IT Project Manager - Olympia, United States - State of Washington

Description

Note:
This recruitment will remain open until we fill the position. We reserve the right to make a hiring decision at any time. Early applications are encouraged.

We will begin reviewing applications on Monday, April 8,2024

and will review additional applications each week until we fill the position.
This position has been allocated as an IT Project Management - Journey

What this job is about:
As an

IT Project Manager,

you'll work on the systems that provide vital information, fiscal services and policy support to all state agencies, higher education, the Legislature and the governor.

You will lead efforts to keep these important systems and applications operational along with efforts to build new functionality to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of those systems and applications.

If you have expertise in project management, have strong communication and organization skills, we are interested in hearing from you.

Who we are:

Our work at the Office of Financial Management (OFM) serves as a crucial part of the decision-making that the governor, Legislature and state agencies do each year.

As an employee of OFM, you will be part of a team of dedicated professionals who work hard every day to provide the vital information and services they need to serve the people of Washington.

If playing a key role in supporting and improving state government matters to you, you've found the right place.

What we offer our employees:
We support the following values in the workplace:

Foster an environment of

diversity, equity and inclusion.

We strive to hire, cultivate and retain a competitive workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

Offer telework and remote work opportunities, when possible, by offering work tools that promote creative collaboration, drive efficiency, and best suit the important work we do whether you live five minutes from our work building or work elsewhere in the state.

Encourage a healthy

life/work balance

by offering flexible/alternative work schedules, wellness activities, mobile arrangements and telework opportunities.
Offer an

Infants at Work Program

to promote parent and infant bonding, parental well-being and healthy infant development.

Depending on your job duties, work location and supervisor approval, eligible employees who are new mothers, fathers or legal guardians can bring their infant (six weeks to six months) when they return to work.

What you'll do:

Lead, plan, and control multiple projects and sub-projects for the implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) application for OFM.

Provide leadership, consultation and oversight to the project team members and stakeholders through the duration of the project.
Be responsible for all aspects of the project over the entire project life.
Manage change, risk, and quality management processes throughout the lifecycle of the projects.
Coach and mentor waterfall, hybrid, and agile teams to ensure projects deliver the desired outcomes and benefits.
Perform application contract management, working with contract specialists during RFQQ, RFP, and Procurement processes.

Develop all the required project documentation including but not limited to plans to manage the project integration, scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, communications, risk, procurement, change and stakeholders.

Conduct project closeout activities such as lessons learned, post-implementation report, transition plans, documentation clean-up, resource release, etc.
Manage matrixed resources provided by multiple divisions and agencies.
Communicate key project information (i.e. issues, risks, changes, accomplishments) to stakeholders.
Collaborate with OFM PMO Team to create, review, implement, and update project templates, tools, processes, and standards.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, public administration, business management, project management, or related field (additional related professional experience may substitute for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis).

Four years' of experience successfully managing information technology projects.

Note:
Education and experience can substitute for each other on a year-to-year basis.

Three years' experience in and demonstrated understanding of the project domain, sufficient to review activities and tasks with domain experts and verify estimated levels of effort.

Skill at managing interpersonal relations to build rapport inside and outside the immediate project team and can motivate through leadership.

Desired Qualifications:

Project Management Professional Certification or formal Project Management coursework such as UW PM certification or similar training (minimum of 72 hours of project management education or training).

Scrum Master Certification and 5 years' experience working in an Agile environment.
PROSCI or similar certification in Organizational Change Management.
To be considered for this position, please include the following along with your application:


Letter of interest:
describing your specific qualifications.

Resume:
that details your applicable experience and education.

References:
at least three professional references with current telephone numbers.
We will directly contact the top candidates to interview for this position.

Because we base our selection on the information you provide, it is in your best interest to identify the knowledge, skills and abilities that address the required and desirable qualifications we described above.

Questions:
For questions about this recruitment or to request reasonable accommodation in the application process, please email

Leila Vandiver

at

.

For TTY service, please call the Washington Relay Service at 7-1-1 or
The Office of Financial Management is an equal opportunity employer.

We strive to create a working environment that includes and respects cultural, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation and gender identity diversity.

Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons of disability, persons over 40 years of age, and disabled and Vietnam-era veterans are encouraged to apply.

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