Client requires the services of 1 Project Manager 3, hereafter referred to as Candidate(s), who meets the general qualifications of Project Manager 3, Project Management and the specifications outlined in this document for the Client
All work products resulting from the project shall be considered "works made for hire" and are the property of the Client and may include pre-selection requirements that potential Vendors (and their Candidates) submit to and satisfy criminal background checks as authorized by Texas law. Client will pay no fees for interviews or discussions, which occur during the process of selecting a Candidate(s).
The Project Manager will report to the Assistant Director of the Information Technology Services (IT) Program Management
Office (PMO). The Project Manager is responsible for delivering vital enterprise software applications/infrastructure used
throughout the State of Texas to deliver time-sensitive legislative requirements and support the rapid improvements necessary
to align with the agency’s strategic priorities. The ideal candidate will have experience as a senior project manager for a
software development team executing the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and have experience working in an education
domain. The Project Manager may oversee, direct, assign duties, and evaluate the work of project staff. Also, this individual
may coordinate or communicate on project activities with other state agencies, governmental jurisdictions, or private sector
partners and contractors. The Project Manager performs advanced levels of project management work, works under limited
supervision and has considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. This individual will work with a
wide range of team members, including senior leadership throughout the agency, and serve as a representative of the IT.
Essential Functions
Process Consistency: Direct, develop, evaluate, and establish processes used by application project teams to ensure the
teams are adhering to procedures consistently and confirm scope and schedule changes are documented, approved, and
understood by stakeholders and project team members. Oversee and develop project budgets, schedules, works plans,
resource requirements with resource managers, cost estimates, and cost projections. Document and monitor exceptions to
standard IT policies, processes, and best practices.
Deliverable Quality: Oversees, monitors, and manages the quality of multiple highly complex applications and works to
identify continuous improvement measures/root cause and corrective actions. Verifies project deliverables are acceptable, fulfill
terms of the team agreements, and are within time and budget. May oversee the deliverables of contract work.
Customer Satisfaction: Communicates routinely to management, customers, project team members, and other stakeholders,
actively soliciting and addressing customer and project team feedback.
Leadership: Responsible for problem management, issue resolution, and risk identification and mitigation, while empowering
and motivating the team to have a sense of ownership over the application. Establish and manage a cross-functional team.
Vision: Articulates a clear view (current and future) of the application to the executive management team, customers, and
project team. Evaluate enterprise-level projects on defining and meeting strategic goals and objectives for projects; coordinate
the initiation and planning of diverse projects to meet application and technology roadmap commitments. Balance and
articulate the effort of the functionality with the value for the IT applications.
Minimum Requirements
II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity. YearsRequired/PreferredExperience8RequiredDirect project management experience.8RequiredExperience working with state budget.1RequiredAzure based products3PreferredExperience working with financial systems development team
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Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Project Management and Information Technology
Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting
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