IT Project Manager (NCS) - BCIT

baltimorecity; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 101,034 - 166,502; Full time

Job summary

Baltimore City Government is seeking an IT Project Manager to lead information technology initiatives, manage costs and scope, and coordinate with sponsors to drive project goals.

The role plans, organizes, directs, and evaluates IT projects, enforces PMO procedures, and ensures timely delivery, budget adherence, and system integrity across the organization.

Required: Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field, PMP certification, and 4–6 years of PM experience with PMI methodologies and MS Project.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in IT or related field.
• PMP certification required.
• 4–6 years of project/portfolio and team management experience.

Responsibilities

• Defines, delivers, and supports strategic IT plans.
• Directs research aligning with goals and user projects.
• Coordinates resources and schedules; manages scope and costs.
• Ensures timelines and milestones are met; maintains system integrity.
• Communicates with stakeholders and manages day-to-day tasks of supplier personnel.

Skills

PMI methodologies

MS Project

JAD facilitation

RUP/SDLC

External consultant management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

MS Project

Job description

THIS IS A NON-CIVIL SERVICE POSITION

Salary Range: $101,034.00 - $166,502.00 Annually

Hiring Salary Range: $101,034.00 - $133,768.00 Annually

Job Summary

The IT PM will manage projects through a balanced matrix, control project costs and scope, and interface directly with the project sponsor and business sponsor to understand business problems and opportunities to drive successful project goals.

Role

To plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate information technology projects, including the development of policies/procedures for these projects and controlling costs.

Essential Functions

• Maintains organization's effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and supporting strategic plans for implementing information technologies
• Directs technological research by studying organization goals, strategies, practices, and user projects
• Completes projects by coordinating resources and timetables with user departments and data center
• Verifies application results by conducting system audits of technologies implemented
• Preserves assets by implementing disaster recovery and back-up procedures and information security and control structures
• Recommends information technology strategies, policies, and procedures by evaluating organization outcomes; identifying problems; evaluating trends; anticipating requirements
• Forecasts requirements; prepares annual budget; schedules expenditures; analyzes variances; initiates corrective action
• Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards
• Participates in the elicitation and development of project planning specifications and timeline
• Follows account PMO procedures and practices
• Controls and negotiates change and scope of the project
• Ensures timelines and milestones are met and maintain integrity of the systems
• Guides and oversees lifecycle applications development
• Communicates effectively with stakeholders
• Manages day-to-day task assignments, deliverable and schedule completions of all Supplier personnel

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, or related field.
• Certification: PMP certification.
• Experience: Minimum 4-6 years of strong project/portfolio and team management experience, including:
  • Ability to plan, organize, direct and control work activity demonstrating experience in PMI methodologies and management of medium (750 hours) to large (2500 hours) projects
  • Experience with external consultant/customer management
  • Skilled in Microsoft Suite Tool set including MS Project and other PM tools
  • Knowledge of RUP, SDLC, or other process methodologies
  • Joint Application Development session (JAD) facilitation experience or similar methodology to gather cross-functional requirements

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrated experience leading programs, projects and technology initiatives in municipal, state or federal service environments
• Demonstrated ability to present complex technical and functional scope/solutions in a manner that is understood by a diverse audience
• Demonstrated experience in developing relationships across business lines, departments and organizational functional elements
• Excellent customer presentation and communications skills
• Excellent leadership and organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage all phases of the project life cycle
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and people at a time
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects with a $500,000 to $1,000,000 annual budget
• Demonstrated ability to manage stakeholder's expectations
• Strong analytical ability including impact analysis to business and technical environment
• Demonstrated ability to gather basic requirements through individual interview techniques
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task, be extremely organized, work in a fast-paced environment, and be very detail-oriented
• Strong business requirement analytical skills with the ability to produce clearly articulated documents
• Demonstrated experience identifying customer needs, conducting gap analysis and understanding the customer’s perspective
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple programs simultaneously

Additional Information

Eligible candidates under final consideration for appointment to positions identified as positions of trust will be required to complete authorization for a Criminal Background Check and/or Fingerprint must be successfully completed.

Probation

All persons, including current City employees, selected for this position must complete a mandatory six-month probation.

Financial Disclosure

This position is required to complete a Financial Disclosure pursuant to Sections 7-7, 7-8, and 7-9 of the City Ethics Law. The initial financial disclosure must be submitted within 30 days of hire.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Baltimore City Government is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to a workplace that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. The City of Baltimore prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, ancestry, creed, national origin, disability status, genetics, marital status, military service, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Applicants requiring accommodations during the hiring process should contact the Department of Human Resources directly. Do not attach your request for accommodation to the application.