Job Description

The Project Manager is needed to analyze and document business needs and processes, organize around problem/opportunity, plan and remediate troubled projects, and ensure new initiatives are planned, launched and executed.

The OPAL Project manager will report into the Administrative and Operating Departments Program in the PMO.  OPAL is a $100+ million effort to replace legacy applications for procurement, finance, grants administration and supply chain with a consolidated ERP solution.  The OPAL Project Manager will interface with the OPAL Project Management Team, infrastructure and technology resources in the Office of Innovation and Technology, consulting and implementation vendor staff to ensure cohesive project operations.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Develop, clarify and manage the scope of the project, defines contract deliverables and achieves targeted outcomes
•  Ensure project requirements are achieved in a timely fashion and within budget guidelines
• Assemble project team, identify needed resources, assign responsibilities and develop timeframes to facilitate successful completion of project activities and deliverables.
• Determine project costs/ensures delivery on time and within budgetary guidelines
• Ensure compatibility and consistency with existing architectural and enterprise standards.
• Perform cost/benefit analysis of actions and initiatives.
• Schedule and document meeting minutes.
• Follow the OIT Project Management practice and prescribed SDLC.
• Prepare status reports, status summaries and dashboards for presentation to mid and senior level management.
• Provide support, coaching and mentoring on project management best practices, as requested for project coordinator associates

COMPETENCIES, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Demonstrate leadership qualities such as conflict/issue resolution, the ability to run a project or serve as project manager on a program team and can ensure a successful project lifecycle
• Communicate (verbally and in writing) effectively with stakeholders and senior business leadership of departments and agencies participating in this project.
• Organize and work effectively with project teams of staff from department and agencies participating in this effort
• Demonstrate experience and relevant expertise in the design and building of distributed and enterprise solutions
• Plan, organize and direct the work activities of outside consultants and/or systems analysis and programming personnel assigned on a team.
• Demonstrate presentation skills, strategic thinking, and high professional ethics.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, departmental officials, outside consultants and vendors.
• The principles of project management, systems delivery life cycle and budgeting.
• Concepts and applications of servers, storage, mainframes, monitoring, ITIL, metrics and performance management, disaster recovery, data center facilities management, managed services, and cloud computing.
• Experience leading, presenting and facilitating large group meetings via Teams or similar technologies
• IT project management best practice, principles and techniques. (PMBOK)

Qualifications

• Completion of a Bachelors degree program at an accredited college or university with a major course work in Computer Science, Information Technology or a closely related field

AND

•  Minimum of 5-7 years Project Management experience managing multiple, large, cross-functional teams or projects
• 5-8 years of applicable business experience
• PMP certification or Master’s Certificate in Project Management preferred.
•  Any equivalent combination of education and experience determined to be acceptable by the Office of Innovation & Technology and Human Resources.
• Experience working with the leading public sector ERP solutions, Knowledge of the financial, grants, procurement and supply chain and associated business intelligence business processes,
• Expertise leading small to medium size teams on a full life-cycle project
• Experience working with internal and external consulting teams successfully to meet project goals
• Expertise collaborating with users groups to facilitate project participation and deliverable completion

Additional Information

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• We are a Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program qualified employer
• 25% tuition discount program for City employees (and sometimes spouses and dependents as well) in partnership with area colleges and universities
• We offer Comprehensive health coverage for employees and their eligible dependents
•  Our wellness program offers eligibility into the discounted medical plan
• Employees receive paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Generous retirement savings options are available.

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE MUST BE A CITY OF PHILADELPHIA RESIDENT WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF HIRE

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