IT Professional 4 - App Analysis And Development - Senior Project Manager

State of Nevada•Las Vegas, NV

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) is hiring for an IT Professional 4 located in Carson City or Las Vegas depending on the candidate chosen. The Information Technology Professional 4 (ITP 4) PMO Supervisor / Senior Project Manager provides strategic leadership for DETR's Information Technology Project Management Office (ITPMO) and serves as the Department's senior authority for enterprise project management governance. This position directs a portfolio of highly complex technology initiatives spanning state agencies, divisions, business units, federal partners, vendors, and other governmental organizations. The position is responsible for PMO governance, strategic planning, portfolio management, supervisory leadership, budget oversight, procurement support, security compliance, and continuous improvement of project management methodologies, standards, and processes. The incumbent oversees DETR's most complex, high-risk, and high-visibility projects while ensuring compliance with applicable federal and state laws, grant requirements, security standards, and Department policies. As the senior project management leader within the Department, the ITP 4 provides technical leadership, executive consultation, mentoring, organizational development, and enterprise governance while promoting innovation, collaboration, and successful project delivery across the organization.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, management information systems, or closely related field and five years of professional IT experience relevant to the duties of the position which may include systems administration, network administration, database administration, applications analysis and development, and/or information security, two years of which were at the advanced journey level or in a project management capacity
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, management information systems, or closely related field and five years of professional IT experience which may include systems administration, network administration, database administration, applications analysis and development, and/or information security, relevant to the duties of the position, two years of which were at the journey level in information security
Two years of relevant experience as an IT Professional III in Nevada State service
An equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.
Exceptional leadership, organizational, communication, presentation, collaboration, analytical, and technical skills.
Political acumen and the ability to effectively interact with executive leadership, elected officials, external partners, vendors, and diverse stakeholder groups.
Detailed knowledge of: access methods and file structures; at least one formal systems design methodology; principles of designing test procedures; principles, practices and procedures required to develop, design, and implement information system-based solutions in a wide range of problem domains; strengths and limitations of several general-purpose programming languages (in software-oriented positions).
Working knowledge of: project control techniques, including cost estimating and resource scheduling.
General knowledge of: a network topology and protocol; computer platforms, capabilities, and support software; supervisory principles and techniques if applicable to the assignment; telecommunications principles and support software.
Ability to: assign work to and coordinate and train subordinate personnel; extract logical commonalities among classes of problems; select appropriate data structures and algorithms to achieve efficient problem representation and resolution; translate data structures and algorithms.
Skill in: problem solving, analysis and synthesis.

Nice To Haves

A current Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Supervise, mentor, recruit, train, evaluate, and develop Project Managers, Business Analysts, Project Management Assistants
Direct DETR's enterprise project portfolio and serve as the Department's Portfolio Manager.
Lead all phases of highly complex technology projects from concept through implementation and operational transition.
Partner with executive leadership, business units, vendors, Purchasing, Information Security, legal counsel, and external organizations to evaluate business needs and develop technology solutions.
Ensure enterprise projects comply with applicable federal, state, departmental, and agency regulations, security requirements, privacy laws, grant requirements, and project governance standards.
Serve as the primary executive point of contact for assigned projects and portfolio activities.
Build collaborative relationships with Department leadership, executive management, partner agencies, vendors, federal organizations, legal counsel, Purchasing, Information Security, and other stakeholders.
Conduct detailed alternative analyses and determine end-user requirements through consultation with end-users, technicians, vendors, management, and others.
Maintain documentation related to the assigned IT specialization’s architecture, operations, and other records of work activities as required.
Maintain current knowledge of technological trends and advancements in the IT field as well as security management practices, laws, policies, and ethics.
Participate in recommending and justifying resource allocations and expenditure decisions, tracking, and recording expenditures, preparing purchase requests, and writing technical requirements for grant proposals.
Perform related duties as assigned.
Perform duties described at this level and supervise at least one IT Professional III or II or Master IT Professional; or perform duties described at this level within the Enterprise IT Services (EITS) Division for enterprise-level IT systems utilized by multiple departments; or perform IT project management a preponderance of the time to include serving as the project leader; planning, organizing, and directing project activities; resolving design conflicts; data administration; resource allocation; contract negotiation; timeline development; critical path tracking; justifying the need for additional resources; and coordinating activities with other work units within and outside the organization as assigned; or perform Information Security duties described at this level with at least 70% of the daily activities devoted solely to information security; or perform technology planning and consultation duties within EITS. Technology planning and consultation duties include providing and/or performing: initial contact with agencies to assess their needs and develop their information technology plans; technical support for the Request for Proposal (RFP) process and software and hardware evaluations; guidance and technical assistance in completing appropriate Information Technology (IT) budget request forms; recommendations for feasible and cost effective technical solutions to customer agencies and reviewing agency IT project requests; research, information, testing and training for IT related issues to ensure viable, cost effective technology implementation; and enterprise-wide planning, policy and research.