PMP SAP Project Manager - Primarily remote

*** Webcam interview*** Long term contract Primarily Remote onsite as needed

Selected Candidate Duties

The selected candidate will perform the following duties:

• Manages and coordinates the activities of internal and/or external staff involved in multiple IT projects of varying complexity.
• Develops and maintains project artifacts as required using PA TURNPIKE or other established project management standards, procedures, templates, and methodologies.
• Builds and manages the detailed integrated project plan and schedule that captures all task level detail with deliverables, milestones, cross-functional dependencies, etc. while mapping the critical path.
• Estimates and maintains cost plan(s) during all phases of the project.
• Plan and schedule resources efficiently by ensuring that the right resources are allocated and available to the right project activities at the right time.
• Forecasts and enables resource capacity planning in a dynamically changing business environment. It is critical to forecast and get real-time foresight into project resourcing so that the project can take corrective actions ahead of time.
• Establishes project governance framework with a structured approach to govern the project activities. This framework must have well-defined roles, responsibilities, escalation paths, and decision-making processes.
• Coordinates with business owners and other analysts to define and refine the project scope.
• Performs project management duties through the entire project lifecycle, including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, and controlling, and closing.
• Conducts lessons learned sessions during and after projects to identify recommendations for improvement.
• Develops and maintains a productive working relationship with technology staff, business owners, project sponsors, vendors, and key clients.
• Coordinates all project activities with System Integrator Project Managers including interrelated projects within the PA TURNPIKE landscape.
• Manages all project artifacts including signoffs.
• Adheres to the PA TURNPIKE PMO Playbook and referenced artifacts.

Desired Skillset/Minimum Experience

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of ten (10) years of expertise in project/project management of projects of various size and subject matter, including but not limited to integration, scope, schedule, communication, vendor, and risk planning and management. The candidate must have experience managing high profile subject matter vendors within the on-prem and cloud landscape. Experience with Enterprise Business Solutions, specifically SAP/ERP projects as a Project Manager. Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification. Experience with multi-year projects. Strong skills with leadership, conflict management, and negotiation. Must have expert level knowledge and extensive experience in creating and maintaining integrated plans in MS Project and or MS Project online. Excellent written and oral communication, and presentation skills.

Onboarding Requirements:

• Vendors are responsible for providing complete and accurate information and correctly completed forms for on-boarding resources.
• The vendor should allow a minimum of five to seven business days to fully on-board new resources.

Vendor resources must:

• Complete the consultant onboarding spreadsheet provided by the PA TURNPIKE.
• Sign the PA TURNPIKE's "Acceptable Use of Commission Technology Resources" (Policy 8.01) and the Non-Revenue Card Application Use Agreement for door access.
• Provide a contact phone number and a current professional photo.
• Must provide a copy of the results of a Pennsylvania Access to Criminal History – Record Check Certification (ePATCH) of the selected candidate dated after the release date of the Statement of Work.
• Provide a copy of the results of a National Criminal Check.
• If vendor resources will manage or access PA Turnpike systems and/or data for the Commission, they must sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), which must also be approved and signable by their PA TURNPIKE supervisor.

Skills/Requirements

Skill Required Years

PM of projects of various size/subject matter, including but not limited to integration, scope, schedule, communication, vendor, risk planning Required 10 Years

Experience managing high profile subject matter vendors within the on-prem and cloud landscape Required

Experience with Enterprise Business Solutions, specifically SAP/ERP projects as a Project Manager Required

Experience with multi-year projects. Required

Must have expert level knowledge and extensive experience in creating and maintaining integrated plans in MS Project and or MS Project online. Required

Strong skills with leadership, conflict management, and negotiation. Required

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification. Required