It Professional - Project Management

The Governor's Technology Office is recruiting for an IT Professional 3 Project Manager, to be located in our Las Vegas, NV, office. The IT Project Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing multiple information technology projects of varying size and complexity. This role ensures that projects are executed in accordance with established project management methodologies and organizational standards. The position leads stakeholder meetings and oversees the creation and maintenance of essential project artifacts, including project charters, project plans, schedules and work breakdown structures, risk registers, issue logs, status reports, and lessons learned documentation.

The IT Project Manager administers change control procedures, analyzes project data to identify schedule risks, budget variances, resource conflicts, and scope creep, and maintains effective communication with customer agencies, vendors, and internal departments throughout the project lifecycle. Additionally, the position supports PMO process improvement initiatives such as template development, methodology documentation, and contributions to knowledge bases. The IT Project Manager is also responsible for becoming proficient in state provided project management tools and applying them effectively in day to day project management activities.

Information Technology (IT) Professionals analyze, develop, implement, maintain, and modify computer operations, systems, networks, databases, applications, and/or information security. Incumbents may perform duties in one or more IT specialization areas depending on the needs of the agency.

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, management information systems, or closely related field and three years of professional IT experience relevant to the duties of the position which may include computer operations, systems administration, network administration, database administration, applications analysis and development, and/or information security, one year of which was at the journey level; OR one year of relevant experience as an IT Professional II in Nevada State service;

OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

Conduct detailed alternative analyses and determine end-user requirements through consultation with end-users, technicians, vendors, management, and others.

Maintain documentation related to the assigned IT specialization’s architecture, operations, and other records of work activities as required.

Maintain current knowledge of technological trends and advancements in the IT field as well as security management practices, laws, policies, and ethics.

Participate in recommending and justifying resource allocations and expenditure decisions, tracking, and recording expenditures, preparing purchase requests, and writing technical requirements for grant proposals.

Perform related duties as assigned.

Under general direction, incumbents perform advanced journey level duties and may train, supervise, and evaluate the performance of subordinate staff and/or serve as a project leader as assigned. Incumbents may function as a unit leader to include directing the activities of a branch IT support unit, overseeing projects of limited scope, and coordinating activities with other work groups. This is a supervisory level for Computer Operations and the journey level for Information Security positions.This

job specification lists the major knowledge, skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge, skills and abilities from a previous level.

Computer Operations:
Detailed knowledge of:basic elements of programming in order to generate all required reports and special projects as required of the data processing section; computer operating system including all functions, schedules, workflows, and processes; data communication networks; principles of operation, capabilities and limitations of a computer system and related environmental equipment in order to efficiently and effectively produce the final work product;

supervisory principles and techniques.

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