Technical Project Manager

Department Application Services Position Summary

Reporting to the Manager of Technical Project Management, this role manages enterprise-wide projects and department-level technology projects within Information Technology Services (ITS). As Technical Project Manager, you will manage multiple projects simultaneously, working with technical leads and campus peers to design project plans that support success, build stakeholder engagement and maximize customer satisfaction. Working closely with project leadership, you will prepare dashboards, status reports, project documentation, and regularly present updates to both technical and non‑technical audiences across the university.

This role operates within MSU Denver's increasingly cloud‑forward, vendor‑integrated, data‑driven technology ecosystem. You will be responsible for understanding system dependencies, integration impacts, and data governance considerations to ensure projects are delivered smoothly and sustainably. This position is part of a broader project management career path which may lead roles like Senior Technical Project Manager and Technical Program Manager roles, which take on larger, more complex, and more strategically integrated initiatives.

You will be assigned a diverse range of strategic and operational projects, ranging in scope from software implementations (i.e. cloud-based and SaaS) and AI development projects to infrastructure and audiovisual system deployments. Specific responsibilities for each of these projects include:

• Tailoring your project management approach to match individual project goals
• Developing realistic project plans for the team to work against
• Coordinate with ITS teams (e.g., Enterprise Applications, Infrastructure, Security, Product Management) to ensure alignment with standards and roadmaps
• Identify and escalated risks early, including vendor‑related issues, integration impacts, and data‑quality concerns
• Facilitate cross functional decision‑making and remove blockers to keep work moving

This role requires strong service and leadership ethic in your work, collaborative leadership, and the ability to navigate a complex environment with multiple stakeholders and interdependent systems.

You’ll collaborate with your manager and the PMO teams to strengthen and standardize project management practices across ITS. This includes:

• Contributing to shared templates and our Project Management Guidebook
• Partnering with campus departments to ensure PM processes align with their operational needs
• Helping improve project intake, prioritization, and transparency

Your work will help ensure that ITS delivers projects in a predictable, repeatable, and customer‑centered manner.

• Project status reports and dashboards
• Stakeholder updates and executive summaries
• Change‑management‑aligned communication plans
• Presentations for internal and external groups

You’ll help ensure that project impacts, timelines, and expectations are well understood across the university.

Occasional off-hours, on-call, or weekend work may be required. Infrequent domestic business travel may be required.

• Demonstrates values‑based leadership by modeling CADRE values, building trust through self‑awareness and emotional intelligence, seeking feedback, and navigating conflict productively.
• Ensures operational effectiveness by managing priorities, time, and resources responsibly, adhering to policies, delivering measurable results, and meeting performance expectations.
• Aligns individual work with team and departmental goals by contributing to shared priorities, seeking clarity, and adapting to change in support of the 2030 Strategic Plan.
• Practices collaboration by communicating clearly, checking for understanding, building strong relationships, and engaging diverse perspectives to achieve shared outcomes.
• Advances equity and belonging with awareness of culture and potential biases, listens openly to diverse perspectives, contributing to respectful and inclusive work relationships.
• Innovates by developing professional skills, staying informed on relevant trends, and identifying opportunities to improve processes and outcomes.

• Bachelor's Degree from accredited college or university
• Previous project management training in waterfall or agile methodologies.
• 3+ years direct project management experience in an information technology environment.
• Experience managing multiple parallel small, medium-sized projects to completion.

• Bachelor's Degree from accredited college or university in Project Management, Business Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Experience in a higher education environment.
• Experience applying different project management methodo