Project Manager (Manager)

Project Manager (Manager) Tech Army - 5.0 Tallahassee, FL Job Details Full-time | Contract 1 day ago Qualifications Project team coordination Project reporting Cross-functional collaboration Risk & issue management Cross-functional team management Project stakeholder communication Cross-functional communication Full Job Description

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= Onsite Scope of Work/Job Characteristics The Delivery Project Manager serves as a key leader within the Offender-Based Information System (OBIS) Modernization Program, overseeing the Delivery and Integration Workstream with a strong emphasis on oversight of the System Integrator (SI) vendor. This role ensures the successful delivery of application development, system integration, and modernization activities by managing vendor performance, driving alignment with program objectives, and enabling smooth coordination across technical and business teams. The Delivery Project Manager will also support organizational readiness by collaborating with program leadership to ensure the Department is well-positioned to adopt new technologies, processes, and capabilities. The core duties and responsibilities of this position include:

Workstream Planning and Management:

Define and manage the scope, objectives, and deliverables for the Delivery and IntegrationWorkstream; Develop and maintain detailed integration and delivery roadmaps, timelines, dependencies, andresource plans; Monitor workstream progress and team performance to ensure on-time, high-quality delivery; and Identify, assess, and mitigate risks, issues, and cross-team impacts related to application delivery andintegration.

Vendor Oversight and Performance Management:

Serve as the primary day-to-day oversight point for the SI vendor; Ensure the vendor complies with contractual requirements, delivery standards, timelines, and qualityexpectations; Track vendor deliverables, approvals, and milestones, escalating performance concerns as needed;and Facilitate vendor alignment with technical, business, and program governance processes.

Business and Stakeholder Needs Analysis:

Collaborate with business units, technical teams, and leadership to understand requirements, impacts,and integration needs; Translate business and stakeholder expectations into actionable delivery and integration plans; and Ensure workstream outputs align with modernization goals and integrate seamlessly with operationaland technical processes.

Delivery and Integration Coordination:

Collaborate with business units, technical teams, and leadership to understand requirements,impacts, and integration needs; Translate business and stakeholder expectations into actionable delivery and integration plans; and Ensure workstream outputs align with modernization goals and integrate seamlessly with operationaland technical processes.

Organizational Readiness and Change Support:

Partner with Organizational Change Management (OCM), Training, and Communications teams toensure delivery milestones align with organizational readiness needs; Communicate system and integration impacts to stakeholders clearly and proactively; and Support stakeholder understanding of new system capabilities, technical changes, and operationalimpacts.

Quality Assurance and Compliance:

Validate that vendor deliverables meet program quality standards, contractual obligations, andtechnical requirements; Review design documents, test plans, test results, integration artifacts, and delivery checkpoints; and Identify gaps in vendor deliverables and work with the SI vendor to implement corrective actions.

Workstream Resource Coordination:

Coordinate internal and vendor resources required for delivery and integration activities; Ensure team members have the proper tools, documentation, and support to execute effectively; and Recommend resource adjustments to meet program milestones and resolve constraints.

Documentation and Reporting:

Maintain comprehensive documentation of workstream decisions, plans, risks, and deliverables; Prepare and present routine status updates, dashboards, performance reports, and escalationsummaries to program leadership; and Capture and document lessons learned to improve future delivery phases.

Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration:

Build strong relationships with program leadership, technical teams, business units, and vendorpartners; Facilitate cross-workstream collaboration to ensure alignment on interfaces, dependencies, anddelivery sequences; and Provide timely updates and insights to promote transparency and program alignment. Required Qualifications A bachelor's or master's degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field, or four (4) years of equivalent work experience is required. Relevant experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis when applicable. The Department requires the following experience, skills, and knowledge for this position: Possession of a Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certification; A minimum of five (5) years of successful, large-scale projects involving multiple diverse, cross-functional teams; A minimum of five (5) years of project management software (Microsoft Project, Primavera, and Jira)to track and maintain projects; A minimum of five (5) years of project management methodologies and PMO documentationstandards; A minimum of five (5) years of proactive risk and issue management; A minimum of five (5) years of facilitating meetings and developing clear documentation; Experience in creating and presenting status reports to internal and external stakeholders; Ability to coordinate project teams, lead complex projects, and meet objectives; Demonstrate strong leadership and negotiation skills; and Communicate effectively, both written and oral, to engage stakeholders at all levels. Preferred Qualifications The Department prefers the Candidate to have the following experience, skills, and/or knowledge for this position: A Change Management Certification, such as 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 demonstrate a take-charge, can-do attitude with the initiative to solve complex problems; Knowledge of IT standards in a criminal justice environment; Skills in negotiation, mediation, facilitation, and team building; and Team player attitude with a high-energy level and diligent work ethic.