Job Summary Under general supervision, plans, coordinates, and manages one or more large scale IT projects of varied complexity through the project’s lifecycle and implementation. Responsibilities include assisting with the evaluation and selection of appropriate technology solutions, acting as the liaison between the customer department and the hardware/software vendor, and managing the coordination and scheduling of IT and department resources to implement the selected solution.
Essential Job Functions - Leads and manages moderate to complex, large-scale City-wide and/or departmental IT projects and programs from inception to completion, ensuring adherence to project scope, schedule, and budget.
- Develops and maintains comprehensive project plans, including timelines, milestones, and resource allocation.
- Facilitates project meetings, including kick-off meetings, status update meetings, and post project debriefing meetings.-
- Prepares and presents project reports, presentations, and other communications to stakeholders and IT leadership.
- Collaborates with stakeholders across different city departments to understand project requirements and objectives. This may include overseeing the development of functional and technical requirements.
- Develops a comprehensive understanding of customer/department processes and workflows, to better manage the selection and implementation of technology solutions based on customer needs.
- Manages the procurement process by partnering with Finance/Purchasing and the project team, to secure vendor provided professional/consulting services, hardware, and software solutions.
- Monitors project progress and provides regular updates to stakeholders and IT management.
- Identifies and mitigates project risks and issues and implements effective risk management strategies.
- Ensures project deliverables meet quality standards and comply with relevant regulations and best practices.
- Implements and adapts project management methodologies and follows the established project framework policies.
- Contributes to the continuous process improvement of the overall organizational project management maturity.
- Remains current on industry standards and principles through regular review and study of technical material via online classes and training site subscriptions.
- Provides after hours migration support and other job-related support as needed.
- Performs related duties as required.
- Responds regularly and promptly to work.
Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree in Project Management, Computer Science, Business, Public Administration, Information Systems, Accounting, or a similar field of study plus at least 4 years of analytical/systems related experience or experience pertaining to managing multiple large scale projects simultaneously OR a Master’s Degree plus at least 2 years of experience as listed above; oran equivalent combination of related education, experience, certification, and training may also be considered.
Licenses, Certifications & Special Requirements Licenses - Texas Class C driver’s license with a good driving record as measured by the City’s evaluation system.
Special Requirements - Must be able to access Texas Criminal Justice Information Services ( CJIS ) System data. As a result, the person selected for the position cannot possess a felony or Class A misdemeanor conviction; or a Class B misdemeanor conviction within the past 10 years.
- Certifications
- Project Management Professional ( PMP ) or CompTIA Project+ certifications preferred.
Certification Pay Program - The City of Bryan IT Department provides a Certification Pay Program ( CPP ). New employees are eligible after the first 90 days of employment. Employee must be in good standing to qualify.
- The primary goal of the IT CPP is to develop the technical skills of the IT staff to improve/focus on the overall service level of IT support services.
- Receive up to $450/month in certification pay for qualifying certificates. (Ex: Network+, Security+, Tableau Desktop Specialist, etc.)
- Reimbursement is available for qualifying passed certificate exams while employed by the City of Bryan IT.
