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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented PMIS Implementation Manager to join our team!

What You'll Be Doing:

• Responsible for the implementation, configuration, and administration of PMWeb to meet client needs and our project requirements.

• The responsibilities listed below in detail are spread across various implementation and roll out phases for PMWeb and the candidate must lead and deliver them independently.

• Be a PMIS Evangelist on the program, conduct workshops and produce presentations and ensure PMWeb is fully recognised and accepted by the Program leadership and the Client executive leadership team ‘THE’ PMIS on the program and ensure that it is NOT reduced to a mere reporting tool or an expensive alternative to an excel sheet to support Program reporting in PowerBi or be replaced by an alternative technology proposal.

• Lead PMWeb implementation with a Process automation approach on the program, own the PMIS landscape and your PMIS delivery team of experts shouldering the implementation responsibility of the following products: PMWeb, Microsoft SSRS and Power BI to meet the needs of the program. Also, address special integration scenarios as and when they arise with P6 EPPM, and client ERP /third party solutions on the program.

Responsibilities during the PMO Set Up Phase- Process consulting:

Responsibilities during the Requirement Phase:

• Lead requirement elicitation workshops in line with PMPs written by the program management SMEs mobilised on the Program team. Clearly articulate through requirement documents the details for processes such as forms, workflow, RACI, reports and dashboards as agreed between SMEs and Client counterparts captured in PMP documents on the programs.

• Set up information-gathering sessions through well planned and structured workshops with various stakeholders (both internal and external) to isolate requirements for designs in a requirement document signed off by Program SMEs and Client PMIS counterparts. Continue to revisit this document when new requirements are made by the client or Program SMEs.

• Ensure the PMIS system is in line with the PMPs written by function leads and SMEs on the Program, highlight any deviations to the program leadership team and seek the implementation of corrective actions.

• Lead workshops with the IT team to set up the PMIS instance and ensure compliance to client IT policies.

Responsibilities during the Design Phase:

• Responsible for architecting solutions in PMWeb through careful analysis of requirements, responsible for designing and building solutions on PMWeb to meet the needs of the program.

• Design various modules for Commercials, Risk, Quality, HSE, and document control in PMWeb.

• Design Transactional reports in PMWeb; be proficient with writing SQL queries. For complex report requirements a Microsoft SSRS expert will be appointed as additional PMIS resource to support this task.

• Must have experience in managing client system integration scenarios with PMWeb PMIS; the candidate must have the ability to clearly articulate integration requirements and help design a solution with the Corporate PMIS integration specialist in addressing PMIS integration scenarios with client systems such as ERP or any specialist technology platforms used by the clients, must possess awareness of APIs, functional testing tools like POSTMAN / Soap UI for project manging the delivery of integration programs.

• Support the PMIS - Microsoft SSRS and reporting specialist to Implement Dashboard / report designs in Power Bi as received from the program reporting manager based on the data model built by PMIS technical specialist from PMIS datasets in SSRS database or take complete ownership to build dashboard visuals and build data models in PowerBi layer to enable data analysis in Power BI for our Program management team.

Responsibilities during UAT Phase:

• Candidate must possess experience in structuring and conducting UAT workshops on the designs to be launched in PMWeb.

• Prepare UAT test scripts for each Process under every module designed in PMWeb for the Program.

• Must possess the ability to secure UAT sign offs from Program teams SMEs during UAT workshops and secure sign offs from Client PMIS counterparts after UAT workshops.

Responsibilities during Roll out and administration phase (Adoption & Support phase):

• Create User guides for the users on the program.

• Conduct user training for Program users and assign key program SMEs responsible for modules training.

• Set up Ticketing systems within PMWeb to address user queries during support phase post roll out.

• Ability to configure workflows with correct user groups and assign program users to projects on PMWeb platform. Leverage the support module for any changes to user assignments to workflows after the first roll out.

• Manage major changes to process under modules or report overhauling through a demand management process.

• Manage Day-to-day software support operation with other PMIS technical specialist.

