Project Manager III (Contractor) - 26R0025305

Core Responsibilities

• Lead the full project lifecycle for large-scale IT and business-transformation initiatives, including defining scope, deliverables, milestones, success measures, timelines, budgets, staffing plans, communications, and risk-management strategies.
• Cook up cross-functional technical and business teams, external vendors, and client stakeholders to maintain alignment and advance project objectives.
• Monitor delivery performance against approved plans, identify and escalate risks or issues, and drive timely resolution.
• Develop and maintain executive-ready status reports, project documentation, governance materials, and communications.
• Manage scope changes through formal change-control processes and ensure project activities comply with DPS policies, applicable procurement requirements, and established governance practices.
• Support vendor-performance oversight, project closeout activities, deliverable acceptance, final reporting, and lessons-learned documentation.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of experience in each of the following areas: Managing large-scale, complex IT or business-transformation projects within a structured delivery environment.
• Applying project-management methodologies, including PMI/PMBOK, Agile, Hybrid, or comparable frameworks.
• Building and maintaining project schedules, budgets, resource plans, and related delivery documentation.
• Managing stakeholders across technical teams, business units, and executive leadership.
• Leading risk management, issue tracking, escalation, and change-control processes.
• Producing clear written and verbal communications, including executive-level reporting.
• Using project-management tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or similar platforms.
• Ensuring compliance with organizational governance, policies, and procurement-related requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 1 year of experience supporting public-sector or state-government environments, particularly public safety or law-enforcement organizations.
• At least 1 year of experience managing projects within state procurement or contract frameworks, such as FAST, DIR, or similar environments.
• PMP certification, or equivalent project-management certification, with at least 1 year of related experience.
• At least 1 year of experience leading IT system implementations, data-system initiatives, or enterprise-application projects.

Additional Information

• Work Model: This is a hybrid position - on-site up to four days per week supporting the Texas Department of Public Safety.
• The primary work location is: Texas Department of Public Safety Headquarters 5805 North Lamar Blvd Austin, TX 78752.
• The selected candidate must be available to work on-site up to four days per week. Telework may be available for the remaining work time, subject to client needs and approval.
• Standard work hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Central Time, excluding Texas state holidays when the client office is closed.
• Occasional work outside normal business hours—including evenings, weekends, or holidays—may be required.