VDOT Center of Excellence Program Manager

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Job description

We are seeking a highly experienced Program Manager to lead a Center of Excellence. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in project management, team leadership, and organizational change management.

Minimum Qualifications

10 years' experience leading and managing direct reports. Set direction and strategy for the assigned team.

Ability to interact effectively with customers and project team members.

Knowledge of project management tools, methods, and practices.

Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

Ability to program and create custom reports using IT application standard tools.

PMP certification.

VITA Project Manager Certification (can be obtained within 120 days of hire) is a plus but not required.

Advanced skills using Microsoft Project Professional.

15 years of combined experience with scrum, Agile, SAFe, Product Line, and Waterfall methodologies.

15 years experience managing complex projects with multiple workstreams and high organizational change.

Must be able to quickly and easily adapt to changing priorities, embracing changes to deliver leadership and guidance.

Experience creating and managing knowledge bases, job aids, and training programs.

Strong functional understanding of MS Project, Project Server, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Planner, and Power BI.

Ability to assess project risks and issues and determine mitigation required to contain or resolve them.

Demonstrated understanding of project portfolio and lifecycle management processes.

Demonstrated understanding of governance processes, procedures, and policies for project management.

Demonstrated understanding of organizational change.

Demonstrated understanding of how to manage the project critical path.

Demonstrated strong facilitation and collaboration skills.

Demonstrated skills in developing new processes that incorporate best practices and address stakeholder needs.

Demonstrated ability to create clear and concise written procedural documentation.

Demonstrated understanding of procurement and vendor management.

Ability to articulate thoughts and ideas in support of initiatives that are being newly developed.

Ideal candidates would be self-starters who can articulate thoughts and ideas in support of initiatives that are being newly developed.

Skills

Experience managing and leading direct reports - Required: 10 Years

Experience managing and providing guidance to project teams - Required: 10 Years

Project Management experience - Required: 20 Years

Experience providing training to project managers and project teams - Required: 10 Years

Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint, Project Server), Microsoft Project/POL experience - Required: 10 Years

Experience working in a PMO office - Required: 15 Years

Experience working in a remote and local team environment - Required: 5 Years

Experience reporting metrics - Required: 8 Years

Business process improvement experience - Required: 5 Years

Experience managing complex projects with multiple workstreams and high organizational change - Required: 15 Years

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