Senior Project Manager

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager with strong leadership skills to oversee enterprise IT projects, drive cross-functional collaboration, manage budgets, and ensure timely delivery of complex initiatives.

Senior Project Manager

Job Description

This position is for a Senior Project Manager (PM3) supporting the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) under the DTMB Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO). The role involves managing multi-year, high-priority projects, coordinating with technical teams and agency executives, and ensuring successful delivery of legacy application modernization initiatives. Candidates must be comfortable in a fast-paced, multi-vendor environment supporting a hybrid workforce.

Key Responsibilities

Utilize the State of Michigan’s Project Portfolio Management Tool (Clarity) for project scheduling, resources, and budget management.
Prepare presentations for executives, managers, and project teams.
Monitor, control, and communicate project progress covering cost, schedule, scope, resources, quality, and risks.
Provide leadership and foster collaboration between technical and business teams, gaining consensus and commitment.
Develop and maintain key SUITE PMM deliverables: Project Charter, Project Schedule, Project Budget, Communication Plan, Status Reports, Risk/Issue Management, Change Requests, and Project Closedown Summary.
Manage interfaces and communication with other agencies.
Ensure project adherence to SUITE PMM and System Engineering Methodology (SEM).
Facilitate and enforce Change Management processes; create Corrective Action Plans for projects in yellow/red status.
Review vendor contracts, actively manage vendor deliverables, and ensure approvals are in place.
Clarify stakeholder expectations and ensure deliverables are assigned, reviewed, and completed.

Qualifications

7+ years: IT Project Management experience, delivering projects on time and on budget.
7+ years: Establishing and maintaining project budgets, schedules, and risk/change logs.
7+ years: Developing and delivering project status reports.
5+ years: Using project portfolio management tools (e.g., Clarity) and MS Project.
5+ years: Managing multi-vendor environments and handling diverse stakeholders.
5+ years: Experience with COTS technology IT projects.