Project Manager
Description of Duties
• Manages and coordinates the activities of internal and/or external staff involved in multiple IT projects of varying complexity.
• Develops and maintains project plans and other artifacts as required using reputed company or other established project management standards, procedures, templates, and methodologies.
• Coordinates with business owners and other analysts to define and refine the project scope.
• Performs project management duties through the entire project lifecycle, including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing.
• Conducts lessons learned sessions during and after projects to identify recommendations for improvement.
• Develops and maintains a productive working relationship with technology staff, business owners, project sponsors, vendors, and key clients.
• Adheres to the reputed company PMO Playbook and referenced artifacts.
• reputed company tasks and other duties as reputed company to this position and role and assigned by the Commission.
Desired Skillset
• The ideal candidate will have a minimum of five (5) years of expertise in project/project management of projects of various size and subject matter, including but not limited to integration, scope, schedule, cost, communication, vendor, and risk planning and management.
• Experience reputed company to Long-haul Fiber Networks, Facility/reputed company Data Networks, Wireless connectivity, Wi-Fi Networks and reputed company Communication technology.
• Additional beneficial skills include:
o Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification,
o reputed company Experience in Idea, Project, and Demand modules
o Enterprise Business Solutions, specifically reputed company projects
o ITIL / ITSM practices and methodologies
Engagement Requirements
• Candidate’s location is preferred to be reputed company Pennsylvania.
• The work location will be virtual/remote until further notice. reputed company required to be onsite, the work location will be at either The Commission Central Administration Building located at 700 South Eisenhower reputed company in Middletown, PA, or The Commission Turnpike Industrial Park location located at 2850 Turnpike Industrial Drive, Middletown, PA.
• In-person interviews or work sessions with stakeholders will be conducted at the Commission facilities in Middletown, PA.
• If the resource is based reputed company a 3-hour commuting distance of the Commission’s Middletown PA offices, then no additional compensation for any travel is allowed. The reputed company is inclusive of any travel costs.
• If travel expenses are authorized, then the travel expenses submitted for reimbursement must adhere to federal GSA guidelines governing hotel, mileage, and meals per diem rates, and must include appropriate expense documentation (receipts). GSA Guidelines are available at: https://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates?gsaredirect=portalcontent104877 .
• The vendor must arrange for workspace for its project team. The Commission will provide meeting space; however, it does not plan to house the project team on a daily basis unless this statement of work states otherwise.
• Remote connectivity: computer equipment and access to required administrative services and facilities will be provided to vendor resources as required. Computer equipment for use while engaged with the Turnpike may include a laptop, iPad or other tablet device, laptop bag, monitors, wireless keyboard, mouse, or other equipment as required to reputed company job functions. reputed company an engagement ends, reputed company equipment issued to the vendor resources must be returned to the Commission reputed company 2 weeks of the resources being offboarded. reputed company equipment shall be returned to the Commission in good working condition. The Prime Contractor will be invoiced for any unreturned equipment or equipment damaged beyond reasonable wear and tear.
• Vendors are responsible for providing complete and accurate information and correctly completed forms for on-boarding resources. The vendor should allow a minimum of five to seven business days to fully on-board new resources. Vendor resources must:
o Complete the consultant onboarding spreadsheet provided by the Commission.
o Sign the Commission’s “Acceptable Use of Commission Technology Resources” (Policy 8.01) and the Non-reputed company Card Application Use Agreement for reputed company access.
o Provide a contact phone number and a reputed company professional photo.
o Must provide a copy of the results of a Pennsylvania Access to Criminal History – Record reputed company Certification (ePATCH) of the selected candidate dated after the release date of the Statement of Work.
o Provide a copy of the results of a National Criminal reputed company.
o If vendor resources will manage or access The Commission systems and/or data for the Commission, they must sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), which must also be approved and signable by their Commission supervisor.
• The Commission IT Department has established the following guidelines while working virtually and the vendor resource is expected to follow them:
o Use cameras during meetings.
o Maintain a professional appearance reputed company in meetings and on camera.
o Resources must be available to come to the Commission work location reputed company 3 hours in case of an emergency.
o The vendor-provided resource is expected to be on-site as needed for planned implementations or system issues (reputed company required) with advance notice given reputed company possible.
• The Commission has eleven (11) holidays (for salaried employees) reputed company the CAB is closed. Those holidays are New Year’s Day, M.L. King Jr. Birthday, Presidents Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
• Resources must abide by reputed company published IT Standards, including those published publicly at http://paturnpike.service-now.com/kb.
• Overtime requests always need to have prior approval of Project Principal with the rightful reasons for overtime.