C. E. A.

State of California; California; Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

State of California seeks an Enterprise Project and Portfolio Officer in Sacramento, hybrid telework. The role oversees the IT project portfolio, aligns investments with DIR priorities, and ensures governance standards across the enterprise.

The position commands executive-level interaction, policy development, and data-driven decision-making to optimize outcomes and accountability. Salary ranges reflect the CEA classification, with remote/hybrid work options as part of the DIR telework policy.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the organization and functions of California State Government; program development and evaluation; policy formulation and development; personnel management techniques; equal employment opportunity program objectives.
• Ability to plan, organize, and direct work of multidisciplinary staff; analyze complex problems; prepare and review reports.

Responsibilities

• Centralize project governance, policies, and decision-making authority.
• Establish and align investments with departmental strategic priorities.
• Ensure consistent compliance with control agency requirements.
• Improve accountability, transparency, and project outcomes.
• Enable data-driven portfolio optimization.
• Oversees the department's entire IT project portfolio, including high-impact initiatives.
• Prioritize, approve, and recommend funding allocations across the portfolio.
• Develop and enforce enterprise-wide governance policies and standards.
• Provide executive advisory support to the CIO on strategic investment decisions and risk management.

Job description

Job Posting: Enterprise Project and Portfolio Officer

Department of Industrial Relations

JC-534420 - Enterprise Project and Portfolio Officer

$10,349.00 - $12,526.00 per Month. New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

Final Filing Date: 10/21/2026

• Centralize project governance, policies, and decision-making authority.
• Establish and align investments with departmental strategic priorities.
• Ensure consistent compliance with control agency requirements.
• Improve accountability, transparency, and project outcomes.
• Enable data-driven portfolio optimization.
• Oversees DIR’s entire IT project portfolio, including high-impact, mission-critical initiatives.
• Prioritize, approve, and recommend funding allocations across the portfolio.
• Develops and enforces enterprise-wide project and portfolio governance policies and standards.
• Executive advisory support to the CIO on strategic investment decisions and risk management.
• Interaction with executive leadership and control agencies.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Working Conditions

The incumbent performs work in an open-spaced, partitioned office environment with an assigned office in Sacramento, CA. The office is climate-controlled with natural and artificial light. The incumbent works in an office setting or remotely from home as determined in the DIR Telework policy.

Minimum Requirements

This position does not have a Classification Specification. Requirements and qualifications for this position can be found in this announcement. For additional questions, please contact the hiring department listed below.

• C. E. A.

Enterprise Project and Portfolio Officer

Classification:

C. E. A. $10,349.00 - $12,526.00. New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

# of Positions

1

Work Location

Sacramento, CA

Telework

Hybrid

Job Type

Career Executive Assignment - Non Tenured, Full Time

Department Information

The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) was established in 1927. Its mission is to improve working conditions for California's wage earners and to advance opportunities for profitable employment in California. DIR administers and enforces laws governing wages, workplace safety and health, apprenticeship training programs, and medical care and other benefits for injured workers.

Required Application Package Documents

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is required and must be included.
• Statement of Qualifications. A Statement of Qualification is required for this job posting. All applicants must follow the guideline listed on this job posting to be accepted for evaluation. Candidates who did not follow the direction outline may be disqualified.
• Other – Cover Letter, required.

Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations for the hiring interview process must request the necessary accommodations if scheduled for a hiring interview. The request should be made at the time of contact to schedule the interview.

Questions regarding reasonable accommodations may be directed to the EEO contact listed on this job posting.

Examination Qualification Requirements

All applicants must possess the knowledge and abilities, and any other requirements, described in this announcement.

Note: Eligibility to take a CEA examination does not require current permanent status in the civil service.

General Qualifications

State civil service employees must possess essential general qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, and ability to work cooperatively with others.

