50488: Columbus, OH – IT – DAS – Program Manager 5/PM5

Job Classification:   Program Manager 5 - OAKS eProcurement Project Manager
Primary Work Location:  Downtown Columbus, and 4200 Surface Road, Columbus
Interview Process:   All interviews must be conducted on-site, all work must be onsite
Will Close to Submissions On: 1/15/18
Contract Length: Will likely be extended through FY19
Relevant Experience:

Mandatory:
• 8+ years of project management experience

Preferred:
• Demonstrated project management experience implementing a procurement solution for multiple customers on an enterprise level for at least one federal, state, local or other governmental entity, institution of higher education, Fortune 500 or Global Fortune 500 customer.
• Demonstrated electronic catalog implementation experience for at least one federal, state, local or other governmental entity, institution of higher education, Fortune 500 or Global Fortune 500 customer.
• Demonstrated experience with PeopleSoft Financials experience for at least one federal, state, local or other governmental entity, institution of higher education, Fortune 500 or Global Fortune 500 customer.
• PMP certification
Preferred Education: 

4 year undergraduate or master’s degree.

Role Description:

The Project Manager (PM) will be assigned full-time (Monday-Friday) to the State of Ohio’s NextGen eProcurement project, which is a complex, multi-year engagement. The selected PM will manage the state’s efforts and responsibilities on site from an assigned location in downtown Columbus, Ohio. The PM will work with a project team and the selected system integrator and will be responsible for the following:
• Delivery of all work tasks identified in the project plan.
• Adjustments to the project plan when necessary.
• Management and tracking of the project progress against the project plan. Take corrective actions if a project begins to slip its schedule.
• Strict management of project scope. All changes to project scope must follow defined processes.
• Capture and reporting of required project management metrics.
• Preparing status reports on a periodic basis for project team, team leads, group leads, and project manager and appropriate stakeholders.
• Planning, organizing, prioritizing, and managing multiple work efforts across application teams.
• Notifying appropriate team leads of timelines, milestones, phases, work requests target dates, and approved executable work package.
• Anticipating issues / risks and proactively addressing them.
• Resolving conflicts with sensitivity and tact.
• Effectively communicating with stakeholder, vendor and customers.
• Communicating to team members how their work assignments relate to and help achieve project objectives.

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