Senior IT Project Manager — Digital Transformation Lead

State of Florida; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Florida in Tallahassee seeks an enterprise-level Project Manager to oversee large information technology projects, promote effective delivery, and support statewide digital transformation. You will engage internal teams and external partners, provide consultative project management, and drive risk mitigation and issue resolution with a servant-leadership approach.

The role requires PMP certification and at least 3 years of experience managing IT projects, plus SDLC delivery experience.

Qualifications

• PMP certification is required.
• At least 3 years of experience managing and leading large IT projects with scope, schedule, budget, risk, and stakeholder management.
• At least 3 years actively participating in the software development life cycle in a delivery role (e.g., developer, tester, QA analyst, business analyst).
• Preferred: active PMI-ACP certification or other agile project management certification.

Responsibilities

• Performs independent oversight of large information technology projects by assessing status, progress against scope, schedule, and budget while quantifying variances, and evaluating risks, issues, and overall project health.
• Evaluating project management practices, governance, and documentation to ensure alignment with established standards and best practices.
• Leverages servant leadership qualities to provide consultative support to project teams and stakeholders, including actionable recommendations to mitigate risks, resolve issues, and improve project outcomes.
• Supporting project success through facilitation, training, and the development or delivery of tools, templates, guidance, and supportive project management services.
• Other duties as required.

Skills

PMP certification

Project management

Stakeholder management

Servant leadership

Communication

Tools

MS Project

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Access

MS Visio

Job description

State of Florida in Tallahassee seeks an enterprise-level Project Manager to oversee large information technology projects, promote effective delivery, and support statewide digital transformation. You will engage internal teams and external partners, provide consultative project management, and drive risk mitigation and issue resolution with a servant-leadership approach.

The role requires PMP certification and at least 3 years of experience managing IT projects, plus SDLC delivery experience.