IT Project Manager (Hybrid Work Schedule)

NOTE:

• The IT Project Manager position may have potential to progress to the Senior IT Project Manager position.
• While this position may be eligible for this career progression, the countyanticipates hiring this position as an IT Project Manager.
• The full salary range for the IT Project Manager is $90,602.20 - $144,728.22.The anticipated hiring range is $90,602.20 to $117,664.82 annually dependent upon qualifications and experience.
• The full salary range for the Senior IT Project Manager is $109,628.22 to $175,120.14 annually dependent upon qualifications and experience.

IT Project Manager

• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Facilitates project management and project status review meetings.
• Direct and manage project development from beginning to end including highly complex or at-risk projects.
• Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
• Effectively communicate project expectations to sponsor, team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
• Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis.
• Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.
• Draft and submit budget proposals and recommend subsequent budget changes where necessary.
• Where required, negotiate with other department managers for the acquisition of required personnel from within the county.
• Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
• Develop successful transition plans and recognition for resources on the project team.
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
• Track and report on project milestones and deliverables.
• Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyze results, and troubleshoot problem areas.
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.
• Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle.
• Coach, mentor and motivate project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
• Build, develop and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the projects.
• Conduct project postmortems and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
• Develop Requests for Proposals (RFP) for external services.
• Perform team assessments and evaluations specific to the project.
• Prepare and deliver effective reports, recommendations, or alternatives that address existing and potential trouble areas within the project.
• Perform cost-benefit and return on investment analyses for proposed projects to aid management in making implementation decisions.
• Provide guidance and/or instruction to junior staff members.

• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Responsible for the development and implementation of project management policies, procedures, and standards for the project life cycle definition.
• Provide leadership in discussions of project management department goals and objectives with Information Technology senior management, including project management and classification of strategic, tactical, maintenance, and other projects.
• Direct and manage project development from beginning to end including highly complex or at risk projects.
• Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
• Estimate the type and number of resources, participants and participation needed to achieve project goals.
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
• Draft and submit budget proposals, and recommend subsequent budget changes where necessary.
• Assist in developing contracts with vendors for solutions and services.

• Effectively communicate project expectations to sponsor, team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
• Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis.
• Facilitate project management and project status review meetings.
• Where required, negotiate with other department managers for the acquisition of required personnel (resources/time) from within the county.
• Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
• Develop successful transition plans and recognition for resources on the project team.
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.

• Track and report on project milestones and deliverable.
• Prepare and deliver highly effective reports, recommendations, or alternatives that address existing and potential trouble areas within the project.
• Manage cost-benefit and return on investment analyses for change orders to aid management in making implementation decisions.
• Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyze results, and troubleshoot problem areas.
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.
• Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle.
• Coaching, Team, and Departmental Growth
• Coach, mentor and motivate project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
• Build, develop and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the projects.
• Conduct project post mortems and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
• Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management.
• Perform team assessments and evaluations specific to the project.
• Serve as primary administrator for the Project Database. Develop and implement templates for project management following project management principles.
• Provide guidance and/or instruction to junior staff members.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Demonstrate delivery on on-time, within scope projects that meet business requirements.
• Demonstrates ability to bring project to successful completion through political sensitivity.
• Analytical, mathematical, and creative problem-solving skills
• Understanding of the organization's goals and objectives.
• Communication skills with demonstrated ability to communicate ideas in both technical and user-friendly language.
• Self-motivated and directed.
• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Demonstrated expertise with project management software such as Enterprise Project Server.
• Demonstrated high-level understanding of programming languages, operating systems, platforms, and a solid working knowledge of current Internet technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate team member performance.
• Expertise at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Demonstrates ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities. Reacts to project adjustments and alterations promptly and efficiently.
• Flexible during times of change.
• Demonstrates ability to read communication styles of team members and contractors who come from a broad spectrum of disciplines.
• Persuasive, encouraging and motivating.
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, clients, and other departments and offices.
• Ability to defuse tension between project team, should it arise.
• Adept at conducting research into project-related issues and products.
• Demonstrate ability to continue personal development and education to remain informed of current industry development technologies. Must be able to learn, understand, and apply new technologies.

Education and Experience:
IT Project Manager

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems, business administration or related fields is desirable. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is also desirable.
• Seven (7) to eight (8) years in an information systems project management environment.
• Any equivalent combination of education and work experience that satisfy the requirements of the job may be considered.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems or related fields is desirable. PMP Certification is required.
• Eight (8) to nine (9) years in an information systems project management environment or related fields or any equivalent combination of education and experience that satisfy the requirements of the job.
• Knowledge and proficiency with the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) standards and practices are desired.
• An equivalent combination of education and work experience that satisfy the requirements of the job may be sufficient.

Pre-Employment Additional Requirements:

• Pre-employment testing includes an acceptable current motor vehicle record (MVR) and background check.
• A valid Colorado driver's license.
• Security clearance required: will require fingerprinting and a Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) background check.

• Work is generally confined to a standard office environment.

• Spends 50% of the time sitting and 50% of the time either upright or walking.
• Occasionally lifts, carries, pulls or pushes up to 20 lbs.
• Occasionally uses cart, dolly, or other equipment to carry in excess of 20 lbs.
• Occasionally climbs, stoops, kneels, balances, reaches, crawls and crouches while performing office or work duties.
• Verbal and auditory capacity enabling constant interpersonal communication through automated devices, such as telephones, radios, and similar; and in public meetings and personal interactions.
• Constant use of eye, hand and finger coordination enabling the use of automated office machinery or equipment.
• Visual capacity enabling constant use of computer or other work-related equipment.

* Arapahoe County does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation or any other status protected under the law. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity in any term, condition, or privilege of employment and that selection decisions are based on job-related factors. Arapahoe County is committed to making employment accessible to persons with disabilities.

** In accordance with Senate Bill 23-058, applicants understand that Arapahoe County will not request or require the applicant to include their age, date of birth, or date of attendance/graduation date on the initial application. Applicants understand that Arapahoe County can request or require an individual to provide documentation including copies of certification, transcripts, and other materials created by a third party. The applicant understands that the applicant can redact, if they so choose, information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance/graduation from an educational institution on those requested/required certification, transcripts and other materials created by a third party.

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