TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION MANAGER
About the role
The Lewis & Clark County IT&S Department is hiring a Technical Implementation Manager to join their team. Reporting to the IT & S Director, this role ensures the efficient, secure, and successful deployment of technology projects and solutions across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Ensures that new systems, infrastructure, and technology projects are delivered on time, within budget, and according to security and compliance requirements.
- Provides resource coordination for projects.
- Plans project stages and assesses business implications for each stage.
- Acts as primary liaison between technical teams and business or vendor stakeholders.
- Collaborates with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.
- Oversees the technical configuration and integration of new systems.
- Makes sure progress is monitored to ensure deadlines, standards, and costs are being met.
- Prepares and provides status updates and progress reports, including information such as project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, schedules, funding, and staffing.
- Performs post-implementation reviews to identify lessons learned and opportunities for process improvement.
- Safeguards technical work performed by IT staff and outside vendors against meeting or exceeding enterprise standards.
- Reviews solution architecture, security controls, and data migration strategies.
- Identifies technical risks and provides mitigation strategies.
- Develops or reviews test plans for systems and user acceptance testing (UAT).
- Schedules and facilitates meetings related to projects.
- Works with IT staff and vendors to identify and resolve go-live issues.
- Oversees the transition of the system from the project support to operational support.
- Develops or updates technical documents, procedures, policies, training materials, and end-user documents.
- Supports the mission and direction established by the IT Board.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- The knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this position are acquired through a combination of education and experience equivalent to an Associate degree or two-year technical certificate in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Management Information Systems or a related field and 3 years of progressively responsible experience in IT operations, technical project coordination, or systems implementation is required.
- Project management certification is preferred.
Benefits
Includes: Health Coverage – 2 Types of Health Plans which includes medical, dental, vision, and pharmacy coverage; Traditional Plan - cost for employee only is $50 per month and with the Wellness incentive, the cost may be reduced to $0 per month for full-time employees; High Deductible Health Plan – cost for employee is $0 per month and a additional $1200 per year to a Health Savings Account for full time employees; PureView Health Center – preferred clinic provider and no cost to the employee and his/her dependents; Retirement plans; Paid Vacation and Sick Leave and Holidays; Employees are provided with $25,000.00 of Life Insurance and $25, 000.00 of AD&D insurance as a new employee; Wellness Screening Incentive; Gym Membership Reimbursement; Voluntary Supplemental Life Insurance; Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) – Employment with the County may qualify you to receive student loan forgiveness under the PSLF.
Physical Demands
- Duties are generally performed in an office environment where hazards and discomforts are controlled and modifiable.
- This position requires long periods of sitting, the ability to stand, bend at the waist, kneel, reach over the head, talk, hear, and see.
- Must be able to move or lift materials weighing up to 30 pounds.
- Position requires knowledge and use of typical office equipment including telephone, and personal computer.
- Position is required to manage and resolve a variety of customer issues through multiple communications channels.
- Occasional work in small spaces, rooftops and mechanical rooms.
- Position requires occasional travel to other sites.