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge of the organization and functions of California State Government including the organization and practices of the Legislature and the Executive Branch; principles, practices, and trends of public administration, organization, and management; techniques of organizing and motivating groups; program development and evaluation; methods of administrative problem solving; principles and practices of policy formulation and development; and personnel management techniques; the department’s or agency’s Equal Employment Opportunity Program objectives; and a manager’s role in the Equal Employment Opportunity Program.
• Ability to plan, organize, and direct the work of multidisciplinary professional and administrative staff; analyze administrative policies, organization, procedures and practices; integrate the activities of a diverse program to attain common goals; gain the confidence and support of top level administrators and advise them on a wide range of administrative matters; develop cooperative working relationships with representatives of all levels of government, the public, and the Legislature and Executive branches; analyze complex problems and recommend effective courses of action; and prepare and review reports; and effectively contribute to the department’s or agency’s Equal Employment Opportunity objectives.

These knowledge and abilities are expected to be obtained from the following kinds of experience with substantial participation in the formulation, operation, and/or evaluation of program policies (experience may have been paid or volunteer; in State service, other government settings, or in a private organization):

CEA Level A – Responsible for broad administrative and program activities, including the execution and/or evaluation of program policies.

CEA Level B – Responsible for extensive managerial and program administration or broad program manager experience with substantial participation in the formulation, operation, and/or evaluation of program policies.

CEA Level C – Responsible for extensive highly professional influence and contributes to program, policy, and the methods to provide professional services needed to set policies, to meet the mission of the State department and often exercising technical and/or professional skills that are required at this level.

Desirable Qualifications

• Establishes systems to monitor expenditures, financial processes, and risk management within the organization to ensure that financial resources are effectively allocated to achieve goals and objectives.
• Sets an expectation for enterprise-wide understanding of the organization by ensuring a shared knowledge of the business, its objectives, processes, and stakeholder impact.
• Creates a climate where everyone knows their purpose and their role in achieving mission-, vision-, and values-driven outcomes.
• Creates an environment that embraces informed and timely decision making that considers innovative solutions to move the organization forward. Understands the importance of tomorrow’s goals in the context of today's priorities.
• Encourages and supports enterprise-wide innovation, ideas, and approaches to uncover the root causes of workplace inefficiencies. Identify and eliminate waste and continually improve services and other deliverables.
• Creates accountability for clear standards of work and fosters an environment where knowledge transfer occurs regularly.
• Establishes, monitors, adjusts, and communicates the vision and strategic plan to remain aligned with global and organizational changes and input from key stakeholders.
• Speaks with confidence on complex and sensitive matters. Addresses most senior executive and legislative audiences. Speaks inspirationally. Publicly recognizes excellence in individual and team performance.
• Sees the big picture and supports innovation through open communication and collaboration. Embraces forward thinking and experimentation.
• Anticipates and identifies highly sensitive problems which may affect the organization, other departments, and/or outside stakeholders.
• Resolves conflicts impacting the organization due to competing objectives, limited resources, or differing perspectives.

Examination Information

If you meet the requirements stated in this announcement, you may take this competitive examination. Possession of the Examination Qualifications requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination will be compared with the performance of others who take this examination, and all successful candidates will be ranked according to their scores.

A minimum rating of 70% must be attained in the Examination to obtain list eligibility for this position. All candidates will receive written notification of their examination results.

The results of this examination will only be used to fill this position. Applications will be retained for twelve months.

Hiring interviews for the Job may be conducted with the most qualified candidates.

The examining Department reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service law and rules and all competitors will be notified.

Special Testing Arrangements

If you have a disability and need special testing arrangements, answer the Reasonable Accommodations question appropriately on your Application (STD 678). You will be contacted to make specific arrangements. Questions regarding reasonable accommodations may be directed to the EEO contact listed on this announcement.

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Standard State of California benefits.

Contact Information

The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position or application process.

Department Website: https://www.dir.ca.gov/

Human Resources Contact:
Examination Unit
[phone]
[e-mail]

Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled. You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s) to the Department's EEO Office.

EEO Contact:
Diversity and Inclusion Office
[phone]
[e-mail]

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice) TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Special Instructions

The results of this examination will be used only to fill this position and may be used to fill subsequent vacancies for this position for a period of up to twelve months.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.