Project / Program Manager 4 - Collaborative Environment

We are in search of a motivated Project / Program Manager 4 to join our high calibre team at Novalink Solutions in Carson City, NV.
Growing your career as a Full Time Project / Program Manager 4 is an outstanding opportunity to develop indispensable skills.
If you are strong in negotiation, strategic planning and have the right talent for the job, then apply for the position of Project / Program Manager 4 at Novalink Solutions today!

Job Description
VREMS project
Lead PM MSA recruitment, August 17, 2023 Job Description
Selected candidates will lead the project team implementing a new, statewide Voter Registration system for use by county election officials and the Secretary of State's Elections Division. The solution will replace multiple, legacy systems at both the counties and the state. This Project Manager Project will need to engage the whole range of stakeholders which include divisions of the Secretary of State, the solution vendor, the seventeen county election officials, and the governance structures established by the project. This project is expected to require multiple years to complete.
As a on this project, you can expect to be tasked with some, all or none of the following activities:
• elicitation and documentation of business requirements
• Validation of previously documented requirements
• GAP analysis of systems and requirements
• Establishment and enforcement of project governance processes
• Gaining an understanding of As-Is business process flows
• Review of project deliverables
• Lead project scheduling activities including development of WBS, time estimates, work item sequencing, and resourcing
• Acting as the primary vendor interface
• Lead Organizational Readiness activities
• Experience and Skills Required:
1) Project Management Certification; PMP, CAFM, PMI-ACP or Prince 2; or a combination of formal project management training and a minimum of 18 months of project management leadership in a relevant functional or technical field
2) It in critical that applicants possess strong leadership, decision-making and judgement skills
3) Communicates clearly in English, both verbally and in writing, with project team members and stakeholders
4) Intermediate level proficiency with Microsoft Office 2016 including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio
5) Verifiable, direct experience using MS Word and Project to develop project plans and resource-loaded schedules with milestones
6) Adept at conveying project health and progress via presentations and project reports to mid and senior-level management
7) Verifiable, direct experience in monitoring the development, management and improvement of business processes
8) Verifiable, direct Software/Systems Development Life Cycle experience using Agile-Scrum methodology
9) Verifiable, direct experience in monitoring the development and management of software and IT systems requirements
10) Verifiable, direct experience using Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS), or a similar product, for reporting, requirements management, project management, testing and release management
11) Demonstrated competency in the following project management process areas and activities:
a) Project Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing
b) Project Charter and Stakeholder Registry creation
c) Project Communications and Stakeholder Involvement Plans
d) Scope definition and baseline creation
e) Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development
f) Tasks and activities definition and sequencing
g) Human resource workload estimating and allocation
h) Project standards and artifact templates tailoring
12) Adept at organizing and facilitating meetings, writing reports and achieving deliverables
13) Demonstrated competency in coordinating and collaborating across multiple agencies/business units, vendors and project teams
14) Proven interpersonal skills and competencies using a positive, proactive, resolute and patient attitude when dealing with people in the workplace
15) Demonstrated competency managing and validating vendor deliverables
16) Strong experience in managing Organizational Change Readiness activitiesIntermediate level proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio; Requirements
VREMS project
Lead PM MSA recruitment, August 17, 2023 Job Description
Selected candidates will lead the project team implementing a new, statewide Voter Registration system for use by county election officials and the Secretary of State's Elections Division. The solution will replace multiple, legacy systems at both the counties and the state. This Project Manager Project will need to engage the whole range of stakeholders which include divisions of the Secretary of State, the solution vendor, the seventeen county election officials, and the governance structures established by the project. This project is expected to require multiple years to complete.
As a on this project, you can expect to be tasked with some, all or none of the following activities:
• elicitation and documentation of business requirements
• Validation of previously documented requirements
• GAP analysis of systems and requirements
• Establishment and enforcement of project governance processes
• Gaining an understanding of As-Is business process flows
• Review of project deliverables
• Lead project scheduling activities including development of WBS, time estimates, work item sequencing, and resourcing
• Acting as the primary vendor interface
• Lead Organizational Readiness activities
• Experience and Skills Required:
1) Project Management Certification; PMP, CAFM, PMI-ACP or Prince 2; or a combination of formal project management training and a minimum of 18 months of project management leadership in a relevant functional or technical field
2) It in critical that applicants possess strong leadership, decision-making and judgement skills
3) Communicates clearly in English, both verbally and in writing, with project team members and stakeholders
4) Intermediate level proficiency with Microsoft Office 2016 including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio
5) Verifiable, direct experience using MS Word and Project to develop project plans and resource-loaded schedules with milestones
6) Adept at conveying project health and progress via presentations and project reports to mid and senior-level management
7) Verifiable, direct experience in monitoring the development, management and improvement of business processes
8) Verifiable, direct Software/Systems Development Life Cycle experience using Agile-Scrum methodology
9) Verifiable, direct experience in monitoring the development and management of software and IT systems requirements
10) Verifiable, direct experience using Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS), or a similar product, for reporting, requirements management, project management, testing and release management
11) Demonstrated competency in the following project management process areas and activities:
a) Project Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing
b) Project Charter and Stakeholder Registry creation
c) Project Communications and Stakeholder Involvement Plans
d) Scope definition and baseline creation
e) Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development
f) Tasks and activities definition and sequencing
g) Human resource workload estimating and allocation
h) Project standards and artifact templates tailoring
12) Adept at organizing and facilitating meetings, writing reports and achieving deliverables
13) Demonstrated competency in coordinating and collaborating across multiple agencies/business units, vendors and project teams
14) Proven interpersonal skills and competencies using a positive, proactive, resolute and patient attitude when dealing with people in the workplace
15) Demonstrated competency managing and validating vendor deliverables
16) Strong experience in managing Organizational Change Readiness activitiesIntermediate level proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio;
Benefits of working as a Project / Program Manager 4 in Carson City, NV:
? Excellent Benefits Package
? Company offers career progression opportunities
? Leading Industry Pay