• Manage any system related support activities with PMWeb technical team.

Responsibilities during the Documentation of PMWeb Implementation:

• During implementation of PMWeb on the program Prepare functional documentation such as requirement documents, design documents, UAT scripts and User guides to deliver training programs to the program user team. Secure sign offs on

• Coordinate and review solution documentation of designs with key stakeholders like program SMEs and Client PMIS counterpart or Client IT team.

Responsibilities handling Demand Management post implementation:

• Establish a demand management approach to any new changes from Program SMEs and Client PMIS counterparts.

• Ensure a well-documented approach to existing implementation document sets when new Client/ Program SME requirements have major impacts on exiting designs requiring major overhauls to Process designs, report designs and dashboard designs.

• Communicate this change with a revised baseline for system delivery and weekly progress reports

Project management Responsibilities:

• Own the implementation baseline schedule and actively work on re-baselining the implementation schedules when the PMIS project are faced with new requirements.

• Produce weekly progress reports on the PMIS implementation project and ensure the Program management team of the PMIS implementation status.

• Enforce our Parsons implementation methodology on PMIS implementation projects and produce related documents in line with our implementation methodology.

• Manage stakeholder relations with our clients, program leadership team and SME / lead staff on the program; also ensure weekly and monthly touch points with the corporate PMIS consulting practice.

Responsibilities after the current Implementation Project:

After successful delivery of this PMWeb implementation project, the candidate will be offered new projects to be deployed on and continue as PMIS Functional Lead and Expert,

• Candidate must demonstrate willingness and flexibility in learning new technologies, Parsons PMIS practice adopts a technology agnostic approach on its implementation projects for its clients and applies various other PMIS technologies on client implementation projects.

• Must possess the ability to apply your functional skills earned on previous market popular PMIS platforms like Oracle Unifier to new PMIS platforms like PMWeb; ACC to engineer solutions and lead PMIS implementation projects on new client projects secured by parsons.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Application, IT or from relevant engineering field from an accredited University/ Institute.

• Minimum 10-15 years of relevant work experience independently implementing PMWeb projects; handling stakeholders through requirement gathering, design, adoption and roll out phase for PMIS.

• You must possess strong client facing abilities to independently handle development of processes and reports in PMWeb.

• You must possess good Project management skills; project reporting skills to ensure delivery of PMIS is on time on this project.

• You must possess strong work ethics to see PMWeb implementation through to standup and launch PMWeb on the program independently; mere PMWeb administration experience post implementation OR Designing PMWeb as an offshore resource for an IT consulting firm where requirements are gathered by other Onshore resources will NOT suffice.

• You must have experience implementing PMWeb for a PMO and PMC type situation independently and preferably demonstrate proficiency in Query-Based Report writing in PMWeb using SQL.

• Professional level written and verbal communication skills in English. Arabic speaker is an advantage but not over the above-mentioned skills.

• Must demonstrate experience in client-facing roles handling clients and delivering projects; offshore experience does not count.

• Knowledge of project management and construction management environments is must. Must possess a minimum of 5+ years of experience on programs (which could be client side / IT consultancy side/ program consultancy side of programs).

Good to have skills (not a priority over MUST have skills):

• Ability or experience using Microsoft Business Analytics tools (Power BI) and Microsoft query building languages such as the ability to write DAX Queries is a bonus for this role above your PMWeb implementation experience.

• You must demonstrate management experience in handling PMIS Technical specialists to address integration scenarios; experience using functional testing tools like POSTMAN and SOAP UI to test REST APIs to build integration programs using programs such as Java, .NET is a huge bonus over your functional implementation expertise.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Excellent Organizational, and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to clearly communicate to the management through reports.

• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with project personnels and client management staff.

• Organised and structured in delivery.

• A collegiate and team-player attitude.

• Self-starter mentality.

• Possesses the ability to adapt to new technology requirements and become self-proficient in new technology implementation requests.

• Ability to perform independent research to go through learning tracks and course material to solve functional challenges for a PMIS product.

Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

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