bobross@tristateplacements.com

Senior IT Project Manager

$75 p/h max

Oakland Calif Hybrid

Transportation Company

Oakland, CA- Hybrid

Please focus on candidates who have the following:

· 6 years of project manager experience

· 3-4 years of strong communication protocols/ IT networking: Cisco, Juniper

Computer Aided Dispatch and Automatic Vehicle Locator technology (CAD AVL) for secure bus systems a plus but not required

· Plans, organizes, and directs the daily functions, operations, and activities of professional, technical, and administrative staff responsible for a wide range of District projects.

· Performs project management functions and activities and is responsible for the full lifecycle of an assigned project overseeing scope, timeline, budget, and quality standards from the project’s inception to completion.

Develops project budget, detailing labor and materials costs; reviews invoices for accuracy and to affirm services/equipment have been delivered in accordance with project requirements; tracks project expenses; recommends payment of invoices; conducts regular and periodic reviews to discuss expense alignment with budget, anticipated adjustments, or significant variances from budget.

Evaluates and recommends professional consulting services for assigned projects; develops and disseminates Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Request for Qualifications (RFQs) and Invitation For Bids (IFBs) and develops proposal evaluation criteria; assists in the negotiation, preparation and administration of professional services and contracts; recommends and prepares amendments to professional services contracts.

Prepares, reviews, and maintains a variety of project-related information and documentation, including project schedules, Statements of Work (SOWs), status reports, detailing issues, risks, and deliverables; monitors agreements and projects for compliance with relevant codes, ordinances, rules, and regulations.

· Coordinates with grants management, grants accounting, Accounts Payable, and Accounts Receivable to resolve issues.

·Stays abreast of federal, state, and local regulations and related to area of assignment to ensure the District’s compliance.

Education: Bachelor’s degree

Experience: Six (6) years of experience in the professional field required by the assigned special projects or two (2) years that involved responsibilities at a level equivalent to the District's classification of Project

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Principles and practices of project management, including developing scopes of work, budgets and timelines; basic principles of supervision and providing functional and technical direction and training to subordinate staff; the general principles of accounting and budget management; personal computers and commonly used software for spreadsheets, word processing, and presentation at the intermediate level of proficiency, as well as specific software required for assigned projects at the advanced level of proficiency; techniques for providing a high level of customer service by effectively working with the public, vendors, contractors, and District staff. Ability to: Lead, organize, and review the work of internal and external professional, technical, and administrative staff; develop, analyze, evaluate, and modify project management methodologies; prepare plans, specifications, and bid documents; develop, interpret, explain, apply project policies and procedures, as well as applicable federal, state, and local laws, and regulations, and make recommendations in accordance with laws, regulations, and policies; analyze and interpret financial statements;