1 year contract
position closes 10/26
OCTO Has an immediate opening for a Project Manager to manage multiple software development and implementation projects. Projects include new development and integration of various Software systems and activities need to be coordinated with multiple agencies.
This is a contract staff augmentation position for the Washington DC Government. Many of our consultants are renewed year after year, giving the independent IT Professional the ability to work in downtown Washington, DC on a long term basis.
The candidate will coordinate with program managers who have operational responsibility for these systems and the other agency IT staff as needed.
Works with functional teams and technical teams, manages vendor/client relationship, and develops work plans for migration projects and implementations.
Identifies and manages risk.
Generates detailed status reports. May work with business owners of multiple agencies in developing requirements.
Create and maintain project schedules and related project documentation and follows up with appropriate staff. Reports status to management.
Behavior Characteristics:
Able to work comfortably with minimal supervision; able to work in a fast paced IT environment with quickly changing priorities.
Able to balance resources to achieve maximum productivity in a fast paced environment.
Required Experience:
Software Development Life Cycle Project Management (8 Years)
Project Management tools (MS Project, Visio, Excel, SharePoint) (8 Years)
COTS Implementation Highly desired (6 Years)
Excellent written and oral communication (8 Years)
Technical experience in implementing .NET based web applications (Nice to have)
Risk Analysis (5 Years)
Technical Project management experience (8 Years)
Experience in Agile methodology (Highly desired)
Experience in managing Java projects (5 Years)
Bachelors degree is required.
Work Location: Web Applications: 1100 15th St NW, 9th Floor