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*Job Title : Project ManagerLocation : Owings Mills, MD (Need Local/Nearby)Duration : 6+Months ContractPhone and Face to Face InterviewResponsibilities: * Manages projects, develops and directs technical project teams through all phases and activities of the project life-cycle process associated with major information technology systems projects that are essential to departmental missions and affect CareFirst operations on a long-term and continuing basis. Works with DPE program lead to develop statements of work, annual commitment tracker, services definition. Work with DPE and TOS executive/non executive stakeholders to analyze their technology and business requirements and propose customized contractual frameworks to enhance the managed capacity program. Establish and publish clear priorities among project activities. Coordinates team activities to meet project milestones. Directs/leads project teams comprised of subject matter experts, technical specialists, and support staff to produce a business plan in accordance with the strategic plan, operating budget, capital planning procedures and agency guidance. Develops or implements information systems security and entitlement requirements and plans; and ensures appropriate product-related training and documentation are developed and made available to customers. Manages resource assignment and tracking to the project plan and project schedule in coordination with the line of business resource managers. Negotiate the performance of vendor activities, vendor rates, and contractual terms with vendors team and their managers in a matrix environment. Manages the Project Budget with overall budget accountability for up to $4 million per year. Collaborates with the finance department and various functional managers to ensure project budgets are properly estimated and controlled; provides overall financial recommendations, and develop controls and measurements to monitor progress. Creates training materials, SOPs, conducts training as per DPE guidelines. Provides Finance with monthly accruals and forecasts by the due date established by Finance using the tools developed by Finance. Maintains current statements of work for all contractors; track and approve contractor invoices in a timely manner. Provides regular updates to project sponsor and stakeholders on the status of the budget. Manages project budgets for both expense and capital against the original project budget. Creates Executive Summaries for all contractor resources required to complete a project. Serves as a liaison between the DPE, CareFirst Core Delivery Partners, and TOS organization stakeholders. Translates business requirements into contractual specifications, manages changes to such statements of work, and educates the TOS organization on the direction of the business. Has basic knowledge of vendor management as it pertains to outsourcing. Has knowledge and background of other technologies and tools. Has basic understanding of CareFirst business, market and industry issues facing a specific business unit or function. *Requirements: * This position requires a four-year degree in CIS/MIS or equivalent experience of 3 - 5 years of related IT project management experience in a large scale, cross functional, multi-system environment. Out of the 3 - 5 years required, at least 2 years in a combination of the following: Progressive broad-based information systems Project Management experience (which could include consulting) with state-of-the-art hardware and software systems is desirable; knowledge and implementation experience in new computing architectures and networked computing structures. Experience in execution of multiple related development projects simultaneously, particularly as Project Manager on systems development, with working knowledge of Systems development lifecycle and the Project Management Lifecycle. Experience writing SOWs, MSAs, RFPs, and vendor management *Regards,Kanhaiya JaiswalProfessional RecruiterConsulting Knights IncPhone : 609-423-4355kanahiy...@consultingknights.com <kanahiy...@consultingknights.com>www.consultingknights.com <http://www.consultingknights.com>* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "it req" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to it-req+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to it-req@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/it-req. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
