Project Manager

Title: Project Manager

State Role Title: Info Technology Specialist III

Hiring Range: Up to $121,000

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Central Office

Agency Website: www.dbhds.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services’ (DBHDS) IT Project Management Office (PMO) is seeking a highly skilled and trained individual to serve as a Project Manager. This position provides project management oversight and management to technology development and maintenance projects in the PMO. This position may also provide leadership in performing systems analysis and architecting software technology solutions for the agency.

Additional Responsibilities Include

Meeting regularly with all project staff, stakeholders, and management to coordinate work, resolve issues, remove barriers, and ensure effectiveness and efficiency of all project resources. Working with VITA Project Management Division (PMD) and project sub-contractor organizations and staff to ensure projects are clearly understood by those organizations. Providing appropriate project management for each assigned project following Commonwealth of Virginia standards, agency/PMO procedures, and industry best practices. Project documentation including requirements for project proposals, charters, plans, schedules, cost benefit analyses, and status reporting are properly recorded in approved systems (such as VITA, CTP and SharePoint) within expected timeframes. Developing familiarity with the business needs in an assigned functional area and the environment in which technical solutions will be used. Documenting business unit concerns, business drivers, and strategies and coordinate cross-functional area discussions on enterprise solutions.

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge of the associated disciplines of business analysis, software development, quality control, configuration management, technical support, training, and production operations. Knowledge of business process engineering methods. Demonstrated skills in:Microsoft Project to include planning, establishment of critical plans, identification of risks/issues, defect tracking, status reporting, and rescheduling remaining work.Meeting facilitation with customers and technical teams.Utilizing accepted SDLC models and project management methodologies such as Waterfall, Iterative, and Agile. Strong attention to detail, with the ability to follow-through. Excellent facilitation, verbal and written communication, collaboration, negotiation, and presentation skills. Ability to operate effectively in a changing environment with multiple priorities.

Additional Considerations

Demonstrated experience in organizing, planning, and managing information technology related projects ranging in size/scope from low risk/complexity to high risk/complexity. Project management qualification by the Commonwealth of Virginia, or PMP certification, or equivalent. Experience using project and portfolio management tools. Understanding of and experience with the Commonwealth of Virginia project management standards.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

This position is eligible for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy.

For consideration, interested applicants must apply by completing the online application. A resume may also be included with your submission. However, emailed, faxed, and hand-delivered applications and/or resumes will not be accepted. This position is open until filled; however, applications/resumes will begin to be reviewed within seven (7) business days of the date of this posting. Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act.

DBHDS welcomes all applicants authorized to work in the U.S. For more information on how to seek this authorization, please refer to Working in the United States or contact the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office directly.

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Contact Information

Name: Keiana Bobbitt

Phone: N/A

Email: keiana.bobbitt@dbhds.virginia.gov - Inquiries Only/No Submissions to include resumes.

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.