NOVALINK SOLUTIONS LLC · 1 day ago
Project Manager \- hybrid Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Full-time, Contract
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
5+ years expNOVALINK SOLUTIONS LLC is seeking a dedicated IT Project Manager/Scrum Master to join the Nebraska Department of Transportation's Information Technology Project Portfolio Management Office. The role involves managing IT projects from initiation to closure, ensuring that project goals are met within the specified timeframe and budget while leading project teams and maintaining stakeholder relationships.
Information ServicesProfessional ServicesTelecommunications
Responsibilities
Planning, directing and coordinating project management activities of designated project(s) ensuring that the goals and objectives of the project(s) are accomplished within the prescribed timeframe and requirements
Oversee all aspects of projects
Set deadlines, assign responsibilities and monitor and summarize progress of project
Prepare reports for project portfolio and upper management regarding status of project
Work directly with clients to ensure deliverables fall within the applicable scope and budget
Perform a variety of tasks
Lead and direct the work of others
Develop requirement specifications, business cases, functional specifications, process models and state transition models
Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders
Perform gap analysis to compare solutions against stakeholder requirement
Conduct vendor product evaluations
Enhancing the capabilities and effectiveness of NDOT, by ensuring that proposed solutions are properly understood and appropriately exploited
Proven working experience in project management
Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Proven experience in project management
Ability to lead project teams of various sizes and see them through to completion
Strong understanding of formal project management methodologies such as Project Management Institute (PMI)
Experience as an IT project manager or ERP project manager
Leading process to complete project charter and obtain necessary approvals
Creating and publishing project documents to include project scope, project schedule, business requirements, risk assessment and response, and time estimates
Determining resources required to accomplish project objectives
Conducting or participating in stakeholder meetings
Creating and executing plans for communication, change control, quality and risk control, and specific coordination of activities
Oversee execution of project tasks, monitoring performance and solving project slippage and/or constraints in timely manner
Managing stakeholder expectations, project risks and solving problems
Controlling project scope and changes, schedule, and status reporting
Facilitate closeout activities like lessons learned and customer feedback
Perform analysis and document process flows
Understand and perform QA/QC functions as well as potentially lead others in QA/QC activities
Capture business requirements and assist with design and development
Experience with Azure DevOps to create product backlogs, user stories & tasks
Must be able to perform Process Flow Analysis of existing systems/applications
Candidate must be able to work onsite and remotely when required
Regular and reliable attendance is required
Experience supporting Department of Transportation / Highway Safety / Traffic Safety / Financial systems
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or Technical degree in Computer Science/Software Development/Project Management (or equivalent combination of education and minimum 5+ year's Project Management experience)
Minimum 2+ years of experience in managing projects/software development utilizing Agile SDLC
Minimum 5 years project management experience
Strong soft skills with a distinctive ability to empower, motivate and influence others without authority or a direct reporting relationship
Develop requirement specifications, business cases, functional specifications, process models and state transition models
Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders
Perform gap analysis to compare solutions against stakeholder requirement. Conduct vendor product evaluations
Enhancing the capabilities and effectiveness of NDOT, by ensuring that proposed solutions are properly understood and appropriately exploited
Proven working experience in project management
Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Proven experience in project management
Ability to lead project teams of various sizes and see them through to completion
Strong understanding of formal project management methodologies such as Project Management Institute (PMI)
Experience as an IT project manager or ERP project manager
Leading process to complete project charter and obtain necessary approvals
Creating and publishing project documents to include project scope, project schedule, business requirements, risk assessment and response, and time estimates
Determining resources required to accomplish project objectives
Conducting or participating in stakeholder meetings
Creating and executing plans for communication, change control, quality and risk control, and specific coordination of activities
Oversee execution of project tasks, monitoring performance and solving project slippage and/or constraints in timely manner
Managing stakeholder expectations, project risks and solving problems
Controlling project scope and changes, schedule, and status reporting
Facilitate closeout activities like lessons learned and customer feedback
Extremely detail oriented
Perform analysis and document process flows
Understand and perform QA/QC functions as well as potentially lead others in QA/QC activities
Capture business requirements and assist with design and development
Experience with Azure DevOps to create product backlogs, user stories & tasks
Must be able to perform Process Flow Analysis of existing systems/applications
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Candidate must be able to work onsite and remotely when required
Regular and reliable attendance is required
Experience supporting Department of Transportation / Highway Safety / Traffic Safety / Financial systems
Preferred
Experience with all aspects of project management
Experience with Agile development utilizing SCRUM
Experience working with Developers and end users is a plus
Project Management certification desired, but not required
Perform or assist with testing as needed
Experience with Web Services and Windows Services
Experience using Microsoft SQL Server
Experience with CICS
Experience handling multiple projects
NDOT utilizes Agile development methodology
NDOT web applications are built in MVC pattern with MSF C#.NET, HTML, JavaScript, CSS and XML which interact with the Department's Information Systems
NDOT has a number of legacy systems built using COBOL, CICS and DB2 Z/OS
Company
NOVALINK SOLUTIONS LLC
Novalink Solutions LLC (Novalink) is a global consulting and engineering services company.
51-200 employees
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