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Project Coordinator – Position Description
The State of Michigan is seeking a skilled and organized Project Coordinator to support the planning and execution of complex, large-scale IT initiatives. This role requires a strong understanding of project management processes, effective coordination skills, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project delivery, in alignment with business objectives and enterprise standards.
Key Responsibilities:
– Assist in coordinating one or more large, complex IT projects, typically lasting longer than 6 months, involving 20 or more team members, and requiring regular communication and coordination with stakeholders at various levels.
– Support adherence to State of Michigan project management methodologies, including SUITE, investment management, and systems engineering methodology.
– Aid in organizing cross-functional teams through all phases of project planning and execution, including the creation of integrated schedules, risk management plans, and budget tracking.
– Track and report on project progress related to scope, quality, schedule, and budget. Highlight any potential issues or risks to senior leadership in a timely manner.
– Assist in planning long-term project milestones and releases to support organizational strategic goals, ensuring alignment with broader enterprise initiatives.
– Collaborate with IT and business stakeholders to understand technical requirements, ensuring project activities align with business needs while adhering to SOM best practices and industry standards.
– Help implement structured change management practices, including supporting stakeholder engagement efforts to ensure the successful adoption of project deliverables.
Change Management and Stakeholder Engagement: This position plays a key role in supporting change adoption by:
– Assisting in integrating change management principles from the start of the project.
– Collaborating with stakeholder engagement teams to develop communication plans, facilitate training sessions, and monitor organizational readiness.
– Supporting stakeholders at all levels to reduce resistance, align expectations, and ensure successful long-term user adoption of new systems and processes.
Ideal Candidate Profile:
– Proven ability to assist in coordinating large, cross-functional teams and supporting high-visibility projects with medium to high risk.
– Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills, with experience working alongside Agency Leadership.
– Ability to contribute to both technical delivery and change management efforts within complex environments.
– Experience supporting vendor-managed projects with integrated technical components and a variety of stakeholder groups.
SoM Project Coordinator EPMO Lansing, MI
For over 16 years, Brooksource has established and maintained relationships that are designed to meet your IT staffing needs. Whether it’s contract, contract-to-hire, or permanent placement work, we customise our search based upon your company’s unique initiatives, culture and technologies. With our national team of recruiters placed at 21 major hubs around the nation Brooksource finds the people best-suited for your business. When you work with us, we work with you. That’s the Brooksource promise.
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Benefits & Perks:
Brooksource offers competitive medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care FSA, and supplemental coverage with plans that can fit each employee’s needs. We offer a 401k plan that includes a company match and is fully vested after you become eligible, paid time off, sick time, and paid company holidays. We also offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that provides services like virtual counseling, financial services, legal services, life coaching, etc.
Pay Disclaimer:
The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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