CLASS DEFINITION

In the Department of Administration, to be responsible for technical and managerial support for by serving as project manager for mid-scale intra-agency and/or inter-agency information technology projects to ensure alignment and benefit realization, including all stages of the project management life cycle including conceptualization and determination of business needs; assembling and directing the project team; vendor selection and management; system design, configuration, and development, testing, and implementation; developing the work plan schedule; allocating resources; change control management; ensuring overall project success; plan, monitor, control and deliver projects, to a close; manage projects to an acceptable level of risk by managing scope, time, cost and completion; to be ultimately responsible for the successful delivery of the project(s) as defined
by ensuring the project(s) is delivered on time, on budget, and to the satisfaction of the customer (i.e., project sponsor); and to do related work as required.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Works under the general direction of a superior and/or project sponsor with latitude for the exercise of initiative and independent professional judgment; work is reviewed through consultations and written reports for conformance to established policies and provisions of law and regulation.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED: Plans, organizes, coordinates, and reviews the work of assigned professional, technical and support personnel on a project basis.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT

KNOWLEDGES, SKILL, AND CAPACITIES: A thorough knowledge of project management principles, methods, and tools; the principles and methods of cost-benefit analysis and the methods and tools (including MS Office suite, Project, Visio) used for risk assessment and risk mitigation; a thorough knowledge of architectural and other methodologies used in the design and development of information systems; a thorough knowledge of the principles and methods for planning or managing the implementation, update, or integration of information systems components; a thorough knowledge of budgeting and planning procedures as they relate to project management activities; a working knowledge of the principles, methods, and procedures for installing, integrating, and optimizing information system components; the ability to manage and communicate a clear vision on all project’s objectives and motivate the project team to achieve them; the ability to develop, coordinate, and manage projects and resources including monitoring and inspecting cost, work, and contractor performance; the ability to
identify problems, determine accuracy and relevancy of information, and analyze risks, establish contingency plans and identify trigger events and responsibilities for mitigating action and make recommendations; the ability to organize work, set priorities, and determine resource requirements; the ability to prepare clear, sound, accurate, and informative statistical, financial, and other factual reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations; the ability to establish and achieve short and long terms goals and strategies; the ability to coordinate with other organizations to accomplish goals, monitor progress, and evaluate outcomes; and related capacities and abilities. Ability to define goals of the project: develop internal commitment; develop trust; understand current and target culture and take explicit steps to transform; build organizational capacity for change; prepare for and deal with resistance

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Education: Such as may have been gained through possession of a Bachelor’s degree with specialization in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Mathematics or a closely related field; certification in project management is preferred; and
Experience: Such as may have been gained through five (5) to ten (10) years of employment in a responsible capacity in the field of managing mid to large scale and technically complex information technology projects involving the initiation, planning, execution, and closure of assigned projects, particularly “fixed price deliverables based” projects, or considerable employment in the public or private sector involving supervisory experience in information management, systems design and programming.
Or, any combination of education and experience that shall be substantially equivalent to the above education and experience.

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