IT Project Mgr Sr

City of Austin

1d•$97,450 - $125,200•Hybrid

About The Position

Under minimal supervision, this position is responsible for successful completion of large, long-range, or multiple highly-complex information technology (IT) projects at the corporate level, through matrix management, to meet schedule, budget, and quality needs of the City. Directs and manages enterprise/corporate level IT project development from beginning to end, including highly complex or at-risk projects, submitting proposals and recommending subsequent budget, scope, and schedule changes and/or contingency plans where necessary. Develops project scope, cost estimates, human resource requirements, work plans, time schedules, communication plans, and makes work assignments to meet complex project or program objectives. Writes Request For Proposals (RFP) for external services and manages contracts and vendor performance, deliverables, and payments. Develops full-scale complex project plans and associated communications documents; identifies and manages project dependencies and critical path; and tracks and reports on project milestones and deliverables. Develops written business requirements and models. Provides leadership in discussions of project management department goals and objectives with IT senior management. Estimates the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals and, where required, negotiates with other department managers for the acquisition of required personnel from within the City of Austin. Defines the project success criteria and disseminates them to involved parties throughout the project life cycle. Effectively communicates project expectations to sponsor team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion, and facilitates project management and project status review meetings. Develops successful transition, training plans, and recognition for resources on the project team. May provide leadership, work assignments, evaluation, training, and guidance to others.

Requirements

Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a field related to the job, plus six (6) years of experience in a related field.
Experience may substitute for education for up to four (4) years.
Master's Degree in a related field may substitute for two (2) years of experience.
Knowledge of fiscal planning and budget preparation.
Knowledge of information technology project management principles, concepts, and practices.
Knowledge of system development lifecycle used for the development of new systems and enhancements to existing systems.
Knowledge of application programming, database, and system design.
Knowledge of XML and data interfaces.
Knowledge of internet and network architecture.
Knowledge of operating principles and information systems hardware and software.
Skill in using project management software.
Skill in developing process models and data flow diagrams.
Skill in selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new concepts.
Skill in facilitating meetings of diverse stakeholders.
Ability to develop written business requirements and models.
Ability to accurately identify and determine customer needs and take appropriate actions and/or steps to address identified needs.
Ability to recognize, value, and include different perspectives, experiences, approaches, and cultures in achieving organizational goals.
Ability to gain and maintain the trust and confidence of others and the organization through consistency and reliability.
Ability to give, receive, or share thoughts, ideas, perspective, and data to create shared understanding.
Ability to inspire, motivate, and influence others to achieve individual and collective goals.
Ability to make sound decisions in a timely manner that solve issues and stand the test of time.
Ability to recognize, plan, focus upon, and work toward what is most important or critical.
Ability to recognize strengths and areas for improvement in others and to provide opportunities, guidance, and encouragement to build skills and capacity.
Ability to recognize, manage, and resolve conflict efficiently and equitably.
Ability to see a broad view of an issue or challenge across typical organizational lines and beyond the present.
Ability to create, convey, and instill a unified vision and purpose.
Ability to see past the moment and adapt to a rapidly changing environment.
Ability to achieve organizational goals and objectives.
Ability to navigate relationships involving complex, emotional, and/or value-based issues in order to influence and achieve positive results.
Ability to define, analyze, and find solutions for difficult or complex problems.
Ability to view the big picture.
Ability to quickly become familiar with emerging technologies.
Ability to identify trends as well as isolated events.
This position requires a criminal background investigation and NERC Personal Risk Assessment.

Nice To Haves

Active Project Management Professional (PMP) and/or Program Management or Professional (PgMP) Certification or ability to obtain one within 6 months of hire
Local, state, or federal project experience
Demonstrated experience in leading and managing electric utility projects
Demonstrated experience leading enterprise level organizational change management initiatives
Experience monitoring contracts and managing vendor relations and performance.
Experience managing grant funded projects
Strong technical and interpersonal skills to deliver projects with focus on electric grid technologies.
Understanding key business drivers and executing effective project delivery.

Responsibilities

Directs and manages enterprise/corporate level IT project development from beginning to end, including highly complex or at-risk projects, submitting proposals and recommending subsequent budget, scope, and schedule changes and/or contingency plans where necessary.
Develops project scope, cost estimates, human resource requirements, work plans, time schedules, communication plans, and makes work assignments to meet complex project or program objectives.
Writes Request For Proposals (RFP) for external services and manages contracts and vendor performance, deliverables, and payments.
Develops full-scale complex project plans and associated communications documents; identifies and manages project dependencies and critical path; and tracks and reports on project milestones and deliverables.
Develops written business requirements and models.
Provides leadership in discussions of project management department goals and objectives with IT senior management.
Estimates the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals and, where required, negotiates with other department managers for the acquisition of required personnel from within the City of Austin.
Defines the project success criteria and disseminates them to involved parties throughout the project life cycle.
Effectively communicates project expectations to sponsor team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion, and facilitates project management and project status review meetings.
Develops successful transition, training plans, and recognition for resources on the project team.
May provide leadership, work assignments, evaluation, training, and guidance to others.
Serve as an interface with customer functional areas such as Planning, Engineering, Work Management, and Field Operations for the purpose of business technology alignment and relationship management.
Ensure that specific project objectives are defined for areas of responsibility and that necessary preliminary activities (e.g., stakeholder communication plan, determination of outcomes, milestones, risk analyses, and resource planning) are completed to allow for effectiveness and focus during later stages of completion.
Ensure all assigned projects are completed in accordance with predetermined requirements, with specific attention to product/process specifications, project/program costs, resource utilization, and timeliness for completion.
Ensure all phases of assigned projects are documented, and that information required in other functional areas is reported, disseminated, or transferred, as appropriate.
Execute continuous improvement projects for existing systems.
Maintain reporting and dashboards for program/project execution, resourcing spend, vendor spend, and project budgets.
Analyze business requirements or issues, convert analysis to functional specifications, and design solutions to meet cross functional business requirements or resolve issues.
Prepare and execute software application testing (functional unit, integration, performance, regression and acceptance).
Adhere to project management, software application development, testing, service management, change management and other relevant processes, standards, governance and controls.
May participate in new technology evaluations.
Coach, review, and evaluate the work of project teams and make project assignments as necessary.