HYBRID - IT Project Manager 1 - 20061524

$85,758 - $85,758/Yr

Commerce International - Columbus, OH

Full-time - Entry Level

Columbus, OH

Food and Beverage Retailers

About the position

The IT Project Manager 1 position at the Ohio Department of Commerce is responsible for overseeing the complete lifecycle of assigned IT projects, ensuring compliance with agency standards and procedures. This role involves developing detailed project plans, tracking progress, managing risks, and effectively communicating with stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the complete lifecycle of assigned projects under the direction of the PMO Manager.
• Develop detailed project plans, identifying project needs, tasks, and milestones based on approved project scope, budget, and resources.
• Track project tasks, milestones, and phases to ensure projects remain on schedule, taking corrective actions as necessary.
• Ensure on-time completion and delivery of all project deliverables within the defined scope, aligning with intended business outcomes.
• Comply with change management procedures and manage changes for all aspects of assigned projects.
• Proactively identify and communicate project risks and issues, developing mitigation strategies and tracking them to closure.
• Prepare weekly status reports for each assigned project for project teams, sponsors, stakeholders, and senior leadership.
• Communicate effectively with project teams, external partners/vendors, and other State agencies to accomplish project objectives.
• Present project status updates to division, IT, and senior leadership as needed, escalating and mitigating project issues, risks, or challenges.
• Build and maintain relationships with project teams, key stakeholders, and project sponsors.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all project-related issues and resolution.

Requirements

• 3 years of experience in project management, including management and development of project/program requirements, design, development, testing/pilot, training, and full-scale implementation.
• 12 months of experience in budgeting and calculating cost projections of programs/projects.
• Successful completion of 2 years of post-secondary education in business administration, public administration, computer science/information technology, social science, or health, with relevant major.
• 12 months of experience in budgeting and calculating cost projections of programs/projects.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in human service program areas or management information sciences.

Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)