Sr. Project Manager

Tallahassee, Florida
Job Type: Contract
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Job Title: Sr. Project Manager
Job Type: Contract (Through 6/30/25 with Likelihood of Extension)
Job Location: Tallahassee, FL (On-Site)
Job Responsibilities:

  • Lead organizational change initiatives, ensuring alignment with project goals and stakeholder expectations
  • Develop and execute change management strategies, plans, and activities
  • Facilitate change readiness assessments, stakeholder engagement, and communication plans
  • Manage resistance and build commitment to change through engagement and training strategies
  • Develop and manage resource-loaded and leveled projects
  • Maintain project metrics and performance metrics by established Department standards
  • Provide hands-on leadership for complex projects, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery
  • Serve as a liaison with users and stakeholders to ensure smooth project execution
  • Provide progress reports and presentations to internal and external stakeholders and executive leadership
  • Manage and coordinate multi-project teams and initiatives to meet overall objectives; •
  • Build collaborative relationships with stakeholders to ensure alignment and effective communication
  • Facilitate joint application development (JAD) sessions and gather business requirements
  • Provide effective communication to manage stakeholder expectations
  • Maintain all project artifacts by Project Management Office (PMO) standards
  • Ensure compliance with Rule 60GG-1, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.)
  • Document As-Is and To-Be processes as part of business analysis and process improvement initiatives
  • Identify and manage risks and issues that may impact project success
  • Develop risk mitigation and contingency plans
  • Provide issue-tracking and resolution strategies to keep the project on track
  • Manage project spending plans and allocate resources accordingly
  • Track project expenses and ensure alignment with the allocated budget.

Required Qualifications:

  • Possess a certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP®)
  • Five (5) or more years managing successful, large-scale projects with multiple diverse teams
  • Five (5) or more years of experience in change management methodologies, strategies, and implementation
  • Five (5) or more years utilizing project management software (Microsoft Project, Primavera, Jira) to track and maintain projects
  • Five (5) or more years of experience with project management methodologies and documentation (PMO)
  • Five (5) or more years of experience in risk and issue management
  • Five (5) or more years of experience facilitating meetings and developing clear documentation
  • Experience in creating and presenting status reports to internal and external stakeholders; • Ability to manage and coordinate project teams, lead complex projects, and meet objectives
  • Demonstrated leadership and negotiation skills
  • Strong communication skills, both written and oral, to engage stakeholders at all levels; and
  • Proficiency with ServiceNow and DocuSign is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Change Management Certification (e.g., Prosci) is highly preferred
  • Certification in Agile or Scrum-based Project Management
  • IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Service Management Foundations certification
  • Experience managing projects with a large, distributed user base
  • Experience managing state government projects and knowledge of Rule 60GG-1, F.A.C
  • Experience managing vendor projects and working with technical programming teams
  • Ability to take initiative to solve complex problems
  • Knowledge of IT standards in a criminal justice environment
  • Skills in negotiation, mediation, facilitation, and team building
  • Team player attitude with a high-energy level and diligent work ethic.

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