Senior IT Project Manager

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Riverside County Information Technology Department (RCIT) has an exciting opportunity for Senior IT Project Manager to support their Enterprise Applications Bureau.

Senior IT Project Managers act as liaisons in leading and manage all aspects of information technology projects, ensuring governance process adherence, project continuity, and stakeholder management with responsibility for developing project budgets, monitoring performance against financial parameters, and reporting on project status. This class is distinguished from IT Project Manager by the number, size, and complexity of the projects managed and the amount of discretion exercised over technical issues, problems, and resolutions.

The Senior IT Project Manager will manage and lead enterprise software IT projects from initiation through their completion, which involves coordinating a large team of professional and technical staff, consultants, and other resources. Project management responsibilities will include interacting with vendors and various internal and external stakeholders at different levels of the organization; managing several moving project parts simultaneously; and conducting risk mitigation throughout the project life cycle. The successful candidate will utilize leadership skills, project management fundamental structure skills, sound judgment, and discretion to influence project teams and overall project success positively.

Candidates must have advanced knowledge in capturing and documenting business processes and requirements from end-user input (for new and or existing systems) and documenting and delivering project-related documents. The ideal candidate will have great communication skills, strong organizational skills, and excellent time management skills. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred. The Senior IT Manager must know how to build and motivate high performing teams while being a team player themself who embraces change, has a readiness for problem solving, and is passionate about delivering legendary products and services.

The Senior IT Project Manager will have to option of working a hybrid remote and in-office schedule.

Meet the Team

RCIT is a full-service provider of IT services including communications, development, security, infrastructure, desktop support, helpdesk, and datacenter services. Comprehensive systems support is also offered for email and messaging, smart phones, tablets, expert technical support, and production and test environments.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Direct, review and approve the preparation of project plans, managing all aspects of IT projects, including monitoring scope, milestones, dependencies, costs, and benefits through lifecycle.

• Serve as the project lead over large information systems projects requiring the support of multiple staff and the procurement/utilization of significant resources; provide professional leadership, supervision and support for systems design and development projects.

• Plan and oversee multiple projects to completion; identify scope and objectives; identify deliverables and establish schedules and timelines; assign work to project teams.

• Develop, coordinate and monitor project budgets and resources; monitor vendor performance to ensure compliance with County standards and specifications; prioritize and schedule major activities to ensure the most effective use of staff and equipment.

• Collaborate with clients to define project scope and review project activities, recommendations and outcomes; coordinate the use of project resources based on project specifications; coordinate and communicate with end users, management, staff, and vendors on project issues and status.

• Prepare project documents, requirements, reports, feasibility studies, cost/benefit analysis, and quality assurance and control standards; develop project work plans and schedules; monitor project resources including staff time, vendor work and finances.

• Provide professional leadership, supervision and support for systems design and development projects.

• Manage and review project budgets and schedules and prepare progress reports to ensure compliance with project scope and agreement provisions; ensure that multiple projects are delivered on time, within budget and to customer specifications.

• Identify and highlight risks and issues within the project and escalate appropriately; devise effective mitigation and escalation strategies for projects to address risks and issues.

• Manage, coordinate, plan, direct, and review the work of project personnel in all phases of work; define schedules for project implementation.

• Analyze alignment of project proposals to County objectives and strategies.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

OPTION I

Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree, preferably with a major in computer science, information systems, management, business administration, or closely related field to the assignment. Possession of a Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate from the Project Management Institute (PMI) is preferred.

AND

Experience: Five years of project management experience with two of those years at the level of a project lead or supervisor over multiple significant and complex technology projects.

OPTION II

Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree, preferably with a major in computer science, information systems, management, business administration, or closely related field to the assignment. (Additional qualifying experience may substitute for the required education on the basis of one year of full-time experience equaling 30 semester or 45 quarter units of the required education). Possession of a Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate from the Project Management Institute (PMI) is preferred.

AND

Experience: Five years of project management experience with two of those years at a level that is comparable to an IT Project Manager with Riverside County.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Possession of a valid California Driver's License is required. The Senior IT Project Manager will travel to project sites.

A successful Security Clearance conducted by the Sheriffs' Department is required for positions within the Riverside County Information Technology Department.

Knowledge of: Project management principles, methods and techniques such as organizing and managing a project, developing schedules, identifying critical paths, breaking down a project into individual tasks and delegating assignments to project staff; advanced principles, methods and techniques used in designing, developing, testing and implementing information technology systems; advanced methods and techniques of evaluating business requirements to provide technology solutions; principles, methods and tools of quality assurance and quality control; government contracts, budgeting and purchasing processes.

Ability to: Coordinate and administer large, complex information technology projects; plan, organize and direct the work of technical experts; manage and administer program budgets; prepare or direct the preparation of complex plans, specifications and comprehensive reports; perform difficult technical research, analyze situations accurately and adopt effective courses of action; review, evaluate, recommend, and/or approve proposals and plans for complex IT projects and/or programs; analyze project management problems and develop implementation plans to effect changes; gather and analyze data, reason logically, draw valid conclusions, and make appropriate recommendations; resolve technical problems and innovate more efficient use of IT resources; prepare concise reports and documents; establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, customers, other employees, and the public; communicate effectively with people at all organizational levels.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Application Deadline

Applications will be reviewed in the order in which they are received. Based on the number of applications received, this posting may close without notice.

Reasonable Accommodations

The County of Riverside is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process should contact the recruiter for the position noted above. For additional information and/or to obtain the appropriate form for requesting a reasonable accommodation, please visit the Disability Access Office web page located at: http://dao.rc-hr.com/.

Degree/Transcript Verification:

Prior to the closing date, upload a copy of any license(s), official/unofficial transcript(s), degrees, and/or related employment documents to your NeoGov account. If your education was completed outside of the United States, you will need to provide a copy of your Foreign Education Equivalency evaluation from a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services(NACES) or Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE).

• Prior to the closing date, upload a copy of your official/unofficial transcripts or Foreign Education Equivalency report.

Veterans' Preference

The County has a Veterans Preference Policy. Upload a copy of your (or your spouse's) Member-4 Form DD-214 (or NGB-22) indicating dates of service, and a copy of your spouse's letter of disability (if applicable) with your application. For privacy reasons, it is recommended that you remove your social security information from the document(s). A Human Resources Representative will review the materials and determine if you qualify for veterans' preference. See the policy here.

What's Next?

This recruitment is open to all applicants.

Applicants who are currently County of Riverside employees and/or current employees of the RCIT Department may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of the applications received.

Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the County.

Applications received prior to the closing date will be considered based on the information submitted. Changes or alterations cannot be accepted. No late applications will be permitted.

For specific questions regarding this position, contact Ebelyn Skinner at eskinner@rivco.org.

BASED ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE.

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