State of Louisiana · 3 days ago
Project Manager – IT Statewide Program Manager 1, 2, or 3 (PMO 50691820)
Houma-Thibodaux Area
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
5+ years expThe State of Louisiana is seeking a Project Manager for the Office of Technology Services, Product Delivery Section. This role involves managing complex statewide information technology projects and applying project management methodologies to ensure successful implementation and completion of projects.
Government Administration
No H1B
Responsibilities
Performs program management duties for moderate, complex or highly complex information technology initiatives by applying project management methodology software development, quality assurance, scope assessment, and risk assessment in order to ensure the successful implementation of supported projects. Manages and assigns duties and tasks to the project team and other OTS resources as required by the project work plan. Facilitates project role and project tasks with other OTS verticals. Meets with management at the Department level to coordinate successful project implementation and completion including Undersecretaries, directors, budget, program leaders, and IT leadership. May exercise functional supervision over multi-disciplined project teams; suggests changes to the team structure to better suit individual project needs
Performs program and project management and administrative functions by establishing goals, project plans, objectives, and overall direction for the team. Performs administrative functions including budget tracking and projections, project resource interviews, selection, onboarding and time tracking. Conducts expectation meetings with resources and provides feedback. Meets with management in the Division of Administration to facilitate efficient project needs processing in the legal, contractual, and fiscal areas. Evaluates progress toward project goals and objectives; reports progress to Department management and OTS Leadership
Responds to budget requests, including projection requests, from OTS budget office and Agency budget office. Assists with enhancing the project and portfolio management document library by identifying needs for templates and processes, developing resources, and reviewing documentation. These templates and processes include but are not limited to project initiation, requirement specifications, project plans and timelines, training guides, testing plans, scope definitions, communications, dashboards, and risk management
Reviews and evaluates potential impacts of new and emerging technologies on staff and supported projects. May review and recommend software products, tools and training courses, as well as develop specifications and scope of work for resource requests, RFPs and negotiate with vendors
Performs special tasks as assigned. This may include assisting higher level IT Statewide personnel as needed, directing another team in the absence of the manager or project manager, assisting in the preparation of specialized research and reports, serving on design review committees, and RFP evaluation committees
Qualification
Required
Five years of experience in information technology, program management, project management, or business analysis
Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus three years of experience in information technology, program management, project management or business analysis
An associate's degree in information technology plus three years of experience in information technology, program management, project management or business analysis
A bachelor's degree plus three years of experience in information technology, program management, project management or business analysis
A bachelor's degree with twenty-four semester hours in an information technology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, or business analytics field plus two years of experience in information technology, program management, project management or business analysis
A master's degree plus two years of experience in information technology, program management, project management or business analysis
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field
A certification in an approved area may be substituted for the education and/or experience requirements at the time of hire or promotion
Benefits
Insurance Coverage
Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave
Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Mardi Gras, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.
Retirement – State Of Louisiana Employees Are Eligible To Participate In Various Retirement Systems (based On The Type Of Appointment And Agency For Which An Employee Works). These Retirement Systems Provide Retirement Allowances And Other Benefits For State Officers And Employees And Their Beneficiaries. State Retirement Systems May Include (but Are Not Limited To): Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system, Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org), Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others
Company
State of Louisiana
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Chancellor Donald, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Chase Hymel
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
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