IT Project Manager II

City of Colorado Springs; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Colorado Springs is seeking an IT Project Manager II to oversee multiple complex IT projects from initiation to close-out while coordinating teams, tracking progress, and addressing risks and issues. The role emphasizes collaboration across business units, technical teams, and vendors to ensure successful outcomes.

Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree and at least three years of professional IT project experience; PMP or related certifications are desirable and a salary schedule

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in a related area of study.
• Three years of full-time, professional experience in a related field.
• PMP Certification or other PM/BA certificates such as PgMP, CAPM, SAFe, ECBA are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple IT projects from initiation through close-out.
• Develop and maintain project charters, schedules, risk and communication plans.
• Build partnerships across business units, technical teams, and vendors.
• Communicate project status, risks, milestones to stakeholders and leadership.
• Identify risks and change impacts; work with teams to maintain progress.
• Translate business requirements to technical teams and explain options.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

MS Project

Jira

Job description

IT Project Manager II

The City of Colorado Springs is looking for a IT (Innovation and Technology) Project Manager II who will help manage multiple complex IT projects from initiation through close-out while coordinating teams, tracking progress, and proactively addressing risks and issues. In this role, you’ll build strong partnerships across business, technical teams, and vendors while proactively addressing risks, translating requirements, and keeping stakeholders aligned to drive successful project outcomes.

This position is subject to budget required furloughs implemented in the 2026 calendar year.

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Your starting pay will be within the posted hiring range based on your years of experience and education. See the full potential of growth for this position here: 2026 Salary Schedule

As a IT Project Manager II, you will:

• Manage multiple IT projects from requirements gathering through project close-out and transition to Operations Support
• Complete core project deliverables with some oversight, including project charters, schedules, and relevant project plans (communication, risk management, go-live readiness, etc.)
• Build positive, collaborative working relationships with business units, technical teams, and vendors to deliver solutions that meet business needs
• Communicate project status, risks, issues, milestones, and decisions clearly to project stakeholders and leadership
• Proactively identify project risks and change impacts; expedite issues appropriately and work with teams to maintain project progress
• Oversee project ticket/task management, ensuring tasks remain aligned with project timelines
• Translate business requirements to technical teams and help communicate technical options to business partners
• Other duties as assigned

We are looking for candidates who demonstrate:

Knowledge of:

• Project management best practices, common project methodologies, and business requirement gathering techniques.

Ability to:

• Manage multiple large IT projects with general supervision
• Communicate clearly and professionally with diverse audiences, facilitates issue resolution with support from senior PMs or leadership, and collaborates across business, technical, and vendor groups
• Show initiative and a willingness to grow into more complex project assignments over time

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in a related area of study
• Three years of full-time, professional experience in a related field

We value a diverse range of qualifications and experiences. Our organization views each year of further education as equivalent to each year of relevant work experience, and each year of additional relevant work experience as equivalent to each year of required education.

• PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification
• Other Project Management or Business Analyst Certificates such as a PgMP (Program Management Professional) certification, CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management), SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework), ECBA (Entry Certificate in Business Analysis), etc.

The following qualifications are not required, but they are considered desirable. If you possess any of the preferred qualifications, please include specific details in your application. This information may be used to identify a top group of applicants.

The background check process for this position includes being fingerprinted. Fingerprints will be used to check the FBI's criminal history records.