Program Manager (SR5228307-DOE2)

Remote - Baton Rouge, LA

Remote – United States

The Office of Technology Services (OTS) was established as a means of recognizing cost savings through the consolidation of State IT assets and resources. The creation of OTS consolidated a wide variety of existing hardware platforms, operating systems, database management systems, networks, third party software, and custom applications. 

OTS leads the State’s technology procurement process in order to standardize technology over the entire organization, seek efficiencies of operations, maintenance, and scalability of new products introduced to the OTS suite of services which can eventually be offered to all in-scope agencies. 

The scope of the proposed services will include, but are not limited to the following: 

  • Provide day-to-day project management support
  • Creation of project documentation: regular status reports; project schedules and plans, meeting minutes, risks and issues, other documentation as needed
  • Activity and resource planning
  • Analyze and mitigate project risks and issues
  • Process monitoring
  • Monitor project deliverables
  • Conduct cost/benefit analysis
  • Documentation of specifications and requirements tracking
  • Provide day-to-day support for on-going processes
  • Provide on-going evaluation and improvements for processes; work in needed areas to provide support services for agency’s workload demands

 

Expertise and/or relevant experience in the following areas are mandatory:

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 2+ years of relevant experience
  • Strong project management skills, including planning, scheduling, and communication
  • Strong proficiency in MS Office Suite and Excel
  • Experience with collecting, analyzing, and reporting key reporting data
  • Experience in program evaluation that includes evidence-based practices and outcome measurement

Expertise and/or relevant experience in the following areas are desirable but not mandatory:

  • Master’s degree
  • 5+ years of experience, preferably with some experience working with education and/or governmental institutions
  • A working knowledge of requirements for federal programs
  • Familiarity with state level grant program administration
  • Experience in partnership development with community groups, non-profit partners and/or government agencies.

 

Note: Expected Start/End Dates: 05/26/2025 -06/30/2029

Projected number of hours to be worked 2025-2028: approx 1,100 hours/yr

Projected number of hours to be worked 2029: approx 350 hours/yr

Hours worked should be within the State’s core hours of 7:00 AM CT to 6:00 PM CT.

JOB CODE: SR5228307-DOE2