Agile Project Manager Job at Ocean Blue Solutions (Philadelphia)

Agile Project Manager

Ocean Blue Solutions

Location:
United States , Philadelphia

Category:
IT - Administration

Contract Type:
Not provided

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Job Description:

The Conservation and Environment Delivery Center (CEDC) is looking for an experienced and motivated Agile Project Manager to lead application development teams and oversee the implementation of various initiatives for the Department of Environmental Protection. The resource will be responsible for managing resources, schedules and financials and adhering to quality and process control guidelines throughout the entire life cycle of the projects. This resource will handle issues, risks, and changes within specified constraints of time and cost to ensure that the objectives, scope, schedule, budget, and quality are met, and the projects are delivered successfully and on time. This resource will coordinate and communicate with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders, including senior management, and team members throughout CEDC and DEP. As our Delivery Center is a hybrid project management environment, this resource should have strong experience running projects both as a traditional Project Manager and serving as a Scrum Master on a scrum team.

Job Responsibility:

Managing and monitoring project execution, ensuring that the project deliverables are completed on time, within budget, and according to the quality standards
Managing the relationship and expectations of the Product Owner, Stakeholders, and Senior Management throughout the project life cycle
Leading ongoing strategic conversations with Product Owners and various team members regarding the Product vision and backlog alignment
Developing and maintaining project control documents in accordance with enterprise project management methodologies and as needed by the projects
Developing high level and detailed project/sprint plans using project scheduling tools
Leading all project/sprint plan development activities, including requirements identification of epics, features, stories, phases, activities, tasks, deliverables, milestones, dependencies, schedules, and assignment of resources
Providing leadership for the project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones in line with the Delivery Center’s hybrid agile framework
Preparing formal reports on the status and health of the IT projects, including periodic status reports, management dashboards and project metrics
Communicating and reporting the project status, progress, issues, and risks to the Project Sponsor, Stakeholders, and Senior Management on a regular basis
Monitoring project quality, schedule and budget and facilitate actions to mitigate risk and address issues that arise
Facilitating risk and issue management for IT projects by promoting transparency and communication for identified risks
Facilitating deliverable and project artifact approval processes for IT projects by tracking all deliverables and project artifacts that require approvals, communicating the need for approvals to the appropriate groups and individuals and tracking approval decisions and following up where need be to ensure approvals are achieved within established timeframes
Coordinate with Product Owners and communicate when their decisions impact the quality, schedule, or budget of the project
Facilitating project meetings as needed, ensuring that the standard scrum events such as daily stand ups, retrospectives, sprint planning and sprint reviews occur routinely
Working closely with Agency Business Relationship Managers, Executive staff, and Delivery Center management to ensure project success and provide project status
Using knowledge of agile practices and frameworks (in particular, Scrum and Kanban) to support and serve the agile teams in the Delivery Center
Serving as Scrum Master for agile development teams, coaching them on the approved framework and holding them accountable for successful delivery
Influencing and leading organizational change that positively impacts our agile teams
Ensuring the upkeep and accuracy of project status, health (scope, schedule, budget), and timekeeping data
Providing and delivering project reports, presentations, and statuses to all levels of management
Ensuring compliance with SDLC policies and procedures
Directing, coordinating, and tracking the activities of Delivery Center staff associated with the project

Requirements:

6+ years of full-time experience in project management for large and complex information technology projects
3+ years of full-time experience on a scrum team
Strong oral and written communication skills
Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate at all levels of an organization, including Executive staff
Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate others to complete tasks
Strong business acumen competency

Nice to have:

PMP or Scrum Master certification
3+ years of experience in utilizing agile project management methodologies
2+ years of experience in utilizing Azure DevOps for project related activities
Knowledge and experience in additional agile frameworks are a plus

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 25, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Remote work

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