IT Project Manager - Information Technology Spec

IT Project Manager - Information Technology Spec 3

Working Title: IT Project Manager
Job Class:
Information Technology Specialist 3
Agency:
Minnesota IT Services

• Job : 97654
• Location
  :
  St. Paul
• Full/Part Time
  :
  Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary
  :
  Unlimited
• Who May Apply
  :
  Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted
  : 10/20/2026
• Closing Date
  : 10/26/2026
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit
  :
  Minnesota IT Services
• Division/Unit
  :
  Department of Transportation (DOT)
• Work Shift/Work Hours
  :
  Day Shift
• Days of Work
  :
  Monday - Friday
• Travel Required
  :
  No
• Salary Range: $33.96 - $55.83 / hourly; $70,908 - $116,573 / annually
• Job Class Option
  :
  Project Management
• Classified Status
  :
  Classified
• Bargaining Unit/Union
  : 214 – Professional Employees (MAPE)

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Join the 2,800+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives in government IT. This position serves our partners at the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). MNIT MnDOT supports an agency with technology integrated into all areas of business. From business intelligence and solutions for critical transportation infrastructure to planning and operating a safe, efficient, and reliable multimodal transportation system, the team connects people and markets across Minnesota.

As an IT Project Manager for Minnesota IT Services (MNIT), partnering with the Department of Transportation (MnDOT), you will manage the development, configuration and enhancement of complex information technology projects and business solutions, systems, processes, and services. You will be the point for contracts, including IT consultant contracts, Request for Proposals (RFPs), financial tracking & invoice approvals, project initiation, planning, execution, control and closure using industry best practices for service/systems creation and development and generally accepted standards outlined in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), the Agile framework and by Minnesota IT Services.

You will provide project management and lead the development of large projects of medium complexity and risk in support of the Statewide enterprise and the business. You will also support business analysis and quality assurance on large projects. You will also ensure quality and consistency across multiple projects in the use of project planning, scheduling, scope and risk management, status reporting, change control, issues resolution and other project management controls and practices.

Get ready to dive into a role where every day brings new challenges and opportunities!

This position requires an employee to work onsite at
395 John Ireland Blvd., St. Paul , Minnesota at least 50% of the time, with limited telework available.
Telework
eligibility depends on residence:

• Candidates living in Minnesota or within 50 miles of the worksite in a bordering state (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin) may telework up to 50%.
• Minnesota residents living more than 50 miles from the worksite may be eligible to telework more than 50%.
• Candidates living 50 miles or more from the worksite in a bordering state are not eligible for hire unless relocating within 50 miles.

To qualify, candidates must clearly show all of the following qualifications in their resume.

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Experience must include:

This Position requires a minimum of three (3) years experience as a dedicated IT Project Manager managing, performing and coordinating Information Technology (IT) projects for complex business initiatives, products, or technology initiatives.

• Applying project management practices to plan, coordinate, and deliver information technology (IT) projects for complex business initiatives products, or technology initiatives; including scope, budget, schedule, risk, issue, change control, reporting and stakeholder management.
• Managing the delivery of information technology (IT) projects or technology initiatives using iterative, Agile, and hybrid methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and effectively in a manner that facilitates mutual…