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We have a Contract position for "Project/Program Manager IV" with one of our direct clients in Salem, Oregon for an initial contract duration of 6+ months. No third-party candidates are considered for this position.
Job Description:Our Client is to lead collaborative state-wide efforts, inclusive of all partners and the communities we serve, to ensure capability to get help in an emergency and to protect, mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies or disasters regardless of cause. We value the perspectives of our team, our partners, and those we serve and support their efforts to advance our shared interests. We value ideas that challenge current practices while we seek out and leverage new opportunities to improve our ability to serve. We value sincere, communicative, and supportive partnerships that encourage trust and make us better than we are on our own and we value opportunities to lead our emergency management and 9-1-1 communities with integrity, respect, courage, and accountability, and to foster the development of leaders within our organization.Our Client House Bill (HB) 2927 was passed during the 2021 legislative session. HB 2927 renames the Client to establish a cabinet-level department independent from the Client and reporting to the executive branch of the Client Legislature. The transition timeline began July 1, 2021, and becomes operative on July 1, 2022.Our Client seeks a Project Manager IV to provide expert project management leadership necessary to support internal transition planning and activities in support of the establishment of the new department.Scope:Our Client Establishment Project is a large body of work responsible for overseeing all internal Client workgroups and project deliverables necessary to support a successful and timely transition. Proposed candidates should have led major organizational transformation projects.Tasks:- Develop or refine project initiation documentation
- Establish project teams
- Lead work breakdown/task identification and managing multiple detailed project schedules
- Ensure all resources are allocated to the appropriate tasks
- Maintain project schedules, timelines, milestones, and critical paths
- Monitor and control project to assure timely completion
- Identify project risks while deciding which risks are likely to affect the project
- Design strategies to manage and mitigate risks
- Develop and maintain bi-weekly status reports that will be needed for executive management to make informed decisions
- Minimum seven (7) years of project management experience
- Current Project Management Institute, Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Experience and demonstrated skill utilizing the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)
- Master skills involving follow up and follow-through
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong organizational and team-building skills
- Strong facilitation and group convening skills
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization
- Microsoft Project, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, Word
- Ability to work effectively in-person and remotely coordinating project teams utilizing virtual meeting platforms