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Why It's a Great Opportunity:
Joining Pierce County as an IT Project Manager offers you a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the technological landscape of our community. As a forward-thinking organization committed to innovation and excellence, Pierce County provides an environment where your skills and expertise will be valued and utilized to drive impactful projects that directly enhance the lives of residents. You will have the chance to lead diverse projects spanning a wide range of initiatives and departments, with a focus on implementing large scale Software as a Service (SaaS) systems. This opportunity requires your IT experience combined with outstanding leadership, communication, presentation, customer service, and project management skills.
Examples of upcoming projects include:
- Implementing a new homeless management information system to help support the County’s comprehensive plan to end homelessness.
- Managing a program of projects supporting our suite of data engineering and data governance initiatives.
- Partnering with internal IT stakeholders to introduce and implement Scaled Agile (SAFe) within Pierce County IT.
The IT Division consists of 130 employees who directly support Pierce County's 3,500 staff with their daily IT needs and provides solutions that support all County residents. We are a national leader in delivering public services through innovation. Our diverse technology solutions are all supported by a robust hybrid infrastructure of on-premises and cloud-based solutions and a secure network.
We are a team that believes in a positive, collaborative team focused approach where we support one another and the work we do. Critical and valuable Pierce County public services are provided through and supported by the technologies built, operated, and maintained by the IT team. So, the work you do in this division matters.
How to be Successful in the Role:
We are looking for someone who not only understands disciplined project management principles but has applied those principles to large scale IT. We need a Project Manager who has high emotional intelligence (EI/EQ), is flexible, can work effectively with stakeholders, and is able to effectively troubleshoot while managing to the project’s scope, schedule, and budget. Experience with Scaled Agile and the SAFe Framework is desired and will contribute to the success of this position.
Your Future in this Role:
This position allows for growth inside and outside of the role. You will work with Pierce County customers across all levels of the organization from individual contributors to executive leadership which allows your business savvy to grow. This exposure will prepare you for future opportunities in IT and Pierce County.
Core Daily Responsibilities:
- Implement innovative and efficient project management practices for IT projects.
- Administer processes that ensures project tracking, reporting, communication, risk management and deliverables are achieved.
- Provide subject matter expertise in strategic technology planning and implementation of custom and commercial (COTS and SaaS) systems.
- Perform IT project management in accordance with accepted project management standards in the industry (i.e. PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge)).
- Develop and manage work breakdown structure (WBS) for information technology projects.
- Develop or update project plans for information technology projects including information such as project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, schedules, funding, and staffing.
- Designing agile project management process to support a wide variety of technology projects integrated with governance and budgeting initiatives.
- Manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- A Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer sciences, business, mathematics, engineering or related field.
- Five years of information technology experience, which includes experience performing complex technology centric project management in a Project Manager or leadership role.
- Any equivalent combination of experience and education is required.
- Positions in specific program areas may require program-related experience, education, and/or training.
- Upload a resume and a detailed cover letter outlining a large scale IT project that you led.
- Project management certification such as PMP is highly preferred.
Supplemental Information
To be considered for this opportunity please:
- Complete and submit an online Pierce County Employment Application by selecting "APPLY" above or go to: www.piercecountywa.org/jobs.
- Upload a resume and a detailed cover letter outlining a large-scale IT project that you led.
- If you do not have internet access, you may visit your local public library or any WorkSource location and use their computers.
- Individuals needing accommodation in the application, testing process or need this job announcement in an alternative format may call Human Resources at (253) 798-7480, at least two days prior to the need.
At Pierce County, diversity, equity, and inclusion means commitment, not a single step. We strive to foster an inclusive environment that supports equitable access to opportunities throughout your career. We want to recruit, develop, and maintain a talented workforce from various backgrounds, cultures, lifestyles, and perspectives, committed to our vision. Employees of the County have local, direct, and visible impact in our diverse community. Will you join us in keeping Pierce County a great place to live, work, and raise a family?
