Current employees: Please apply through the employee portal to be considered for this opportunity.
Pay Range:
$103,572.17 - $155,358.54 Annual
Department:
Department of County Assets (DCA)
Job Type:
Regular Represented
Exemption Status:
United States of America (Exempt)
Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified):
April 20, 2025
The Opportunity:
The Opportunity
This Work Matters…
Join our team at Multnomah County IT, where we’re driving innovation in local government. We’re looking for an experienced IT Project Manager to guide complex technology initiatives. If you value a collaborative and inclusive team culture, we’d like to hear from you.
Multnomah County IT
is one of the most innovative government IT organizations in the nation, dynamically aligning itself with emerging industry trends. We are a group of creative, smart, and talented people who foster an inclusive environment of collaboration and fun. Our strength is the diversity of our people.
Overview
The IT Project Manager 2 is responsible for leading the planning and execution of simultaneous projects of moderate to high complexity for the Information Technology Division within the
Department of County Assets (DCA)
at Multnomah County. You’ll spearhead a range of critical IT projects from deploying enterprise software and developing custom applications to upgrading infrastructure and integrating complex data systems while guiding multidisciplinary teams and contributing to strategic technology direction.
You will lead transformative projects that modernize county services, directly enhancing resident experiences and driving operational efficiency. Your work will uphold our commitment to public service and accountability.
Our Commitment to Safety, Trust and Belonging: Multnomah County is committed to developing, nurturing and continually improving workforce equity by identifying and addressing the structural and policy barriers to equal employment opportunity faced by our employees and communities. County employees across the organization have stepped forward to develop a strategic plan and help create a workplace where everyone can reach their full potential. Learn more by reading our
Workforce Equity Strategic Plan
and exploring our
Core Competencies
for all County employees.

The job responsibilities include:

• Project Leadership: Take ownership of medium to large-scale technology projects, including defining project scope, developing detailed project plans, managing resources, and ensuring timely delivery within budget constraints.
• Technical Oversight: Provide technical guidance and supervision to project team members, ensuring that project objectives are aligned with customer business needs, technical best practices, and the county’s Digital Experience Standard. Perform the scrum master role in agile development projects.
• Strategic Decision-Making: Collaborate with stakeholders and senior leadership to evaluate and select technology products and services that best support the county’s strategic goals
• User-Centered Design: Employ a user-centered design approach to understand and advocate for the needs of our diverse users, ensuring that digital experiences are intuitive, accessible, and effective.
• Facilitation: Foster open communication and collaboration between internal teams and external partners, including government agencies, vendors, and service providers.
• Collaboration: Work closely with a multidisciplinary team of analysts, developers and customer groups to translate user needs into actionable technology requirements and ensure successful project execution.
• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate project risks proactively, ensuring that contingency plans are in place to address unforeseen challenges.
• Communication & Reporting: Maintain open and transparent communication with project sponsors and stakeholders, providing regular progress updates and performance reports.
• Mentorship & Guidance: Participate in the evolution of the IT PMO, sharing your experience with other project leads and analysts and ensure project deliverable meets county standards. Stay up to date on emergency project management trends and best practices.

You will be successful in this role if you:

• Are creative and innovative: You actively seek opportunities to improve processes and foster a work environment of collaboration, inclusion and critical thinking.
• Adept with navigating change: You accept change as an inevitable part of work and adapt plans as needed. You demonstrate self-awareness and emotional self regulation and readily offer support and encouragement to others.
• A strong communicator: You are clear, timely and effective in sharing information.
• An equity promoter: You contribute to an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued and leveraged to achieve the organization’s goals.
• Are adaptable: You actively seek additional knowledge in order to understand and obtain relevant information, and improve outcomes.
• Are empathetic: You have a “Think Yes” attitude, actively seek feedback to understand customer needs, focus on collaboration, and respond promptly to requests.

To Qualify:
We will consider any combination of relevant work experience, volunteering, education, and transferable skills as qualifying unless an item or section is labeled required. Please be clear and specific about how your background is relevant.

Minimum Qualifications/Transferable Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent practical experience AND
• Minimum of 5 years demonstrated experience managing IT projects, including at least one project focused on website development or digital service design (Equivalency 9 years of qualifying training and/or experience).
• Demonstrated experience managing medium to large technology projects of high complexity, including defining, procuring, testing, and implementing software and hardware solutions that support 200+ users.
• Demonstrated experience in the strategic coordination of both internal and external stakeholders, including scope definition, prioritization, design oversight, and change management within complex technology implementations.
• This position must pass a criminal history check.
• Ability to pass a criminal history record check
• REQUIREMENT - You must submit a Cover letter and Resume

Preferred Qualifications:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• Change Management Certification (PROSCI or other)

Logistics: (Please review before submitting your application)

• Please be advised that this recruitment will close upon the close date or once we have received 150 applications.
• All employees must reside in Oregon or Washington; the county cannot support ongoing telework from other locations. This is non-negotiable.

The job responsibilities include:

• Project Leadership: Take ownership of medium to large-scale technology projects, including defining project scope, developing detailed project plans, managing resources, and ensuring timely delivery within budget constraints.
• Technical Oversight: Provide technical guidance and supervision to project team members, ensuring that project objectives are aligned with customer business needs, technical best practices, and the county’s Digital Experience Standard. Perform the scrum master role in agile development projects.
• Strategic Decision-Making: Collaborate with stakeholders and senior leadership to evaluate and select technology products and services that best support the county’s strategic goals
• User-Centered Design: Employ a user-centered design approach to understand and advocate for the needs of our diverse users, ensuring that digital experiences are intuitive, accessible, and effective.
• Facilitation: Foster open communication and collaboration between internal teams and external partners, including government agencies, vendors, and service providers.
• Collaboration: Work closely with a multidisciplinary team of analysts, developers and customer groups to translate user needs into actionable technology requirements and ensure successful project execution.
• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate project risks proactively, ensuring that contingency plans are in place to address unforeseen challenges.
• Communication & Reporting: Maintain open and transparent communication with project sponsors and stakeholders, providing regular progress updates and performance reports.
• Mentorship & Guidance: Participate in the evolution of the IT PMO, sharing your experience with other project leads and analysts and ensure project deliverable meets county standards. Stay up to date on emergency project management trends and best practices

You will be successful in this role if you:

• Are creative and innovative: You actively seek opportunities to improve processes and foster a work environment of collaboration, inclusion and critical thinking.
• Adept with navigating change: You accept change as an inevitable part of work and adapt plans as needed. You demonstrate self-awareness and emotional self regulation and readily offer support and encouragement to others.
• A strong communicator: You are clear, timely and effective in sharing information.
• An equity promoter: You contribute to an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued and leveraged to achieve the organization’s goals.
• Are adaptable: You actively seek additional knowledge in order to understand and obtain relevant information, and improve outcomes.
• Are empathetic: You have a “Think Yes” attitude, actively seek feedback to understand customer needs, focus on collaboration, and respond promptly to requests