PROJECT MANAGER - 72004182

State of Florida • Tallahassee, FL

16d • $75,000 - $85,000 • Onsite

About The Position

This is a highly visible, customer-facing role responsible for enterprise-level project oversight and consultative support across the State of Florida Enterprise. This position serves internal teams within the Florida Digital Service and external agency partners by promoting effective project delivery, strengthening project management practices, and supporting statewide digital transformation initiatives.
This position performs independent oversight of information technology projects in accordance with Florida Statute, provides consultative guidance to improve project outcomes, and driving Florida’s digital transformation by effectively facilitating the delivery of solutions and services designed to further the mission of the Florida Digital Service and meet customer needs in the areas of technology project management, data interoperability, and cybersecurity. The ideal candidate for this position embodies servant leadership; is an active listener with strong interpersonal and facilitation skills; is highly organized, adaptable, curious, detail-oriented, and strategically motivated; takes ownership of their work; and can engage with and capture customer needs in a manner that facilitates early identification and resolution of project risks and issues and directly supports driving the success of large information technology projects.

Requirements

• Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required.
• At least a minimum of three (3) years of experience, acquired within the past eight (8) years, managing and leading large information technology projects with responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, risk, and stakeholder management.
• At least a minimum of three (3) years of experience, acquired within the past eight (8) years, actively participating in the software development life cycle in a delivery role (e.g., developer, tester, QA analyst, business analyst, or similar).
• Knowledge of information technology project and program management principles, standards, and best practices.
• Knowledge of project management tools, reporting techniques, and performance metrics.
• Skilled in analyzing complex project data, documentation, and metrics to evaluate project health and trends.
• Ability to evaluate and improve project management processes, governance, and documentation standards.
• Knowledge of software development in life cycle methodologies.
• Ability to assess project performance across scope, schedule, cost, and quality, and identify risks and issues.
• Ability to develop clear, actionable recommendations to support risk mitigation and issue resolution.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with executive leadership, project teams, and external partners.
• Skilled in building collaborative relationships and influencing stakeholders without direct authority.
• Strong critical thinking and judgment skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to manage and resolve conflict utilizing a customer-centric and servant leadership approach.
• Ability to work with a sense of ownership and commitment.
• Skill in the use of MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, Project, and MS Visio.
• Ability to process knowledge resources and demonstrate learning agility.
• Core competencies: accountability, business acumen, communication, conflict resolution, continuous improvement, customer centricity, emotional intelligence, empowerment, flexibility, integrity, learning agility, project management, respect, teamwork.

Nice To Haves

• Active PMI-ACP certification or other active agile project management certification

Responsibilities

• Performs independent oversight of large information technology projects by assessing status, progress against scope, schedule, and budget while quantifying variances, and evaluating risks, issues, and overall project health.
• Evaluating project management practices, governance, and documentation to ensure alignment with established standards and best practices.
• Leverages servant leadership qualities to provide consultative support to project teams and stakeholders, including actionable recommendations to mitigate risks, resolve issues, and improve project outcomes.
• Supporting project success through facilitation, training, and the development or delivery of tools, templates, guidance, and supportive project management services.
• Other duties as required.

Benefits

• The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.
• Candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.
• Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed