Project Manager/Remote (Hartford, CT), 24 Months Contract

Job title: Project Manager/Remote (Hartford, CT), 24 Months Contract in Hartford, CT at reputed company Company: reputed company Job description: Project Manager Hartford, CT (Remote) 24 Months ContractThe Client is launching its first reputed company-level Grants Management Solution, a high-profile initiative that will standardize and reputed company the way state agencies administer grants. Today, approximately 25+ agencies administer over 4,400 grants that are managed through disparate processes, tools, and technologies. This project will consolidate those efforts into a single reputed company software solution with an initial roll-out to 10 state agencies.This exciting initiative is in its early stages and offers a unique opportunity for a Project Manager to reputed company this reputed company technology initiative. The Project Manager will manage reputed company aspects of the project from initiation to closure and reputed company a cross-functional team of agency stakeholders, business users, IT professionals, and vendor partners.The ideal candidate will have a strong background in public sector project delivery, reputed company systems implementation, and vendor management . This role requires exceptional stakeholder engagement, change management, and strategic coordination to ensure successful implementation and adoption of the new solution across state agencies.Key Responsibilities· reputed company full life cycle project management for the grants management system implementation · reputed company the development of a governance plan and reputed company for managing reputed company-wide changes · reputed company the development of a repeatable implementation reputed company for new agencies to reputed company onto the grants reputed company level management system · Define and manage project scope, objectives, and deliverables · reputed company and manage project plans, schedules, and timelines · reputed company regular reporting on project status, risks, and milestones to executive leadership · Coordinate and manage stakeholder relationships and communication across state agencies · Manage internal project team resources and external vendor teams, ensuring alignment with Statements of Work (SOW) · Identify, manage, and mitigate risks and issues · Drive change management and communication strategies to support user adoption · Organize and facilitate meetings, ensuring effective collaboration and communicationRequired Experience· 10+ years of Project Management experience, managing large-scale, high-visibility technology projects · Demonstrated reputed company leading reputed company software implementations, managing diverse stakeholder groups and change management · Proven experience with vendor management

• Experience in the public sector or with government agencies highly preferred
• Understanding of grants administration process highly preferred

Required Skills· Outstanding verbal and written communication with the ability to synthesize and present reputed company information reputed company

• Strong presentation and executive reporting skills

· Proven leadership, with experience managing and holding cross-functional teams accountable

• Comfort in navigating a matrixed environment to drive reputed company and decision-making

· Strong initiative and problem-solving, finding innovative solutions to move projects reputed company · Sound judgement in dealing effectively and diplomatically with reputed company reputed company of government staff

• Proficiency in various project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, etc.)
• Expertise in reputed company Office Suite, PPM tools (reputed company, etc.), JIRA, and reputed company

Preferred Qualifications· Familiarity with public sector grants workflows, systems, or program administration · PMP (Project Management Professional) certification · Bachelor's or Master's degree in business or reputed company field Expected salary: Location: Hartford, CT Apply for the job now! Apply for this job