TECHNOLOGY CONTENT MANAGEMENT PROJECT MANAGER (IT PROJECT MANAGER) - Pierce County

Opening Date/Time:	Thu. 07/14/16 12:00 AM Pacific Time
Closing Date/Time:	Continuous
Salary:	$6,585.35 - $9,589.23 Monthly $79,024.21 - $115,070.72 Annually
Job Type:	Career Service - Full Time
Location:	Tacoma, Washington
Department:	Information Technology

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Description  Benefits  Supplemental Questions
HIRING RANGE: $79,024 - $95,062 annually (with growth to $115,070)   Please note: First consideration given to candidates that apply by July 31, 2016 At Pierce County Information Technology, we work hard serving 800,000 residents and 3,000 fellow employees. We are committed to sustainability, diversity, livability, and fiscal responsibility. Our department offers a lot of exciting opportunities to work with cutting edge technology, including Cloud services and mobile app development. If you are looking for great pay and benefits, challenging work, and a chance to serve the community, come join the Information Technology team! This position serves as a lead, professional, and technical project manager in the Information Technology (IT) Department and requires IT experience combined with outstanding leadership, communication, presentation, customer service, and project management skills. This position is responsible for managing and implementing an Enterprise Content Management system for the County. This includes the implementation of business workflows, records management, and content management best practices using a commercial content management application. This position will direct initiatives that require the integration of multiple enterprise systems, facilitate and coordinate actions and requirements between business and technical teams. This requires experience developing and managing large integrated schedules, driving resources in a matrixed environment, managing external vendors, and excellent communication and presentation skills with a variety of audiences, including senior management.  Comprehensive subject-matter expertise in government technologies, strategic technology planning, and system implementation is preferred. Experience with OpenText Records Management System is highly desired.
Position Summary:
On a strategic level, this position is responsible for the implementation of innovative and efficient project management practices for all IT projects with a focus on enterprise content and records management.  This position administers processes that are flexible and ensures project tracking, reporting, communication, risk management and deliverables are achieved. On a tactical level the IT Project Manager position may include any or all of the essential functions listed below: Facilitate discussions and achieve consensus among various project stakeholders such as analysts, developers, clients, vendors, and senior management. Manage vendor relationships to ensure project deliverables are delivered on time, scope, and budget in accordance with executed contracts. Provide project communication plans and develop trusted relationships with key stakeholders. Provide subject-matter expertise in government technologies, strategic technology planning, system implementation and achieving buy-in from executive level management. Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope. Prepare and implement change management processes and controls. Develop or update project plans for information technology projects including information such as project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, schedules, funding, and staffing. Perform IT project management in accordance with accepted project management standards in the industry (i.e. PMBOK). Experience with facilitating process improvement exercises following Lean Six Sigma best practices (Lean Six Sigma green belt or higher preferred). Develop and manage work breakdown structures (WBS) for information technology projects. Design agile project management processes to support a wide variety of technology projects integrated with governance and budgeting initiatives. Experience determining Return on Investment and applying Earned Value Management. Manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends. Assign duties, responsibilities, and spans of authority to project personnel and coordinate activities of project personnel. Develop and manage annual budgets for information technology projects. Assist with selecting, implementing, and supporting project management tools and systems. This announcement is not intended to reflect all duties to be performed by our next team member, but shall present a descriptive list of the range of duties that may be performed.
Qualifications:
A Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in information technology, computer sciences, business, mathematics, engineering or related field and:  Five or more years of complex technology centric project management experience in a Project Manager or leadership role. Lean Six Sigma Green Belt preferred. Project management certification such as PMP/ACP and experience with OpenText Content Suite is highly preferred. Additional education or experience may substitute for the recruiting requirements SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS AND/OR QUALIFICATIONS:   A valid Washington State driver's license may be required when travel is required of the position. Fingerprint and in-depth criminal history check may be required. Individuals who have been convicted of crimes (which includes a deferred sentence) involving dishonesty, fraud, theft, robbery, assault, homicide, drugs, DUI, disorderly conduct, and computer crimes within the last ten years may not meet the recruiting requirements for this position.
Supplemental Information:
To be considered for this opportunity please: Complete and submit an online Pierce County Employment Application by selecting "APPLY" above or go to:  www.piercecountywa.org/jobs. If you do not have internet access, you may visit your local public library or any WorkSource location and use their computers. Individuals needing accommodation in the application, testing process or need this job announcement in an alternative format you may call Human Resources at (253) 798-7480, at least two days prior to the need. This is a competitive selection process. Your application form will be reviewed and evaluated for the quality and quantity of education/experience in the areas listed. Applicants whose qualifications most closely correspond to the County's needs will be eligible for further consideration. Notification of application status normally occurs 4 to 6 weeks after the closing date. Short notice may be given to applicants to participate in further selection processes which may include written, oral and performance examinations, and final interviews. As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, Pierce County welcomes a diverse workforce. Pierce County does not discriminate based on race, creed, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a disabled person.