Project Manager

Marathon TS is seeking qualified Project Managers to support a project in Baltimore MD. The position requires candidates to work onsite several days a week.

The Mission:

The Maryland Department of Health at the direction of the Maryland Department of General Services (DGS) is moving locations from 201 Preston to the Downtown Baltimore Business District. This move requires extensive coordination and planning to ensure modern IT support to all MDH business units and offices.

This project manager provides the leadership, expertise, methodologies, tools and templates to MDH to support its goal of moving all MDH Office and personnel to the new location. The successful candidate possesses experience in the following areas:

• Engagement with and management of business and technical stakeholder groups at all levels of leadership;

• Development and ongoing management of project governance functions;

• Procurement functions at all stages of the acquisitions cycle;

• Project planning activities such as scope, schedule, and cost management;

• Project monitoring and control activities such as quality management; and,

MDH maintains a geographically diverse set of offices, campuses and facilities thus, the project manager must possess the flexibility and range of expertise to shift project assignments. The project manager may be directed from time to time and as needs arise to support other project activities in addition to the above mentioned project.

Duties:

• Ensure the development and coordination of stakeholders across functions.

• Develop scope statements and manage scope to align work efforts to organizational goals and objectives.

• Develop IT deployment schedules in-line and coordinate to specific office moves.

• Develop performance and quality measures for product management activities and provide tracking and periodic reporting on these measures.

• Lead teams of technical resources in the delivery of high-quality IT solutions that meet business needs.

• Produce stakeholder registers and responsibility assignment matrices as required to ensure a shared understanding.

• Motivates stakeholders and forges consensus around program goals and objectives

• Develop and manage budgets and resourcing plans, and track performance against these budgets and resourcing plans.

• Engage in procurement and contract administration activities as required to ensure the Department obtains the resources required to fulfill program requirements and objectives.

• Develops and implements communication strategies to improve transparency and promote awareness of program areas and issues.

• Engages productively and effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

• Develops written and oral correspondence of outstanding quality.

• Integrates change management and change control practices into the program as required.

• Identifies, tracks, manages, and reduces the impact of risks and issues.

• Manages vendor relationships to ensure high levels of quality.

• Meets legal, regulatory, and policy mandates.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in, Computer Science, Information Systems, Public Health, or other related discipline. Master's degree and/or project management certification is preferred.

• PMP certification and one of the following: PMI-ACP, CSPO, SAFe SA, or SAFe APM or equivalent.

General Experience:

• At least six (6) years of experience in program or project management.

Specialized Experience:

• At least six (6) years of experience in supervision or oversight of IT related programs or projects.

• A proven track record of successfully implementing projects using Agile methodologies including at least five (5) years of experience as a project manager managing major ($1M or more) projects in a high-technology development environment with cross-functional teams

• Experience in coordinating a multi-office facility move with 2000 people, resources, and IT equipment.

• Experience in work planning, monitoring, and reporting.

• Experience managing requirements processes including conducting interviews and documenting technical requirements.

• Experience managing vendors and service providers.

• Experience working with and managing onsite and remote teams.

• Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communications skills.

• Demonstrates capacity to engage effectively with stakeholders and all levels.

Marathon TS is committed to the development of a creative, diverse and inclusive work environment. In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Marathon TS will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. Marathon TS does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as "protected status ").

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Up to $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Baltimore, MD 21201: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Project Management: 6 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• PMI-ACP, SAFe SA/APM OR CSPO Certification (Required)
• PMP (Required)

Work Location: One location