Technical Project Assistant Jobs in Michigan (NOW HIRING)

Hello There,

Wish you a Happy Monday,

My name is Yashmita, and I am a Technical Recruiter at Kanak IT Services LLC. I am reaching out to you regarding the following job opportunity. If you are interested, kindly reply to this email with your updated resume.  

ROLE :: PROJECT MANAGER #1046388

LOCATION :: LANSING, MI (2 DAYS A WEEK ONSITE REQUIRED)

DURATION :: 1 YEAR

MUST PROVIDE:

• Candidates MUST be within 2 hours of Lansing today.  No relocation allowed
• Last 5 of SSN
• Resumse should not more than 4 pages

Info needed:

• Photo ID / Proof they are here in Michigan today

Job Description:

This position is for a Senior Project Manager (PM3) to assist our Project Management Office supporting Michigan Department of Treasury with a multi-year high priority project. This role, as part of the DTMB Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO), works closely with DTMB Agency Services technical teams as well as with agency executives/stakeholders in the delivery of Treasury’s City Tax Modernization.

The candidate must be comfortable working in a fast paced, multi-vendor deployment supporting a hybrid workforce (combination of on-site and remote work) at all levels of the organization. Applicants should possess exceptional communication and follow up skills along with significant experience in formal IT project management. This position requires the PM to be working in person for 2 days a week and 3 days remote.

Senior ERP Systems Integration Project Manager:

• Oracle/SAP ERP experience. Global ERP Project Management leading 20+ member team with over $750M+ budget.
• 10+ years’ experience.
• Project Management Office leadership and governance.
• Oversee Technical Teams with system architecture and integration across SaaS solutions.
• Developed and maintained detailed project integration schedules over 5,000+ lines.
• Prior Developer/Senior Technical Project Management experience.

Basic Duties:

• Utilize our Project Portfolio Management Tool (Clarity) to prepare project schedules, assign resources and management budgets.
• Prepare information for presentations geared to various audiences ranging from executives, managers and project team members.
• Accountable for monitoring, controlling, and communicating project progress by actively managing the cost, schedule, scope, resources, quality, and risks.
• Accountable and responsible for clear, timely, and accurate communications with stakeholders, particularly the project sponsors, project team members, program managers, and MGCB/DTMB management, on the status of the project, using appropriate communication methods.
• Responsible for providing leadership and fostering collaborative participation between the technical and business teams by obtaining consensus and gaining commitment.
• Responsible for working with the project team members to develop and maintain the following key SUITE Project Management Methodology (PMM) deliverables throughout the project lifecycle:
• Project Charter - Project Schedule – Project Budget - Communication Plan – Project Status Report - Risk and Issue Management Plans - Change Requests – Project Closedown Summary
• Responsible for managing interfaces related communication with other agencies
• Responsible for ensuring the project adheres to the SUITE PMM and System Engineering Methodology (SEM), including appropriate and timely transitions through the stages and phases of the project lifecycle.
• Responsible for facilitating and enforcing the Change Management process (Change Requests) when the project deviates from the approved scope, schedule, or budget. This includes ensuring all Change Requests have appropriate approval before action is taken or information is updated.
• Responsible for creating project Corrective Action Plans (CAP) when necessary for projects in yellow or red status.
• Responsible for understanding the project benefits and the impact of change requests to the benefits business cases. Responsible for ensuring related project artifacts are updated accordingly.
• Responsible for reviewing and understanding vendor contracts to actively manage the vendor deliverables and adherence to the vendor deliverable approval procedure.
• Facilitates the interactions among stakeholders by clarifying the expectations of all participants and ensuring all deliverables are assigned, reviewed, and completed

Qualifications Required/Desired Experience:

• Oracle/SAP ERP experience. Global ERP Project Management leading 20+ member team with over $750M+ budget. - Required - 10 years
• In-depth knowledge of and experience in IT project management, including industry standards and best practices. - Required - 7 years
• Proven record for delivering projects on time and on budget in a formal project manager role - Required - 7 years
• Experience establishing and maintaining project budgets, schedules, change requests, risk and issue logs - Required - 7 years
• Experience developing and delivering project status – Required - 7 years
• Experience using a project portfolio management systems and tools (eg.) Clarity - Required - 5 years
• Advanced working knowledge of MSProject – Required - 5 years
• Experience handling variety of stakeholders and system owners from other departments. - Required - 5 years
• Oversee Technical Teams with system architecture and integration across SaaS solutions. - Required - 5 years
• Experience in providing project management services for IT Projects involving Commercial Off the Shelf Technology (COTS) - Required - 5 years
• Experience managing multi-vendor environment in a government environment. - Required - 5 years
• Developed and maintained detailed project integration schedules over 5,000+ lines. - Required - 5 years
• Prior Developer/Senior Technical Project Management experience. - Required - 5 years
• Possession of a Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification. - Highly Desired - 3 years