Project Manager

About the role

The Nebraska Department of Transportation’s Business Technology Support Division is seeking an IT Project Manager/Scrum Master to join the Information Technology Project Portfolio Management Office (PPMO). The role involves planning, directing, and coordinating project management activities from initiation through closure, ensuring projects meet goals, timelines, and requirements while building strong client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and complete projects on time, within budget, and within scope.
• Oversee all aspects of projects, set deadlines, assign responsibilities, and monitor progress.
• Prepare and deliver status reports for the project portfolio and senior management.
• Lead and direct the work of others, providing creativity and latitude.
• Develop requirement specifications, business cases, functional specifications, process models, and state‑transition models.
• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Perform gap analysis to compare solutions against stakeholder requirements.
• Conduct vendor product evaluations and ensure proposed solutions are properly understood and exploited.
• Create and publish project documents such as charters, scopes, schedules, business requirements, risk assessments, and time estimates.
• Determine resources required to accomplish project objectives.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings and manage communication, change control, quality, and risk control plans.
• Oversee execution of project tasks, monitor performance, and resolve slippage or constraints promptly.
• Manage stakeholder expectations, project risks, and problem‑solving.
• Control project scope, schedule, and status reporting.
• Facilitate close‑out activities, including lessons learned and customer feedback.
• Perform analysis and document process flows; lead QA/QC activities as needed.
• Capture business requirements and assist with design and development.
• Use Azure DevOps to create product backlogs, user stories, and tasks.
• Conduct process‑flow analysis of existing systems/applications.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance; work onsite and remotely as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or technical degree in Computer Science, Software Development, Project Management, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 5 + years of project management experience.
• At least 2 + years managing projects/software development using Agile SDLC.
• Experience supporting Department of Transportation, highway safety, traffic safety, or financial systems.

Qualifications

• Strong soft‑skill ability to empower, motivate, and influence others without direct authority.
• Excellent client‑facing, internal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Solid organizational skills, attention to detail, and multitasking ability.
• Proven ability to lead project teams of various sizes through to completion.
• Understanding of formal project management methodologies (PMI, Agile, Scrum).
• Project Management certification desired but not required.

Skills

• Project management tools and methodologies (PMI, Agile, Scrum).
• Azure DevOps for backlog and task management.
• Microsoft Office suite.
• Process‑flow analysis and documentation.
• QA/QC functions and oversight.
• Technical platforms: MVC pattern, C#.NET, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, XML, Web Services, Windows Services.
• Legacy systems experience: COBOL, CICS, DB2 Z/OS.
• Database experience: Microsoft SQL Server.
• Experience working with developers and end users; familiarity with SCRUM.

Schedule

Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. On‑site at 1500 Nebraska Parkway, Lincoln, NE 68502 (remote work may be required as needed).