Project Manager - TX

Austin, Texas 78701

Client requires the services of 1 Project Manager 2, hereafter referred to as Candidate(s), who meets the general qualifications of Project Manager 2, Project Management and the specifications outlined in this document for the Texas Department of Agriculture.

All work products resulting from the project shall be considered "works made for hire" and are the property of the Clinet and may include pre-selection requirements that potential Vendors (and their Candidates) submit to and satisfy criminal background checks as authorized by Texas law. Clinet will pay no fees for interviews or discussions, which occur during the process of selecting a Candidate(s).

Oversee the planning, development, and execution of TDA Capital projects.

Contribute to the Legislative Administrative Review (LAR) planning for new and existing project request .

Oversee and evaluate processes used when developing new projects to ensure the teams are adhering to procedures consistently and confirm scope and schedule changes are documented, approved, and understood by stakeholders and project team members.

Develop project budgets, schedules, works plans, resource requirements, cost estimates, and cost projections.

Monitor and manage the quality of applications and works to identify continuous improvement measures/root cause and corrective actions. Verifies project deliverables are acceptable, fulfill terms of the team agreements, and are within budget.

Communicate routinely to management, customers, project team members, and other stakeholders, actively soliciting and addressing customer and project team feedback. Communicate with external stake holders and oversee requisite reporting. Communicate monthly with internal stakeholders and as needed with Quarterly Assurance Monitoring team..

Responsible for problem management, issue resolution, and risk identification and mitigation, while empowering and motivating the team to have a sense of ownership over the application.

Communicates a clear vision of all projects to the executive management team, customers, and project team. Coordinate the initiation and planning of diverse projects to meet strategic application and technology roadmap commitments.

Follow all TDA policies and procedures.

Minimum Requirements

II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity. Years Required/Preferred Experience 5 Required Minimum five (5) years of work experience in managing or working on software application teams, using the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), the Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC), and Agile Scrum Methodology. 4 Required Four years of working as a project manager using the Texas Project Delivery Framework 4 Preferred Four years’ experience working with Major Information Resources Projects.

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