Senior IT Project Manager & Systems Lead

Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency; Georgia; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Transportation, Georgia Department of - GDOT is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager Team Lead to oversee the project management function and drive IT project execution across the organization. The role emphasizes leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and adherence to PM best practices.

Responsibilities include mentoring a team of project managers, managing scope, schedule, and budget, engaging stakeholders, and promoting the use of Jira, MS Project, and other PM tools to improve

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, CS, or related field and 5–7 years IT PM experience, or 9 years total experience.
• Strong knowledge of PM methodologies (Agile, Waterfall) and PM tools (Jira, MS Project, Trello, Asana).
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of project managers.
• Oversee multiple IT projects, ensuring on-time, in-scope, within-budget delivery.
• Engage stakeholders, align project goals with organizational objectives.
• Promote PM best practices and use of PM tools to streamline workflows.
• Contribute to strategic IT initiative planning and risk mitigation.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Stakeholder engagement

PM methodologies

Jira

Microsoft Project

Trello

Asana

PM tools adoption

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Associate’s degree in a related field

Two years in lower-level Systems Administrator or equivalent

Tools

Jira

Microsoft Project

Trello

Asana

Job description

Transportation, Georgia Department of - GDOT is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager Team Lead to oversee the project management function and drive IT project execution across the organization. The role emphasizes leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and adherence to PM best practices.

Responsibilities include mentoring a team of project managers, managing scope, schedule, and budget, engaging stakeholders, and promoting the use of Jira, MS Project, and other PM tools to improve