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Job Description
Role: Project Manager (Part-Time) Location: Hybrid in St. Paul, MN Duration: 1 year Rate: up to $73.12/hour W2, dependent on skills and qualifications
Project Background The client is replacing its aging management system. Internal support for the current system cannot continue beyond 2027. The project will implement a supported solution for operations and requires coordination across the client and other partners. The project has previously encountered issues and is being refreshed for implementation. The Project Manager will coordinate dependencies with the team, while helping the team resolve decisions about integrations and protected information sharing. The client seeks a Project Manager who can establish and maintain a practical delivery plan, facilitate decisions, identify risks early, and keep internal and vendor teams aligned through implementation. The target go live date is to be determined. The Project Manager will work with internal and vendor teams to establish a feasible implementation schedule.
Scope of Work The selected contractor will provide project management services, including: - Developing and maintaining the project plan, schedule, milestones, and workstream dependencies
- Leading project meetings and tracking decisions, action items, risks, issues, and changes
- Coordinating internal and other stakeholders
- Managing vendor coordination, deliverable review, and follow-up on commitments
- Coordinating integration planning
- Planning and tracking configuration, data conversion, testing, training, deployment, and transition activities with responsible teams
- Preparing status reports, escalating decisions and risks, and maintaining project documentation
The contractor will lead project management activities and work with internal leads on scope, priorities, and approvals. Internal and vendor teams will remain responsible for technical configuration, development, and operational decisions.
Required Qualifications - Demonstrated experience managing enterprise application implementation projects from planning through deployment, including prior project management experience for an other public sector organization
- Experience managing vendor deliverables, schedules, risks, issues, and dependencies across teams
- Strong facilitation, written communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to develop and maintain practical project plans, status reports, decision logs, and other project controls
Preferred Qualifications - Experience implementing jail management, public safety, justice, or corrections systems
- Experience with interfaces, data migration, system integrations, and regulated data
- Experience implementing Central Square or similar Management System solutions
Position Level This is a part-time Project Manager role requiring an experienced professional who can: - Independently manage a complex implementation involving a software vendor and multiple internal teams
- Translate technical and operational dependencies into a clear schedule and actionable decisions
- Work collaboratively with client leaders, operational staff, Information Services, and external partners
Term and Work Schedule - Duration: Up to one year from the agreed contract start date.
- Hours: 20 hours per week. The weekly schedule will be coordinated with the client to support project priorities and key meetings.
Work Arrangement - Work arrangement: Hybrid, combining work from home with onsite work at offices in St. Paul, Minnesota.
- Onsite presence may be needed for project meetings, operational discovery, testing, and deployment activities, as agreed with the client.
- Business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central Time. Any scheduling adjustments for testing or deployment will be agreed with the client within the contracted hours.
Deliverables and Performance Expectations The selected candidate will be expected to provide: - A maintained project plan and milestone schedule with assigned owners and dependencies
- Current risk, issue, decision, and action logs with timely escalation
- Regular status reports and clear coordination of internal and vendor deliverables
- Documented readiness for testing, training, deployment, and transition milestones, including assigned owners, acceptance criteria, and outstanding issues
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