Project Manager_W2_Austin TX

JOB DESCRIPTION : Purpose :

Under minimal supervision, this position is responsible for successful completion of large, city-wide, highly complex information technology (IT) projects through matrix management, to meet schedule, budget, and quality needs of the City.

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities :

Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

• Direct and manage enterprise IT project development from beginning to end, including highly complex or at-risk projects, submitting proposals and recommending subsequent budget, scope, and schedule changes and / or contingency plans where necessary.
• Develop project scope, cost estimates, human resource requirements, work plans, time schedules, communication plans, and make work assignments to meet complex project or program objectives.
• Write Request for Proposals (RFP) for external services and manages contracts and vendor performance, deliverables, and payments.
• Develop full-scale complex project plans and associated communications documents; identifies and manages project dependencies and critical path; and tracks and reports on project milestones and deliverables.
• Develop written business requirements and models.
• Provide leadership in discussions of project management department goals and objectives with IT senior management.
• Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals and, where required, negotiate with other department managers for the acquisition of required personnel from within the City of Austin.
• Define the project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout the project life cycle.
• Effectively communicate project expectations to sponsor team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion and facilitate project management and project status review meetings.
• Develop successful transition, training plans, and recognition for resources on the project team.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

Must possess the required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodation, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

Minimum Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :