Description

Manage a high-visibility portfolio of IT projects and programs for the State of Michigan, ensuring alignment with budgets, timelines, and scope.

This role is on-site.

Responsibilities

• Direct the DTMB Investment Management process, including the Call for Projects and governance documentation.
• Perform long-term release planning and execute project quality control activities to meet scope expectations.
• Coordinate the end-to-end capture of project artifacts, including business cases, charters, schedules, and change requests.
• Develop and manage portfolio metrics and reports using the State's PPM tool for executive review.
• Identify and escalate risks and issues to senior management and the PMO with comprehensive remediation recommendations.

Required Skills

• 5+ years of recent experience managing IT projects or programs, preferably in a government environment.
• Documented success managing IT projects with budgets exceeding $3,000,000 and timelines longer than 3 years.
• Proven experience managing complex programs or portfolios involving multiple stakeholders, vendors, and data conversions.
• PMP certification from the Project Management Institute.
• Expertise in the State of Michigan's SUITE methodology or similar industry standards.
• Proficiency with MS Project, MS Excel, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint.
• Experience using Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tools.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of CMMI, COBIT, or ITIL frameworks.
• Experience managing projects involving both in-house resources and multiple external vendors.

Key Skills

Education

Any Graduate