Project Manager - PMP - 10 month HYBRID contract - MUST BE CURRRENTLY LIVING IN THE RTP area

The NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is seeking an experienced Project Manager. This management role will work with multiple internal and external stakeholders, project teams, divisions, departments, and vendors to strategize, implement, and maintain the various modernization initiative for social services and Medicaid programs. This position will interact with all levels of staff in DHHS including executive staff.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Review project proposals or plans to determine a time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing projects, staffing requirements and the assignment of available departmental resources to various project phases.
- Identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones, and required activities and tasks.
- Provide leadership and motivation to project team members throughout the project life cycle and confer with project staff to outline a work plan.
- Manage multiple Vendors on boarding and identify key requirements needed from cross-functional teams and Vendors.
- Work with other program managers to identify risks and opportunities across multiple projects within the department.
- Manage budget across various work streams and funding channels for maximum productivity.
- Manage resource allocations and expectations for the program.
- Collaborate with the State DIT to ensure program compliance with the State IT Roadmap and all State Privacy and security requirements.

Skills:

Program Management experience managing multiple large complex projects

Experience creating roadmaps for the portfolio

Proven track record of delivering IT projects within budget, scope and schedule

Objective decision-making ability based on strategic objectives priority, business performance analysis and resource availability

Experience with Cloud technologies & SaaS applications running on Cloud
Candidate with PgMP Certification
Candidate with Agile (PMI-ACP) Certification
Experience managing or supervising programs involving Application modernization and modularization projects.
Experience collaborating with State and Local Government
Experience in complex, cross-functional team environments
Knowledge of social services and medicaid programs or similarly complex case management systems
Employment Type: Contractor
Salary: $ 50.00 Per Hour