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TERM LIMITED POSITION: This position is term limited with an anticipated end date of approximately two years from the date of hire. This position is eligible for State employee benefits and may be extended as the situation warrants. This video explains the many benefits of working at the State of Colorado on a term limited basis.
As our new Senior Project Manager (Project Financials) you will be a part of theColorado Broadband Officeas you manage various program tasks and functions involved in the design, implementation, and management of extensive carrier-grade transport networks. You will have oversight of regional broadband network construction including, but not limited to the review of legal documents and service agreements, construction management, installation of carrier neutral locations, and testing.
You will be responsible for the project financials for over 180 projects, totaling $800M in funding. You will provide project financial controls with forward looking information identifying project performance and comparisons against targets, be an active team member providing relevant input and analysis to Project Planning/Execution and manage changes to the budget and schedule as appropriate. This role requires collaboration, driving strategic and tactical initiatives, creating and managing delivery programs and creating detailed reporting for consumption by our internal customers. If you have a knack for financial reporting, project lifecycle management, and cross-functional collaboration, we encourage you to apply today!
Some of the day to day opportunities include:
Monitoring project budgets, indirect cost rates and charges, overspending, fiscal and sponsor compliance.
Developing, implementing, and maintaining cost control on one or more larger projects.
Reviewing and processing grantee requests for reimbursement, ensure compliance with federal and state regulations (i.e. SAM registration, W-9s, contract language review, ongoing desktop financial compliance review, audit status, financial risk assessments, etc) and review financial reports for allowability and accuracy.
Responsibility for the extended period of performance reporting, requests for reimbursement during the extended period of performance, managing federal interest requirements during the federal interest period.
Supporting the planning and tracking of multiple stakeholder Broadband projects, ensuring timely resolution of issues, using escalation as necessary, creation of ongoing status reports using CRM software.
Supporting of collection and preparation of reports as needed for grant funding partners, in addition to developing reports from major CRM platforms.
Collaborating with stakeholders to proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential risks, and devise contingency plans and support the contracting process for broadband grants.
Supporting stakeholders in proactively managing broadband initiatives, including overall project plan, scope, change control, risks, issues, impacts, and reporting through standardization and best practice project implementation.
A minimum of five (5) years experience in project management for large, complex projects and/or comparable experience, which demonstrates strong relationship building and management skills, collaboration, communication, and organizational skills.
A minimum of one (1) year of experience in project financial controls, cost control, scheduling, and estimating within the project management lifecycle.
Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis, but cannot completely substitute for these qualifications.
Training or Certification related to the work assigned to the position will be assigned credit towards substitution for experience and/or education, but cannot completely substitute for these qualifications.
If the minimum qualifications include a degree requirement, additional appropriate paid or unpaid experience will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience coordinating the fiscal aspects of the grant process including budgeting, projections and reconciliation.
Demonstrated expertise and understanding of federal grants policies.
Experience in large scale and complex Broadband infrastructure projects.
Relevant IT certifications (e.g., PMP, Scrum, ITIL, ADKAR, Lean, Six Sigma, etc.)
Agile and Scrum methodology experience
OIT candidates and employees must comply with any screening procedures in place at state entity locations where they might be required to perform work.
A pre-employment background check will be conducted as part of the selection process.
Positions supporting some agencies such as the Department of Corrections and the Department of Public Safety will also require a pre-employment drug test.
This position may require travel within the specified geographic area, and to locations across the state as needed.
This position may require on-call duties as needed by the position.
If this posting indicates “remote from anywhere in CO” in the title, periodic reporting to the primary state work location designated for the position is required. All remote work must be performed in Colorado.
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The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness. The State is resolute in non-discriminatory practices in everything we do, including hiring, employment, and advancement opportunities.
The Governor's Office of Information Technology is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADA Coordinator at OIT_HR@state.co.us or call (303) 764-7900.
This posting may be used to fill multiple vacancies based upon business need.
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