IT Project Manager*

City of Madison, WI; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Madison, WI is seeking a Project Manager for the IT Project Portfolio Team to lead technology projects and manage portfolios across agencies. The role emphasizes budgeting, planning, implementation, and documentation, with a focus on user adoption and customer objectives.

You will facilitate collaboration among team members, agencies, sponsors, and leadership, ensuring informed decisions and successful project outcomes.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in PC hardware and software installation/troubleshooting.
• Experience with a wide range of software/hardware applications.
• Experience with project management tools on large-scale projects.
• Experience assessing third-party software purchases.
• Experience assessing business needs and determining technology solutions.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate portfolio of agencies’ software and database access.
• Lead projects through budgeting, planning, implementation, and supporting documentation.
• Bridge IT and customers to enable informed decision-making and successful project outcomes.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Budgeting and planning

Communication

Independent work

Agile/IT project management

Education

Associate's or higher degree in CS/related

Job description

Are you looking for a full-time IT job that works less than 40 hours per week?

Do you have great project management skills?

The City of Madison Information Technology Department is looking to hire a Project Manager to join the IT Project Portfolio Team. The IT Project Portfolio Team is a group of project managers who lead technology projects and manage their assigned portfolios, focusing on strategic oversight of IT investments, projects and initiatives. IT Project Managers are responsible for project management from initiation to closure using agility, flexibility, and an end-user-centric approach to ensure high user adoption and user satisfaction. The IT Application & Development Project Manager will support application and development technology, enterprise project management work and project portfolios. In this position, the Project Manager will need to be able to facilitate collaboration between team members, agencies, sponsors, leadership, and other impact parties to support informed decision-making and project success. The Project Manager will serve as the bridge between IT and customers, to enable informed decision-making and to support customers in their technological and business objectives. The Project Manager will work under general supervision of IT’s Administrative, Finance & Project Portfolio Manager under the guidance of the IT Portfolio Manager Team Lead and operate with independence in meeting established objectives.?

This work involves leading projects through budgeting, planning, implementation, and supporting documentation. The work requires considerable judgment, discretion, and expertise to successfully implement, manage, and evaluate projects and initiatives at the agency level and is characterized by significant technical or project leadership that may include organizing and motivating a project team. A successful candidate will:

• Coordinate their portfolio of agencies’ software and database access
• Work with staff to determine technology needs and propose solutions to meet those needs. This includes leading projects through budgeting, planning, implementation, and supporting documentation.?
• Use judgment, discretion, and expertise to successfully implement, manage, and evaluate IT projects and initiatives at the agency level and is characterized by significant technical or project leadership that include organizing and motivating a project team.

We are looking for candidates who are able to demonstrate the following skills:

• Implement third-party software purchases from evaluation to production.?
• Plan for system scalability, growth, and budget requirements.?
• Develop realistic estimates, establish realistic schedules and meet deadlines on a consistent basis.?
• Facilitate projects, recommend change and communicate methods.?
• Work independently, manage multiple projects on an ongoing basis.?
• Work with both users and project team members to resolve problems in a timely and effective manner.?
• Communicate and work effectively with users, department staff, vendors, and consultants.?
• Work well under pressure.?

Minimum Qualifications

• Four (4) years of experience applying the following:
• Personal computer system technology (hardware and software) installation and/or troubleshooting
• A wide range of software and hardware applications;
• Project management tools and techniques on large-scale projects.
• Assessment and implementation of third-party software purchases.
• Assessment of business needs and determination of appropriate technology solutions.

OR

• Two (2) years of advanced-level professional IT Specialist experience, similar to that of an IT Specialist 2 with the City of Madison
• Two (2) years of project management experience;
• Associate's or higher-level degree in computer science or a related field.