Title: Project Manager
Remote
Client: Mississippi Administrative Office of Courts
Project: Case Management Project
Remote Option: Slim change contractor may need to report on-site during the duration of the contract
Start date: July 1st week
Position Description and Job Skill Set:
The Project Manager will manage vendor execution against contract scope, schedule, deliverables, and quality expectations. The Project Manager will maintain a structured cadence for status reporting, action tracking, and escalation. The Project Manager must identify performance risks and drive corrective actions with the vendor.
Project scope: Courts is having a custom case management system built; this PM will work between the vendor building the system and Courts to keep the project on task. They will also be migrating data from an old Legacy system to MS Dynamics.
Required Skills/Experience:
Minimum 5 years of project management experience with direct vendor oversight.
Must have experience with complex IT/software implementation projects.
Project kick off will occur the first week of July 2026, contractor must be available to start by the last week of June in the event there are pre-kick off meetings.
Preferred:
PMP preferred. Agile certification preferred.
Previous Dynamics experience preferred.
Scoring Method:
Prior Experience: experience on projects valued at $10,000 or greater, where the candidate had day-to-day responsibility for managing vendor performance against scope, schedule, quality, and deliverables.
Vendor Management: Demonstrated experience leading vendor oversight activities.
Hands-on Execution: Demonstrated the ability to independently maintain and drive an integrated project schedule, complete weekly status reporting and executive summaries, and track actions/decisions.
Communication and Facilitation: Demonstrated the ability to facilitate meetings with mixed business and technical stakeholders.
Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.