IT Project Manager

About the role

This position serves as an IT Project Manager within the Program Management Office in the Department of Innovation and Technology. This position is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of multiple small-to large-technology projects supporting City departments. Projects may include software implementations, cybersecurity initiatives, network and infrastructure advancements, and other enterprise technology efforts.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating meetings
• Developing project plans
• Managing schedules and budgets
• Gathering business and technical requirements
• Cooordinating project teams
• Stakeholder communication
• Preparing project documentation and status reports
• Ensuring successful project delivery

Requirements

• Collaborative and proactive IT Project Manager
• Strong project management expertise
• Practical understanding of technology
• Builds positive working relationships
• Communicates effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Takes ownership of delivering successful outcomes
• Organized, adaptable, skilled at managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience leading a broad range of technology initiatives
• Software implementations, infrastructure and network projects, cybersecurity efforts, and other enterprise technology solution implementations
• Hands-on project management role
• Strategic and tactical level leadership
• Scope and project planning, detailed project activities such as requirements analysis, issue tracking, and testing coordination
• Initiative, professionalism, and problem-solving abilities
• Positive mindset, innovative thinking, productive discussions, building consensus among diverse stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts into clear, actionable information
• Team-oriented leader fostering trust, accountability, and collaboration while maintaining a strong focus on customer service

Qualifications & Requirements

• Any combination of training, education, and experience equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field.
• Considerable (3 - 5 years) experience in Information Technology project management of small-scale systems or services.

(Part-time employees in this class are FLSA nonexempt.)

Please refer to the link below for the full job description and additional information regarding assignments, preferred qualifications, and essential functions.

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Benefits

A Summary of City of Mesa Benefits is linked here.

Application Instructions

Which positions are you interested in? Select all that apply.

• The current full-time vacancy
• Future part-time vacancies

Do you have a Bachelor's Degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field?

• To receive education credit, you MUST fully detail your degree(s) and major(s) on your application. Information provided only on a resume will NOT be considered.

If yes, please detail your experience on your application. NoneSome but less than 3 years3 years or more but less than 5 years5 years or more but less than 7 years7 years or more

• How many years of experience do you have in Information Technology project management of small-scale systems or services? Please detail your experience on your application.

If none, type N/A. **To receive credit, you MUST fully detail this experience on your application. Incomplete applications or responses such as "see resume" will not be considered. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed, detailed application.**

• What types of technology projects have you directly managed as the Project Manager?
• What experience do you have with procurement, vendor selection, requests for proposals (RFPs), requests for quotations (RFQs) and Statement of Work creation?
• What is the largest project budget for which you have had direct responsibility?
• Describe your experience gathering and documenting business and technical requirements for IT projects.
• Do you have experience using common computer tools such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio) and project management and scheduling tools?
• Do you possess any professional certifications related to project management such as PMP, CAPM, CSM, PSM, CBAP?