IT Project Office Manager

Posted Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 7:00 AM | Expires Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 6:59 AM

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IT Project Office Manager – ISMD
Full-Time, Salary
Salary Range: $94,432.00 – $

Job Summary: The IT Project Office Manager establishes, implements, develops, and controls best practices for the IT Project Management Office (IT PMO), reporting to the Director - Business Relationship Office. This includes defining and documenting policies and processes of project life cycles to deliver these projects according to plan and within budget. The Project Office Manager also creates formal methodologies for defining project key performance metrics and allocating resources and leads the IT PMO’s continuous improvement efforts around project management processes.

Lastly, the IT Project Office Manager will directly manage the team of Project Managers and may serve as the lead IT Project Manager on high risk, high profile, and / or strategic projects.

• Define how the scope, goals, and deliverables of IT projects should support business goals, in collaboration with senior management.
• Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project lifecycle.
• Effectively communicate and manage project expectations to project managers, owners, sponsors, team members, and other stakeholders in a clear and concise fashion.
• Establish project timelines and milestones / deliverables using the appropriate tools.
• Determine frequency and content of status reports from project managers, analyze results, and troubleshoot problem areas / mitigate project risks.
• Execute IT Project Management –Perform initiate, plan, execute, monitor/control and closing activities as defined for an IT Project Manager, when assigned.
• Effectively manage project teams’ time and allocate resources to ensure project teams complete deliverables.
• Support the matrix environment of required project personnel within IMSD.
• Assess and approve / disapprove the need for additional staff or consultants and make the appropriate recruitment during a project’s lifecycle.
• Direct and oversee projects within the IT PMO portfolio from beginning to end.
• Develop best practices, techniques, and tools for project planning, execution, project management, ongoing milestone / deliverable tracking, communication, and key performance metrics.
• Communicate project management standards and techniques to the appropriate IMSD staff.
• Clearly communicate project roles, responsibilities, and expectations (within IMSD and with clients). Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel and track their progress. Escalate resource issues, as appropriate.
• Review budget proposals for the PMO and recommend subsequent budget changes on an annual basis.
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