IT Project Manager 1

Health; Juneau, Anchorage, Fairbanks (AK, AK, AK); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Health IT is seeking an IT Project Manager to support the Portfolio Management Office. The role focuses on keeping IT projects organized, on track, and well-communicated, working with project managers, contractors, and IT staff.

The successful candidate will help scope new projects, route them through governance, and lead assigned IT initiatives to ensure progress and clear risk communication. This is a hybrid role based in Alaska.

Qualifications

• Experience in data systems and IT project coordination.
• Ability to plan, prioritize, and manage resources.
• Knowledge of stakeholder management and communication.
• Understanding of project management principles and governance.
• Experience in leading cross-functional teams and collaborating with vendors.

Responsibilities

• Support PMO by keeping IT projects organized, on track, and well-communicated.
• Gather information, coordinate meetings, and maintain project details.
• Scope and route new project requests through governance processes.
• Lead assigned IT projects and communicate progress, risks, and issues.
• Collaborate with project managers, contractors, and IT staff to ensure outcomes.

Job description

Job Description

Welcome to the Department of Health!

We’d be delighted to have you join our team.

This position is open to Alaskan Residents only.

Please check out the

residency definition

to determine if you qualify.

This position is currently located in Anchorage

.

The position may be in Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Juneau

, depending upon the location of the most qualified candidate.

What you will be doing:

The IT Project Manager supports the Department of Health’s Portfolio Management Office by helping keep IT projects organized, on track, and well-communicated. This role works closely with project managers, contractors, and IT staff to gather information, coordinate meetings, and keep project details up to date. The position helps new project requests get properly scoped and routed through the department’s governance process. The IT Project Manager also leads assigned IT projects using standard project management practices to ensure progress, risks, and updates are clearly communicated. This is a collaborative role that strengthens project management consistency across the department and supports successful technology outcomes.

Our organization, mission, and culture:

The mission of ITS is to provide reliable and stable technology platforms in support of the Department's service delivery programs in as cost-effective and efficient a manner as possible.

As a member of our team, you will contribute every day to help the department’s work to improve the health of Alaskans and their families in a secure and HIPAA compliant manner.

ITS exemplifies these values:

Accountability- We are committed to responsible use of the technical resources used to support the department

Respect- We provide services without discrimination or judgment.

Integrity- We are honest and ethical in all we do.

Teamwork - We are committed to supporting our coworkers and working together to solve technical problems

Work/Life balance - We understand the importance of maintaining a work-life balance

The benefits of joining our team:

The DOH Portfolio Management Office is committed to providing a supportive and collaborative work environment where all team members' contributions are welcomed and valued. The team highly values a healthy work/life balance and works to ensure that team members have access to needed resources. Leadership works to cultivate talent from within and provide team members with the tools needed to advance and develop their knowledge base and skill set.

The working environment you can expect:

The Department of Health IT has offices in both Juneau and Anchorage. IT PMO staff are currently working a hybrid telework schedule; however, it is unknown if this will continue indefinitely.

This position is expected to largely work independently and also collaborate with other team members, department staff, and vendor partners via in-person, telephonic, and/or electronic means.

Who we are looking for:

The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies in addition to the minimum qualifications listed below:

Manages and Organizes Information:

Identifies a need; gathers, organizes, and maintains information; determines its importance and accuracy, and communicates it by a variety of methods.

Planning and Evaluating:

Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.

Stakeholder Management:

Knowledge of the concepts, practices, and techniques used to identify, engage, influence, and monitor relationships with individuals and groups connected to a work effort; including those actively involved, those who exert influence over the process and its results, and those who have a vested interest in the outcome (positive or negative).

To view the general description and example of duties for this job class, please go to the following link and search for

IT Manager 1

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https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/

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Minimum Qualifications

Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions

This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications.

Please ensure your application

(through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Competency Description

The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations rather than specific tasks and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Please ensure your application (through work history, training, education, licenses, certificates, etc.) supports/demonstrates that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:

Data Systems:

Knowledge of computer hardware and software development and systems as they apply to the conception, specification, analysis, planning, development, installation, test, modification and use of data handling and computing systems.

Influence:

Asserts own ideas and persuades others, gaining support and commitment from others; mobilizes people to act, using creative approaches to motivate others to meet organization goals.

Learning:

Uses efficient learning techniques to acquire and apply new knowledge and skills; uses training, feedback, or other opportunities for self-learning and development.

Project Management:

Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance.

Teamwork:

Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Training ininformation technology, project management, or a similar field or professional experience working in technical project teams alongside business and product owners to identify, prioritize, and adjust project scope, schedule, and budgets.

Special Note:

Some positions may require the incumbent to have/obtain and maintain project management certification such as Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or Project Management Professional (PMP), or in some combination of Lean/Six Sigma/AGILE, CompTIA Project+, MPM, Waterfall, or similar project management methodologies and curricula. These requirements will be specified in the recruitment bulletin and supporting position description.

“Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.

“Typically gained by” means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.

“Training” means the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (

“long-duration (“