IT Project Manager; NCS - BCIT

Salary

Salary Range: $ - $ Annually. Hiring Salary Range: $ - $ Annually.

The IT PM will manage projects through a balanced matrix, control project costs and scope, and interface directly with the project sponsor and business sponsor to understand business problems and opportunities to drive successful project goals.

To plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate information technology projects, including the development of policies/procedures for these projects and controlling costs.

• Maintains organization’s effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and supporting strategic plans for implementing information technologies.
• Directs technological research by studying organization goals, strategies, practices, and user projects.
• Completes projects by coordinating resources and timetables with user departments and data center.
• Verifies application results by conducting system audits of technologies implemented.
• Preserves assets by implementing disaster recovery and back‑up procedures and information security and control structures.
• Recommends information technology strategies, policies, and procedures by evaluating organization outcomes; identifying problems; evaluating trends; anticipating requirements.
• Forecasts requirements; prepares annual budget; schedules expenditures; analyzes variances; initiates corrective action.
• Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.
• Participates in the elicitation and development of project planning specifications and timeline.
• Follows account PMO procedures and practices.
• Controls and negotiates change and scope of the project; ensures timelines and milestones are met and maintains integrity of the systems.
• Guides and oversees lifecycle applications development.
• Communicates effectively with stakeholders.
• Manages the day‑to‑day task assignments, deliverable and schedule completions of all supplier personnel.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, or related field; PMP certification.
• Experience:
  
  Minimum of 4‑6 years of strong project/portfolio and team management experience, including:

• Demonstrated experience leading programs, projects and technology initiatives in municipal, state or federal settings.
• Demonstrated ability to present complex technical and functional scope/solutions in a manner understood by a diverse audience.
• Experience developing relationships across business lines, departments and functional elements.
• Excellent customer presentation and communications skills.
• Excellent leadership and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage all phases of the project life cycle.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and people simultaneously.
• Ability to manage projects with a $500,000 to $1,000,000 annual budget.
• Ability to manage stakeholder expectations.
• Strong analytical ability including impact analysis of business and technical environments.
• Ability to gather basic requirements through individual interview techniques.
• Ability to multi‑task, be extremely organized, work in a fast‑paced environment, and be very detail‑oriented.
• Strong business requirement analytical skills with the ability to produce clearly articulated documents.
• Experience identifying customer needs, conducting gap analysis and understanding the customer’s perspective.
• Ability to manage multiple programs simultaneously.

Eligible candidates must complete a mandatory Criminal Background Check, fulfill a six‑month probation period, and submit a financial disclosure within 30 days of hire.

Baltimore City Government is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The City prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, ancestry, creed, national origin, disability status, genetics, marital status, military service, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.