Associate IT Project Manager; Two Positions

* This opportunity is open to current, internal OFM employees only.*

Note: The starting salary offer will be determined based on the successful candidate’s qualifications within the budgeted salary range of $98,000 - $124,236 annually. However, there is the potential for longevity, growth, and salary progression for the individual once employed.

Hybrid: Our physical office is in Olympia, WA. We offer flexible work schedules and locations. This is a hybrid position where most of the work allows for telework. However, you will need to travel to in-person activities, meetings, and events according to business needs.

The Office of Financial Management (OFM) serves as the backbone of Washington state government. Our mission is to make our state a better place by connecting people, budgets, policies, data, and systems for state agencies and the Legislature. Our team includes budget advisors, researchers, and other experts, all dedicated public servants working towards an equitable future for every Washingtonian.

If you want to play a key role in enhancing how state government serves its citizens, you’ve found the right place. Join us in making a meaningful difference for every Washingtonian!

We are seeking two IT Associate Project Managers to support the planning, coordination, and delivery of the One Washington project. In this role, you will help establish and maintain project management processes, documentation, controls, and reporting to support effective project delivery. You will collaborate with project teams, stakeholders, and partners to define and track project scope, schedules, budgets, deliverables, dependencies, and milestones.

You will also develop and maintain work plans, monitor progress, and adjust plans as priorities and project needs change.

You will maintain project controls, tracking logs, dashboards, and reports in alignment with Strategic Project Management Office standards. You will identify and monitor project risks and issues, coordinate mitigation strategies, and escalate concerns that could affect project goals, timelines, resources, or deliverables. Through meeting coordination, documentation of decisions and action items, and timely communication, you will help teams stay informed, aligned, and focused on shared outcomes.

One Washington (OneWA), led by the Office of Financial Management, is an enterprise-wide transformation project focused on replacing 1960s-era technology with a cloud-based Workday solution for finance, procurement, budget, HR, and payroll processes. OneWA is a long-term, yet extremely fast-paced project anticipated to fully implement all phases by 2030. The project’s core business hours are Monday through Friday, and all project positions are full-time.

We offer some flexibility in schedules oriented around core business hours with prior supervisory approval. However, it is very common to work beyond the typical 40-hour workweek to meet the rigorous operational needs and business deliverables required for the go-live timelines.

• Collaborate with project teams, stakeholders, and collaborators to define and document project scope, schedules, budgets, deliverables, dependencies, and milestones, ensuring a common understanding of project objectives and expectations.
• Develop, organize, and maintain project work plans and related project management documentation; identify and sequence tasks, track progress, and adjust plans in response to changing conditions, priorities, or project information.
• Design, implement, and maintain project controls, logs, dashboards, and reporting processes consistent with Strategic Project Management Office standards to provide accurate and timely visibility into project…