• Bachelors Degree PMP Certification CSM…

    COOLSOFT (St. Paul, MN)


    Bachelors Degree PMP Certification CSM Certification MS PROJECT Jira Azure DevOps

     

    Requirement id 156042

     

    Job title Manager

     

    Job location in St Paul, MN

     

    Skills required Stakeholder Management, Risk And Issue Management, Resource Management, Bachelors Degree PMP Certification CSM C

     

    Open Date 20-Nov-2025

     

    Close Date

     

    Job type Contract

     

    Duration 5 Months

     

    Compensation DOE

     

    Status requirement ---

     

    Job interview type ---

     

    Email Recruiter:coolsoft

     

    Job Description Manager: Stakeholder Management, Risk And Issue Management, Resource Management, Bachelors Degree PMP Certification CSM C

     

    Start date :1/15/2026

     

    End Date : 06/15/2026

     

    Submission deadline : 12/01/2025 by 8:00 A.M

     

    Client Info : The Metropolitan Council Office

     

    Minnesota Department of Information Technology Services (MNIT)

    Note:

    *The work is expected to be done with a hybrid of on-site and remote work.

    * Resource will be required to work at a Met Council office at least one day per week. Council offices are located at 390 Robert Street North, Saint Paul, MN or 570 North 6th Avenue, Minneapolis, MN.

    * The Met Council will conduct interviews. The Met Council reserves the right to remove a resource from consideration if the resource is unavailable for interview as requested by the Met Council.

    • Interviews will be conducted in-person at Metropolitan Council Offices located at 390 Robert Street North, St. Paul, MN 55101.

    Description:

    The Metropolitan Council (Met Council) is seeking one full-time Program Manager resource to work on the Enterprise Transit Fare System Upgrade project. The selected resource will manage the end-to-end planning, execution, and operationalization of strategic, complex, cross-functional multi-million-dollar initiatives essential to the organizations success. Work may be performed independently and/or in a team environment depending on project needs.

     

    At a high level, the resource will provide Program Management leadership for assigned Met Council projects.

     

    The work is expected to be done with a hybrid of on-site and remote work. Resource will be required to work at a Met Council office at least one day per week. Council offices are located at 390 Robert Street North, Saint Paul, MN or 570 North 6th Avenue, Minneapolis, MN.

     

    Tasks

    Program Management

    • Develop comprehensive program, portfolio, and project plans using Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid delivery methodologies.

    • Define scope, goals, deliverables, and timelines.

    • Apply extensive vendor management experience to ensure delivery of contractual scope within agreed upon constraints.

    • Leverage experience to actively manage testing activities and resources to ensure unit, performance, functionality, and user testing objectives are met.

    • Utilize departmental tools for program and project management, tracking, and reporting.

    Team Leadership

    • Demonstrate business acumen and professionalism in order to clearly communicate with senior level executives in oral, written, and presentation formats.

    • Lead conversations to facilitate prioritization, road mapping, and trade off discussions with program stakeholders.

    • Manage project managers within the program to provide day to day guidance and oversight in order to ensure service delivery.

    • Support a collaborative and productive work and PMO team environment.

    • Facilitate communication and coordination for projects / programs across cross-functional teams.

    • Lead change management and conflict resolution efforts within the program.

    • Ensure teams have clear roles, responsibilities, and deliverables.

    Stakeholder Management

    • Build strong stakeholder relationships to become a trusted advisor to project sponsors and senior leaders.

    • Communicate project status, risks, and issues to stakeholders and executive management in a timely manner to set expectations and escalate as appropriate.

    • Ensure alignment of project objectives with business goals through stakeholder management activities.

    Risk & Issue Management

    • Proactively identify, assess, and manage project / program risks and issues through mitigation planning.

    • Monitor and report project / program progress and performance throughout delivery lifecycle.

    Budget & Resource Management

    • Develop and manage program and project budgets, per governance requirements.

    • Allocate resources effec

     

    Call502-379-4456 Ext 100for more details. Please provide Requirement id: 156042 while calling.

     

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