IT Project Manager

 

 

A bachelor’s or master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field, or four (4) years of equivalent work experience is required. Relevant experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis when applicable.

 

The Department requires the following experience, skills, and knowledge for this position:

• Possession of a Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certification;

• A minimum of five (5) years of successful, large-scale projects involving multiple diverse, cross-functional teams;

• A minimum of five (5) years of project management software (Microsoft Project, Primavera, and Jira) to track and maintain projects;

• A minimum of five (5) years of project management methodologies and PMO documentation standards;

• A minimum of five (5) years of proactive risk and issue management;

• A minimum of five (5) years of facilitating meetings and developing clear documentation;

• Experience in creating and presenting status reports to internal and external stakeholders;

• Ability to coordinate project teams, lead complex projects, and meet objectives;

• Demonstrate strong leadership and negotiation skills; and

• Communicate effectively, both written and oral, to engage stakeholders at all levels.

 

• A Change Management Certification, such as Prosci, is highly preferred;

• Certification in Agile or Scrum-based Project Management;

• IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Service Management Foundations certification;

• Experience managing projects with a large, distributed user base;

• Experience managing state government projects and knowledge of Rule 60GG-1, F.A.C.;

• Experience managing vendor projects and working with technical programming teams;

• Ability to demonstrate a take-charge, can-do attitude with the initiative to solve complex problems;

• Knowledge of IT standards in a criminal justice environment;

• Skills in negotiation, mediation, facilitation, and team building; and

• Team player attitude with a high-energy level and diligent work ethic.