Project Manager, IT Project Manager

Position: Project Manager 1
Summary:

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, and finalize projects according to defined timelines and within the allocated budget.

• The Project Manager is responsible for ensuring that business and end users are consulted with and their input garnered for the project at hand.

• Responsible for assisting agency executive management, division directors, and information technology (IT) staff and leading project tasks, resources, including State personnel and deliverables.

• Use appropriate project management tools, reports, templates, mentoring, training, and coaching to IT project teams.

• Work directly with agency staff, as well as vendors and, when necessary, other state agencies in fulfilling and carrying out the requirements of assigned IT projects.

• Utilize project management best practices, including risk management, quality management, change management, change control and communication.

• Manage by providing leadership, collaboration, supervision, training, guidance and support to all IT project team members on assigned projects.

• Lead the effort for ensuring agency compliance with the State's project management policies and standards.