the Agency Leadership level and have a medium to high risk. This position will ensure consistency with the State of Michigan (SOM) project management, investment management and systems engineering methodology (SUITE), perform long-term release planning based on organizational direction, regularly interact with the project management teams for status of budget, quality, and schedule, escalate issues and risks as needed to executives and exercise project quality control activities to ensure project scope expectations are met

Duty 1

General Summary of Duty 50% of Time Establish and monitor project CONTROLLING methods to insure timely knowledge and awareness of changes to project cost, quality, or schedule.

Individual tasks related to the duty.
  • Continuously communicate detail plans and expectations to project team members and stakeholders throughout the entire lifecycle of the project.
  • Meet regularly with project team members (including internal and external stakeholders) to understand and log their progress on detail tasks, problems, and concerns to confirm the expectations set forth in the project plan.
  • Enables all necessary project deliverables and documentation required by the SOM Methodology (SUITE).
  • Maintain metrics and logs that specify the progress and performance of the project team.
  • Maintain project issue and risk logs that identify potential or realized impacts to the project and communicate to higher management.
  • Continuously follow up on project issues or risks to insure timely resolution or mitigation.
  • Facilitate change management required for the project(s)

Duty 2

General Summary of Duty 30% of Time Provide PLANNING, STAFFING (project resource) needs and REPORTING to ensure the successful completion of assigned projects according to the sponsor’s goals and objectives. Planning, staffing, and reporting should adhere to the State of Michigan’s Methodology (SUITE) and the Agency’s project prioritization process. Planning, staffing, and reporting spans the entire lifecycle of the project from initiation to closeout

Individual tasks related to the duty.
  • Directs the development and maintenance of all SOM Methodology (SUITE) documents and deliverables from project initiation and planning through project closeout activities for ready access by all stakeholders.
  • Ensure proper change management when the project’s cost, quality or schedule has been impacted and communicates the changes timely to all project team members and stakeholders as defined by SOM Methodology (SUITE) and the Agency processes.
  • Directs the investigation and use of technology, process or staffing necessary to meet the objectives of the project.
  • Plans for necessary project team members/roles and facilitates the selection, training, and development of the project team members to ensure the objectives and tasks of the project are met.
  • Understands and plans for the timely resolution of project issues and risks.
  • Establishes an effective project communication plan and ensures the plan is utilized by the project team and all stakeholders.
  • Works with agency stakeholders to develop project resources required for a successful project start to finish

Duty 3

General Summary of Duty 15% of Time DIRECTS and coordinates the day-to-day activities, tasks and deliverables required from the project team according to the project plan.

Individual tasks related to the duty.
  • Assigns detailed activities, tasks, and deliverables to assigned members of the project team ensuring understanding of the expectations such as functionality, due dates, and estimated effort.
  • Assigns expected dates and functionality to external providers and ensures products or deliverables provided externally are available when needed.
  • Ensures appropriate interaction and integration between team members or external providers with connecting or dependent tasks.
  • Establishes and assigns routine administrative processes to the project team to ensure appropriate communications, reporting and metrics gathering.
  • Assists and advises the project stakeholders and team members through regular status meetings and defined walkthroughs.
  • Escalates issues, risks, and logistical needs of the project to higher management as appropriate.

Duty 4

General Summary of Duty 5% of TimePerform miscellaneous functions as needed to contribute to the overall operation and objectives of the Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB).

Individual tasks related to the duty.
  • Attendance at staff meetings.
  • Stays abreast of new technology and advanced concepts through training, reading magazines, internet, periodicals, and books.
  • Creates standards, procedures, and templates for staff to use in their daily tasks.
  • Serves on assigned task forces, special committees and/or research groups.
  • Evaluates impact of new tools, languages, and upgrades on systems.
  • Provides internal staff training and mentoring.
  • Other duties as assigned.

  • ID: #49505363
  • State: Michigan Lansing 48901 Lansing USA
  • City: Lansing
  • Salary: Depends on Experience
  • Job type: Contract
  • Showed: 2023-03-20
  • Deadline: 2023-05-16
  • Category: Et cetera