Sr. Project Manager

Job Posting Title

Agency

Supervisory Organization

Job Posting End Date

Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Job Type

Compensation

Job Description

As a Sr. Project Manager with OMES you will enjoy:

• Generous leave including 15 days of vacation, 15 days of sick leave and 11 paid holidays annually.

• A comprehensive Benefit Package with a generous benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents.

Job Details

• Full-time 40-hour work weeks.

• Support the Information Services Division of OMES dedicated to Service Oklahoma.

• Salary based on education and experience

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and direct all PMO operations and activities of the assigned management information services program.

• Monitor progress of program activities of a service program area, including cost and schedule performance, cost recovery performance, staffing needs, and overall performance analytics.

• Recruit, develop, evaluate, and manage staff for an assignment service program area.

• Conduct performance analysis to identify opportunities, highlight strengths, and provide recommended corrective actions for programs and staff.

• Invent new ways to define and measure program effectiveness and organizational productivity, including process analysis and improvement.

• Problem solving and root cause analysis and presentation of recommendations at project, program, and leadership levels.

• Acting as the PMO Subject Matter Expert for multiple functional areas and providing information sharing and training.

• Demonstrated ability to understand and deep dive into Risk Management and Program governance.

• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and collaboration skills that enable you to earn trust at all levels, including senior leadership.

• History of teamwork and willingness to roll up sleeves to get the job done.

• Independent thinker capable of operating within ambiguously defined structures with a bias for delivering tangible results.

• High attention to detail including precise and effective customer communications and ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously.

• Able to navigate ambiguous situations, identify and solve for blockers with minimal guidance, know how to influence, build cross-organizational partnerships.

• Proven track record of leading the delivery of technology platforms in a hyper-growth environment where priorities shift quickly. Experience collaborating with cross-functional team members to deliver against monthly, quarterly, and annual roadmap objectives ensuring tight alignment.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• This position works in a comfortable office setting with a compute for a large percentage of the work day. The noise level in the work is usually mild. Occasional travel may be required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Eight years of experience in an information technology field, six years of which must be in an Agile supervisory, team lead, or program management capacity, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting 12 semester hours in computer science or management information systems course work for each year of the required experience excluding the required supervisory, lead, and/or program management experience.

Preference will be given to candidates who possess

• PMP or PgMP Certification

• Agile Certification

• Lean, Green Belt, or Black Belt Certification

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of Management Information Services.

• Knowledge of Project Management Body of knowledge terminology and guidelines for project and program management.

• Knowledge of program performance analytics.

• Knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, and ITIL Methodologies.

• Knowledge of organizational people management and change management.

• Skills in leadership and team building.

• Skills in communication.

• Analytical skills

• Ability to sell the program value constantly and consistently.

• Ability to influence, negotiate and utilize diplomatic skills to manage expectations.

• Ability to develop and plan the overall program and monitor the progress.

• Ability to perform integration, scope, time, cost, quality, risk, communications, and stakeholder management.

About OMES

The Office of Management and Enterprise Services provides excellent service, expert guidance and continuous improvement in support of our partners’ goals. We are a highly qualified workforce committed to serve those who serve Oklahomans and make government run in the most efficient, innovative manner possible.

OMES is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities may be provided upon request.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.

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