IT Project Manager III

King County Metro is seeking a highly skilled and strategic Information Technology Project Manager III (ITPM III) to lead some of the largest, most complex, and transformational technology initiatives. This role is responsible for managing enterprise-level projects that significantly impact business operations, service delivery, and technology systems across multiple departments and agencies.

The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, business stakeholders, and technical teams, providing guidance on project strategy, technology solutions, organizational change, and implementation planning. Projects may require extensive stakeholder engagement, vendor management, business transformation, and coordination across organizational boundaries.

In addition to leading major initiatives, this position may provide supervision, mentorship, and resource management for other project managers while supporting Countywide technology governance and strategic priorities.

This recruitment will be used to fill two (2) Career Service Information Technology Project Manager III (ITPM III) classification vacancy. In addition, this selection process may be used to generate an eligibility pool for future Special Duty Assignment (SDA), Term Limited Temporary (TLT), and Career Service (CS) vacancies that may occur in this classification within this workgroup. The eligibility list will be retained for 12 months from the date of posting and may be used at the discretion of the hiring authority.

We welcome applications from all interested candidates, including current King County employees and the public. Please refer to the 'Supplemental Information' section of this job bulletin for the required application materials Applying our values: being Accountable, Collaborative, Timely, and Impactful; how we Value Employees; staying Accessible; building what’s Trusted; and acting Equitably, is a daily responsibility and a foundational expectation for all King County employees.

• Lead enterprise-wide, large-scale, and highly complex technology initiatives that impact multiple departments, agencies, and stakeholders across King County.
• Provide strategic consulting and guidance to senior leadership, executives, elected officials, and business partners regarding project objectives, technology solutions, operational impacts, risks, costs, and implementation approaches.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, schedules, and governance structures while ensuring alignment with County priorities and business needs.
• Direct all phases of project delivery, including initiation, planning, procurement, execution, monitoring, implementation, and project closeout.
• Establish project baselines, performance measures, reporting frameworks, and governance processes necessary to meet County technology oversight requirements.
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams and coordinate resources to ensure project outcomes are delivered within approved scope, schedule, budget, and quality standards.
• Manage project risks, issues, dependencies, change requests, and mitigation strategies throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop and oversee procurement activities, including Requests for Information (RFI), Requests for Proposals (RFP), Requests for Quotes (RFQ), vendor evaluations, contract negotiations, and vendor performance management.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to identify functional, technical, and integration requirements across multiple technology platforms and systems.
• Facilitate executive steering committees and governance bodies by providing status reports, budget updates, risk assessments, recommendations, and decision support materials.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, local, and County policies, regulations, and technology governance requirements.
• Lead organizational change management, training strategy, business readiness activities, and operational transition planning associated with major technology implementations.
• Develop success measures and benefits realization metrics to evaluate project performance and organizational outcomes.
• Supervise and mentor project management staff, evaluate performance, and support professional development as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology or business administration. Minimum two years’ experience in IT…