Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager

Location: New York, NY

Employment Type: Contract

DMV IT Service LLC, founded in 2020, is a trusted IT consulting firm specializing in IT infrastructure optimization, cybersecurity, networking, and staffing solutions. We partner with clients to achieve technology goals through expert guidance, workforce support, and innovative solutions. With a client-focused approach, we also provide online training and job placements, ensuring long-term IT success.

We are seeking an experienced professional to develop, standardize, and optimize project management templates, governance frameworks, and QA practices across enterprise projects. The role focuses on enhancing project delivery through structured PMO artifacts, ensuring compliance with SDLC standards, performing quality assurance assessments, and building capability in project oversight and coaching. The ideal candidate will combine project management expertise, template development skills, and mentoring ability to strengthen governance and portfolio performance.

Project Management Template Development & Standardization (40%)
• Revamp and standardize project management templates aligned with SDLC phases.
• Develop a comprehensive “PM Starter Pack” including templates, guides, checklists, examples, and starter project plans.
• Redesign artifacts such as Project Charters, Project Plans, RAID Logs, Decision Logs, RACI matrices, Change Request forms, Scope Management Plans, Resource Management templates, Status Reports, Cost Estimates, Deployment Plans, and Support Models.
• Build standardized starter project plans with pre-populated tasks, deliverables, milestones, and dependencies for different project types.
• Develop program and project governance plans establishing best practices for projects of all sizes.
• Create tiered governance frameworks based on project budget and complexity.

Quality Assurance Support & Project Evaluation (30%)
• Conduct QA assessments of projects to verify SDLC compliance and documentation completeness.
• Review project management artifacts including Charters, Plans, RAID Logs, RACI matrices, Decision Logs, Scope Plans, Change Control, and Resource Management documents.
• Provide actionable recommendations to project teams and identify documentation gaps or process deficiencies.
• Track QA results and trends across the portfolio and contribute to summary reports.

Portfolio Liaison Upskilling & QA Capability Building (30%)
• Train portfolio liaisons on quality project management and effective QA practices.
• Deliver training on “what good looks like” for essential PM artifacts.
• Create job aids such as QA checklists, evaluation criteria, examples, quick reference guides, and rubrics.
• Provide hands-on coaching during QA activities and facilitate workshops for artifact evaluation practice.
• Enable liaisons to perform independent QA reviews and provide constructive project feedback.
• Support development of PMO processes for portfolio monitoring and governance.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive project and program management experience.
• Proven experience in IT project governance and SDLC oversight.
• Strong track record of developing PM standards, templates, and methodologies.
• Experience conducting QA reviews, process improvements, and training PM professionals.
• Experience managing large-scale programs (>$20M preferred).

Technical Skills – Must Have
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required.
• Expert knowledge of project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid).
• Deep understanding of SDLC phases and governance requirements.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong skills in project planning, RACI matrices, RAID logs, decision logging, change control, scope management, resource planning, and governance frameworks.
• Exceptional template design, documentation, and training material development skills.

Technical Skills – Nice to Have
• Power BI for dashboards.
• SharePoint site development and customization.
• Microsoft Teams.
• Data and analytics capabilities.
• Azure DevOps (ADO).
• PPM Tools (Oracle, Planview, etc.).
• Organizational Change Management (OCM).
• Instructional design principles.
• Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification.
• Experience in utility or energy industries.