Senior IT Project Manager – Transportation & GIS Program Lead

Jobtailor; Olympia (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced IT project manager to support WSDOT's technology modernization program, including roadway characteristics information, federal reporting delivery, and the HPMS and Linear Referencing System efforts. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive scope, schedule, budget, and risk management.

You will translate complex business needs into actionable plans, present proposals to executives, and ensure project management standards compliance using PMBOK

Qualifications

• Prior WSDOT experience.
• Advanced project management expertise, including PMBOK and Agile.
• Ability to manage scope, schedule, budget, and risk; lead cross-functional teams; ensure standards compliance; and proactively identify and resolve issues.
• Strong stakeholder communication, program documentation, and timely status reporting skills.
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical ability to translate complex business needs into actionable plans, evaluate solution options, and present proposals, progress, and recommendations to executives.
• Technical proficiency across project methodologies, tools, and the SDLC.
• Applied problem-solving and data management experience.

Responsibilities

• Support the technology modernization program for roadway characteristics information, federal reporting delivery, and HPMS/LRS efforts.
• Support the lead project manager with IT project management services.
• Drive scope, schedule, budget, and risk management.
• Lead cross-functional teams and ensure project management standards compliance.
• Proactively identify and resolve project issues.
• Maintain program documentation and provide timely status reporting.
• Translate complex business needs into actionable plans.
• Present proposals, progress, and recommendations to executives.
• Manage projects through lifecycle from concept to hyper-care.
• Establish relationships with technical development teams to ensure on-time deliverables.

Skills

Advanced project management

PMBOK Methodology

Agile Methodology

Stakeholder communication

Written communication

Verbal communication

Risk management

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

Microsoft Project

SharePoint

Agile Tools

Scrum Framework

HPMS

LRS

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced IT project manager to support WSDOT's technology modernization program, including roadway characteristics information, federal reporting delivery, and the HPMS and Linear Referencing System efforts. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive scope, schedule, budget, and risk management.

You will translate complex business needs into actionable plans, present proposals to executives, and ensure project management standards compliance using PMBOK