IT Project Manager - Enterprise Tech & Change (Municipal)

cityoflufkin; Lufkin (TX); On-site; USD 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Lufkin is seeking an Information Technology Project Manager to oversee enterprise technology projects and strategic initiatives. You will report to the Director of Information Technology and work with city leadership, vendors, and staff to ensure delivery on time, within scope and budget.

Qualified candidates will have a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent), 5+ years of IT project management experience, and PMP certification (or within 12 months).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred; equivalents considered.
• PMP certification required or must be obtained within 1 year of hire.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive IT project management experience.
• Experience leading enterprise software or municipal tech implementations.
• Experience with SaaS-based enterprise platforms preferred.
• Experience managing vendor-led IT implementations and consulting engagements.
• PM methodologies: Agile, Hybrid, or Waterfall.
• Texas Driver's License required.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive project plans, schedules, milestones, deliverables, and roadmaps.
• Coordinate activities across City departments and external partners.
• Lead organizational change management: stakeholders, communications, training, adoption.
• Monitor scope, schedule, budget, risks, and resources for delivery.
• Establish governance processes and reporting standards.
• Maintain project documentation, risk registers, and logs.
• Prepare executive status reports and presentations for leadership.
• Coordinate with consultants, contractors, and third-party vendors.
• Monitor vendor performance and contractual deliverables.
• Collaborate with directors and stakeholders to achieve objectives.
• Coordinate end-user training with Enterprise Business Applications Administrator.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

PM leadership

Vendor management

Communication

Budget management

Risk management

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Agile/Hybrid/Waterfall

Education

Bachelor's degree in IS/CS/Business

Tools

Tyler Technologies

CentralSquare

Oracle

SAP

Microsoft Dynamics

Workday

Job description

City of Lufkin is seeking an Information Technology Project Manager to oversee enterprise technology projects and strategic initiatives. You will report to the Director of Information Technology and work with city leadership, vendors, and staff to ensure delivery on time, within scope and budget.

Qualified candidates will have a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent), 5+ years of IT project management experience, and PMP certification (or within 12 months).