Information Technology Project Manager 14

State of Michigan; Lansing (MI); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reduction program

Good benefits

Excellent vacation

Sick time policies

Work-life balance

Job summary

The State of Michigan is seeking an Information Technology Project Manager to lead large, complex projects within the PMO, supporting OCTO, CIP/CSS. This role requires coordinating with vendor partners, managing schedules, budgets, and risks across multiple teams to align with SUITE standards.

The position offers a hybrid work arrangement (two days on-site in Lansing, three remote days per week) and potential sign-on bonus, with opportunities to contribute at the agency leadership level.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with relevant credits as listed in the job posting.
• Demonstrated understanding of IT project management practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight, leadership, accountability, and project management for large IT projects.
• Coordinate long-term release planning and ensure budget, quality, and schedule goals are met.
• Elevate issues/risks to executives and ensure adherence to SUITE methodologies.
• Collaborate with PM teams and stakeholders across the organization.

Education

Bachelor's degree with 21 semester credits in computer science, data processing, information systems, data communications, networking, systems analysis, computer programming, information assurance, project management, or mathematics

Job description

This position provides oversight, leadership, accountability, and project management functions for one or more large size, complex projects within the Program Management Office (PMO), supporting the Office of Chief Technology Officer (OCTO), Cyber Security and Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and Center for Shared Solutions (CSS) for information technology projects. These projects typically utilize vendor participation and require complex schedules and integration with other systems. Large sized projects typically have durations longer than 6 months with 20 or more team members, require communication at the Agency Leadership level and have a medium to high risk.

This position ensures consistency with the State of Michigan (SOM) project management, investment management and systems engineering methodology (SUITE), perform long-term release planning based on organizational direction, regularly interact with the project management teams for status of budget, quality and schedule, elevate issues and risks as needed to executives and exercise project quality control activities to ensure project scope expectations are met.

• Position Description
• The Department of Technology, Management and Budget supports the business operations of state agencies through a variety of services, including building management and maintenance, information technology, centralized contracting and procurement, budget and financial management, space planning and leasing, construction management, motor vehicle fleet operations, and oversight of the state retirement systems.

Position Location/Remote Office

The office location is Lansing, MI. The State of Michigan is not able to offer employment to out of-state applicants that do not plan to relocate. The Department of Technology Management and Budget currently offers a hybrid work option which requires two days working on-site at the official work location and three days of remote work per week.

Benefits

• Tuition reduction program at several key higher education institutes if you would like to advance your education.
• Good benefits.
• Excellent vacation.
• Sick time policies.
• An ability to successfully juggle your work and family life.

We would like the opportunity to share with you more about the benefits of working for the state and joining the State of Michigan employee family if you are interested.

IT bonus

This position may be eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $2,500. Up to $1,250 to be paid upon new hire and the remainder to be paid after satisfactory completion of the initial probationary period (12-month period). This does not apply to current state employees.

Education

Possession of a bachelor’s degree with not less than 21 semester (32 term) credits in one or a combination of the following: computer science, data processing, computer information systems, data communications, networking, systems analysis, computer programming, information assurance, projectmanagement, or mathematics.

Experience

Three years of professional experience equivalent to an IT project coordinator.

Possession of a Project Management Professional, (PMP) certification may be substituted for the experience requirement. Possession of a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) and/or Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) certification may be substituted for 1 year of the experience requirement.

Possession of SUITE Certification may be substituted for 2 Educational Credits.

Special Requirements, Licenses, and Certifications

Certain positions may be assigned subclass codes and individuals appointed must possess the required specialized experience.

View the job specification at: https://www.michigan.gov/mdcs/-/media/Project/Websites/mdcs/JOBSPECS/I/InformationTechnologyProjectManager.pdf

Application Requirements

To be considered for this position you must:

• Attach a detailed resume and cover letter.
• You must complete this Program/Project Worksheet (Download PDF reader) and attach it to your application. Please note each project with the length of the project, the number of personal effort hours, the number of stakeholders and the role you played in each project listed. Failure to do so may result in your application being screened out.
• If applicable, attach a copy of your official college transcripts and/or foreign degree evaluation with your application. Click here for the State of Michigan (SOM) definition of an Official College Transcript. Applicants who possess foreign degrees must have their academic credentials evaluated or converted into U.S.educational equivalents. Civil Service accepts evaluations from organizations listed on the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc.

Other Information

All newly hired state employees are required to submit and pass a pre-employment drug test and physical (if applicable) prior to their actual appointment. Criminal and driving records will also be checked if applicable. Any position offer will be conditional until results of the drug test, physical, criminal background, and driving records indicate eligibility for employment.

DTMB Human Resources uses E-Verify in conjunction with the federal I-9 form to verify authorization of employment. DTMB does not provide sponsorship for employment visa status. To be appointed by DTMB, an applicant must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer.

DTMB does not participate in STEM-OPT.

The department reserves the right to close this posting prior to its original end date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.