IT Project Manager

The work is expected to be done as Hybrid; partially remote/partially in person. The location for on-site work will be 445 Minnesota Street, Saint Paul, MN 55101 with at least three days in the office each week.

Description of Project

The Minnesota Department of Information Technology Services (MNIT), partnering with the Department of Public Safety (DPS), is seeking one full-time Project Manager to work in the Fiscal and Administrative Services (FAS) division on various projects, mainly the Electronic Document Management System (EDMS). At a high level, the resource will:

• Provide leadership and guidance for projects
• Provide strategic vision and thinking with focus on outcomes
• Create clear and attainable project objectives
• Create clear and attainable project requirements
• Manage project constraints of cost, time, and scope
• Form close links with team members and stakeholders

Sample Tasks

• Provide leadership and guidance for projects
• Provide strategic vision and thinking with focus on outcomes
• Create clear and attainable project objectives
• Create clear and attainable project requirements
• Manage project constraints of cost, time and scope
• Form close links with team members and stakeholders
• Direct & manage project development from beginning to end
• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with project sponsors and stakeholders
• Estimate project resource requirements and participants needed to achieve goals including changes during where necessary
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path
• Establish project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools and tracking such milestones and deliverables
• Manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises or issues, and devise contingency plans as appropriate
• Communicate project plans, expectations, updates, progress, issues, and successes in a timely & clear fashion when necessary
• Manage multiple smaller projects
• Provide knowledge transfer

Desired Skills

• Five (5) years of experience in an IT Project Management role
• Two (2) engagements lasting more than six months in an IT Project Manager role

• Demonstrable leadership ability
• PMP certification