IT Project Manager – Hybrid Work & Growth Benefits

Washington State Department of Transportation; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid work

Paid holidays

Vacation

Tuition assistance

Health benefits

Retirement options

Employee benefits

Job summary

Washington State Department of Transportation seeks an IT Project Manager for the Enterprise Technology Project Management Office. Based in Lacey with flexible hybrid work, you will oversee low- to mid-risk technology projects and coordinate with contracts and technical teams.

Responsibilities include requirements development, risk tracking, stakeholder communication, and process improvements. Strong written and verbal skills with a service-oriented mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience managing IT projects using established frameworks and templates.
• Knowledge of PMBOK and Agile; experience with IT project lifecycle.
• Coordinate projects, develop documentation, monitor scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and issues.
• Resolve routine project issues and maintain compliance.
• Facilitate meetings and coordinate cross-functional teams.
• Communicate project status to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Analyze business needs, document requirements, and develop artifacts.
• Knowledge of requirements elicitation, process mapping, and functional documentation.
• Support risk identification, issue tracking, and change control.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and monitor project team activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage assigned low- and medium-risk technology projects under general supervision.
• Coordinate requests for proposals, quotations, and information with the Administrative Contracts Office.
• Support risk identification, issue tracking, and change control processes.
• Help ensure compliance with state laws, WaTech policies, standards, and guidelines.
• Communicate project status to stakeholders, participate in meetings, and coordinate site visits as needed.
• Develop and document business requirements and support engagement with customers and technical groups.
• Contribute to ongoing improvements in project management practices and tools.
• Coordinate with customers, technical teams, and stakeholders to identify needs and document requirements.
• Track scope, schedule, budget, risks, issues, and dependencies per standards.

Skills

IT project management

PMBOK/Agile knowledge

Stakeholder communication

Documentation & coordination

Cross-functional teamwork

Business analysis basics

Risk & change control

Office productivity tools

Tools

Microsoft Office

Project

Teams

SharePoint

Visio

Job description

Washington State Department of Transportation seeks an IT Project Manager for the Enterprise Technology Project Management Office. Based in Lacey with flexible hybrid work, you will oversee low- to mid-risk technology projects and coordinate with contracts and technical teams.

Responsibilities include requirements development, risk tracking, stakeholder communication, and process improvements. Strong written and verbal skills with a service-oriented mindset are essential.