MasterApp Labs
Senior IT Project Manager
Full Time • Hybrid - US
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Title: Senior IT Project Manager
Location: Mechanicsville, VA, (Hybrid)-Onsite 2-3 days/week
Position Type: Contract
Interview Mode: Both Web Cam and In Person Interview
*Candidate MUST possess PMP or ACP certification through PMI or VITA's PM certification. No other certification qualifies.*
Responsibilities
- The PMO Support Specialist will:
- Update, maintain, and publish PMO documentation that supports IT project managers and ITD staff.
Manage and maintain SharePoint Online document libraries to ensure accuracy, accessibility, and proper governance. - Develop, coordinate, and deliver training (in-person and virtual) for agency IT project managers and supporting staff, including creation of training materials and user documentation.
- Serve as a risk manager for Commonwealth-level IT projects, providing guidance on risk identification, mitigation planning, and escalation procedures.
- Support recurring cadenced reporting using Excel and Power BI, ensuring data accuracy and meaningful insights.
- Provide oversight and guidance to projects in the Planning phase to ensure readiness for execution.
- Ensure projects in execution follow established governance structures, including meeting cadence, reporting, metrics tracking, risk and issue management, and quality assurance.
- Review project plans to ensure inclusion of required components such as tasks, schedules, risk identification, resource allocation, checkpoints, and status reporting.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of project management methodologies, PMO standards, and governance frameworks.
- Knowledge of SharePoint Online document organization, permissions, and content management best practices.
- Knowledge of instructional design principles and effective training development techniques.
- Strong skills in publishing professional documentation, maintaining organized repositories, and supporting PMO processes.
- Skill in developing and delivering training to audiences with varying levels of project management experience.
- Skill in performing risk assessments and communicating risk posture.
- Skill in preparing data-driven reports and visualizations using Excel and Power BI.
- Ability to evaluate project readiness during Planning and provide guidance to project managers.
- Ability to monitor governance compliance throughout project execution.
- Ability to review project plans for completeness and collaborate with teams to address gaps.
QUALIFICATIONS
- The candidate should have 15 years of overall IT experience. Experience with technology infrastructure is preferred. Application Development experience is a plus.
- The candidate must have a minimum of 10 years of experience.
- The candidate should be proficient in MS Office tools such as Microsoft Project, Visio, and excel.
- The candidate should possess training and documentation experience.
- PMP or ACP Certification through PMI or Qualified under Commonwealth of Virginia
- Qualification Standards for IT Project Managers.
- See :http://www.vita.virginia.gov/oversight/projects/default.aspx?id=
- Experience with VITA’s Commonwealth Technology Portfolio (CTP) system and ECOS
process is strongly preferred. - Experience with the core Commonwealth IT procurement processes (RFP, VITA
Statewide Contract, and CAI SOW) is preferred. - Prior VDOT PM experience is a benefit.
Required/Desired Skills
Skill | Required /Desired | Amount | Actual Years of Experience
Large Project Management | Required | 10 |
Documentation creation experience | Required | 5 |
Project Management Tools | Required | 10 |
Training experience | Required | 5 |
SharePoint document management, indexing, and organization experience. | Required | 3 |
Experience in IT Risk Management as a risk manager | Required | 8 |
VITA CTP | Highly desired | 1 |
Proposal Development/Business Writing | Highly desired | 10 |
PMP, ACP or Qualified under Commonwealth of Virginia Qualification Standards for IT Project Managers for Category 4 Projects. | Highly desired | 8 |
Large Project Management | Required | 10 |
Documentation creation experience | Required | 5 |
Project Management Tools | Required | 10 |
Training experience | Required | 5 |
SharePoint document management, indexing, and organization experience. | Required | 3 |
Experience in IT Risk Management as a risk manager | Required | 8 |
VITA CTP | Highly desired | 1 |
Proposal Development/Business Writing | Highly desired | 10 |
PMP, ACP or Qualified under Commonwealth of Virginia Qualification Standards for IT Project Managers for Category 4 Projects. | Highly desired | 8 |
Flexible work from home options available.
Compensation: $53.00 - $58.00 per hour
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