Contract IT Project Manager

**Location**
- Singapore, Central Singapore**Job Type**
- Contract**Salary**
- $4,000 - $8,000 Per Month**Date Posted**
- 6 hours agoAdditional Details

**Job ID**
- 141723**Job Views**
- 1Roles & Responsibilities

The Project Manager will be working in a team, comprising the Business Analyst, Solution Architect (where applicable) and the Technical Services Consultant.

They will be responsible for the overall success of a project by ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within budget, meet business requirements and comply with IT governance framework, including security and resilience. They will also be responsible for managing the Business Requirements and Functional Solution aspects of the project.

The Project Manager will also advise the STB on functions and best practices for specific products and how the products can be used to solve business problems. Where appropriate, they will also advise the STB on the key ICT trends and best practices locally and internationally to meet the vertical business domain’s objectives, and assess applicability for adoption, manage user requirements, and provide IT solutions to bridge business needs.

**Main Responsibilities**
- Ensure that projects are executed based on the project plan to meet identified business needs, within agreed parameters of cost, duration and quality
- Analyse STB’s needs, scope the problem and develop business case to address the problem
- Document requirements, source and evaluate alternatives, and recommend solution that best fits STB’s needs
- Work with STB line units to ensure smooth deployment and adoption of new solution
- Develop project schedule and activities based on appropriate project implementation methodology
- Identify potential project risks and its implication to the organisation and to recommend mitigating measures so as to manage the risks and to provide reasonable assurance to the organisation
- Establish the appropriate project organisation structure and define the change management and communication plan to engage and set expectations of stakeholders
- Engage and manage the External Service Provider(s) (who supplies the people, processes, tools and methodologies) to deliver ICT solutions and services. This includes procurement, contract management and transition management
- Understand the IT management policy, quality management policy and security guidelines to ensure the development processes and procedures and system are designed to comply with policies and guidelines
- Communicate and present to senior decision makers, stakeholders and management forums on project progress and issues with respect to business objectives

**Job Requirements**
- Team player with strong organisation and people management skills
- Hands-on experience in full project development life cycles: participated in full software / product development cycles, preferably using traditional and/or Agile methodology
- Strong analytical, conceptualisation and problem solving skills
- Ability to take a broad, strategic perspective as well as drill deep to understand business needs and challenges
- Results and customer oriented
- Excellent written, verbal communication, presentation and negotiation skills
- At least 5 years of project management experience

Good to Have
- Government ICT project delivery experience
- Public-facing digital services experience
- Vendor management or sub-contractor management experience
- Agile project management experience
- Project Management-related certification (e.g. CITPM, COMIT, PMI)

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