IT Project Manager

City of Dayton•Dayton, OH

About The Position

The IT Project Manager leads the planning, execution, and oversight of technology projects to ensure they are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with defined scope and objectives. The role involves defining project milestones, deliverables, requirements, and success criteria, while ensuring adherence to IT project management methodologies. It also includes risk management, quality assurance, change control, and ongoing tracking of project performance. The position requires strong analytical and communication skills to adapt to changing conditions, prevent costly errors, and provide clear tailored updates to stakeholders. Key responsibilities include developing and managing project plans and budgets, coordinating team efforts, ensuring compliance with IT standards, supporting departments in project planning, reporting project status, and identifying and resolving risks or obstacles. In addition, the role carries supervisory responsibilities, including hiring, training, assigning, and directing staff; evaluating performance; and handling employee relations such as discipline and conflict resolution in accordance with organizational policies. The IT Project Manager may coordinate staff assignments across teams for specific projects, maintain knowledge of administrative procedures, and occasionally step in for senior IT leadership when needed.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Management Information Systems, Communications or related field AND 5 years of demonstrated progression and increasing responsibility/accountability in an Information Technology role AND 2 years of experience as a project manager or project leader; OR Associate's degree in Business, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Management Information Systems, Communications or related field AND 7 years of demonstrated progression and increasing responsibility/accountability in an Information Technology role AND 3 years of experience as a project manager or project leader.
Degree must be from a college or university that is accredited by the U.S. Department of Education through the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Higher Learning Commission or equivalent region.
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), Project Management Professional (PMP), Program Management Professional (PGMP), Certified Scrum Master/CSM, or Project Management Institute Agile Certified Practitioner/PMI ACP Certification is required within 12 months of appointment.
Must possess a valid driver’s license at time of appointment and maintain thereafter as a term and condition of continued employment.
Applications must specifically address each of the minimum qualifications, directly showing how each is met.
A background investigation and evidence of Employment Authorization and Identity is required prior to employment.
All candidates must pass any level of background investigation applicable to the position, including current city employees seeking transfer, promotion, demotion, etc. into a classified position.
Final appointment is contingent upon the applicant passing a job-related medical examination including drug screen.
Applicants offered employment with the City will be required to pass a nicotine screening.
Newly hired employees must remain tobacco and nicotine free as a condition of continued employment.

Nice To Haves

A Master's degree is equivalent to 1 year of experience.

Responsibilities

Leads the planning, execution, and oversight of technology projects to ensure they are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with defined scope and objectives.
Defines project milestones, deliverables, requirements, and success criteria, while ensuring adherence to IT project management methodologies.
Manages risk, quality assurance, change control, and ongoing tracking of project performance.
Develops and manages project plans and budgets.
Coordinates team efforts and ensures compliance with IT standards.
Supports departments in project planning.
Reports project status and identifies and resolves risks or obstacles.
Hires, trains, assigns, and directs staff; evaluates performance; and handles employee relations such as discipline and conflict resolution.
Coordinates staff assignments across teams for specific projects.
Maintains knowledge of administrative procedures.
Occasionally steps in for senior IT leadership when needed.