Job Title: Project Manager PMP
Location: Mechanicsville, VA 23116 (Hybrid)
Duration: 8 + Months (Possible Extension)
Interview: Both Web Cam and In Person Interview
Contract Type: W2 or C2C
Payrate Range: $61/ hr. to $66/ hr.
Position Overview:
The Client Information Technology Division (ITD) is seeking a highly organized and detail oriented PMO Support Specialist to enhance project governance, support project managers, and strengthen agency-wide project delivery practices. This role provides direct support to the PMO through documentation management, training coordination, risk oversight, and recurring reporting across Commonwealth-level and agency IT projects.
Responsibilities
The PMO Support Specialist will:
- Update, maintain, and publish PMO documentation that supports IT project managers and ITD staff.
- Manage and maintain SharePoint Online document libraries to ensure accuracy, accessibility, and proper governance.
- Develop, coordinate, and deliver training (in-person and virtual) for agency IT project managers and supporting staff, including creation of training materials and user documentation.
- Serve as a risk manager for Commonwealth-level IT projects, providing guidance on risk identification, mitigation planning, and escalation procedures.
- Support recurring cadenced reporting using Excel and Power BI, ensuring data accuracy and meaningful insights.
- Provide oversight and guidance to projects in the Planning phase to ensure readiness for execution.
- Ensure projects in execution follow established governance structures, including meeting cadence, reporting, metrics tracking, risk and issue management, and quality assurance.
- Review project plans to ensure inclusion of required components such as tasks, schedules, risk identification, resource allocation, checkpoints, and status reporting.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of project management methodologies, PMO standards, and governance frameworks.
- Knowledge of SharePoint Online document organization, permissions, and content management best practices.
- Knowledge of instructional design principles and effective training development techniques.
- Strong skills in publishing professional documentation, maintaining organized repositories, and supporting PMO processes.
- Skill in developing and delivering training to audiences with varying levels of project management experience.
- Skill in performing risk assessments and communicating risk posture.
- Skill in preparing data-driven reports and visualizations using Excel and Power BI.
- Ability to evaluate project readiness during Planning and provide guidance to project managers.
- Ability to monitor governance compliance throughout project execution.
- Ability to review project plans for completeness and collaborate with teams to address gaps.
Qualifications
- The candidate should have 15 years of overall IT experience. Experience with technology infrastructure is preferred. Application Development experience is a plus.
- The candidate must have a minimum of 10 years of experience.
- The candidate should be proficient in MS Office tools such as Microsoft Project, Visio, and excel.
- The candidate should possess training and documentation experience.
- PMP or ACP Certification through PMI or Qualified under Commonwealth of Virginia
Qualification Standards for IT Project Managers.
See :http://www.vita.virginia.gov/oversight/projects/default.aspx?id=
- Experience with VITA s Commonwealth Technology Portfolio (CTP) system and ECOS
- process is strongly preferred.
- Experience with the core Commonwealth IT procurement processes (RFP, VITA
- Statewide Contract, and CAI SOW) is preferred.
- Prior VDOT PM experience is a benefit.
Skill Matrix:
Skill
Required
Amount of Experience
Experience
Large Project Management
Required
10
Years
Documentation creation experience
Required
5
Years
Project Management Tools
Required
10
Years
Training experience
Required
5
Years
SharePoint document management, indexing, and organization experience.
Required
3
Years
Experience in IT Risk Management as a risk manager
Required
8
Years
VITA CTP
Highly desired
1
Years
Proposal Development/Business Writing
Highly desired
10
Years
PMP, ACP or Qualified under Commonwealth of Virginia Qualification Standards for IT Project Managers for Category 4 Projects
Highly desired
8
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