Project Manager – Nevada Department of Business & Industry<\/span><\/b>
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EDUCATION
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Incumbents must
have Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in business
administration, information systems, project management, or a related field.<\/span>
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Project Management Professional (PMP)
certification required.<\/span>
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Three or more years of progressively
responsible project management experience, preferably involving IT systems,
cloud or SaaS implementations, or multi -stakeholder government projects.<\/span>
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JOB
DESCRIPTION:<\/span><\/b>
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The Department of Business & Industry
is seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee the implementation of two SaaS
solutions for our Divisions of Industrial Relations (DIR) and the Financial
Institutions Division (FID). <\/span>The DIR
project will be implementing an application to replace legacy platforms and
streamline services for the Mechanical Compliance Section) MCS and the Nevada
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The system will support
permitting, licensing, inspection, citation, and case management processes,
including online payment capability. <\/span>The
FID project will be to implement a new license management,
examination, and enforcement system that will replace their current legacy
system and add needed enhancements to their processes and workflows.<\/span>
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REQUIRED
SKILLS:<\/span><\/b>
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Project Leadership<\/span><\/u>
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Serve as the lead
project manager for SaaS solution implementation projects across Division
of Industrial Relations <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>[VC1]<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>[KH2]<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>[JT3]<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>[VC4]<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/span>and
Financial Institutions Divisions.<\/span>
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Plan, organize,
and direct project activities following PMBOK and State project management
standards.<\/span>
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Lead project
meetings, facilitate decision -making, and ensure stakeholder alignment on
goals, scope, and timelines.<\/span>
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Establish clear
project objectives and performance measures.<\/span>
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Project Planning & Execution<\/span><\/u>
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Develop and
maintain project charters, schedules, timelines, and work plans.
Identify, analyze, and sequence project tasks; develop critical paths;
continuously monitor progress.
Coordinate business process reviews, requirements gathering, and fit -gap
analysis with stakeholders.
Track deliverables to ensure completion and alignment with Division objectives
and vendor commitments.
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Coordinate
project resources across both Divisions, enterprise IT, and vendor teams.
Justify and request additional resources when needed.
Manage vendor relationships including contract interpretation, scope control,
and deliverable validation.
Facilitate issue resolution with vendors, escalating when necessary.
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Identify, monitor, and mitigate project
risks.
Facilitate issue resolution and maintain logs to ensure transparent
communication.
Manage change -control processes for scope, schedule, and resource adjustments.
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Serve as a
primary liaison for project communications between DIR, FID, B&I
administration, enterprise IT, and external vendors.<\/span>
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Coordinate
project activities with other work units inside and outside the organization as
assigned.<\/span>
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Facilitate user
acceptance testing, training coordination, and readiness activities.
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Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation including
requirements, process flows, risks, decisions, and communications.[JT5]<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>[KH6]<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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Provide regular status reports to leadership, stakeholder groups,
and governance entities.<\/span>
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Ensure records meet audit, security, and compliance standards.
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