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City of Tucson · 2 hours ago

IT Project / Portfolio Manager

City of Tucson - Information Technology

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$32.15/hr - $48.23/hr

3+ years exp

The City of Tucson is seeking an IT Project/Portfolio Manager to support day-to-day project delivery and portfolio coordination. This role focuses on managing multiple technology projects from initiation through completion, ensuring they are delivered on time and within scope while assisting with the administration of the City’s project portfolio management activities.

Business DevelopmentGovernmentInformation ServicesOnline PortalsTravel

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Leads multiple technology projects from inception to completion, ensuring successful delivery of solutions to meet stakeholder needs and organizational goals. Responsibilities include defining project scope, objectives, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders, developing project plans with timelines, milestones, resource allocations, and managing project budgets to ensure cost-effective delivery. The Project Manager (PM) proactively identifies and mitigates risks, resolves issues that arise during execution, and maintains clear communication with all stakeholders

Establishes, implements, tracks and measures Project Portfolio Management (PPM) methodologies and practices. Key responsibilities include lifecycle definitions and creating evaluation criteria to select and prioritize projects. Conducts ongoing portfolio optimization by establishing performance metrics and strategic alignment to recommend continuation, modification, or termination of projects. This includes alignment with the City’s strategic objectives

Participates in the development and maturation of the Project Management Office (PMO). Ensures PMO processes and methodology are understood by internal and external stakeholders by practicing those standards and clearly communicating the portfolio and project processes

Evaluates and refines project lifecycles and performance metrics across the city's portfolio, adjusting processes to meet evolving organizational needs. Recommends improvements to enhance efficiency, transparency, and integration across projects and systems, including gate criteria and success measures

Communicates regularly with all stakeholders. Provides regular, clear status updates to a wide range of technical and non-technical stakeholders. Consistently updates and reports project progress, issues, financials, and adjusts all as necessary

Provides project management service by collaborating with cross functional teams. Identifies and secures necessary resources, tools, and technologies. Serves as liaison between the IT department, various municipal departments and vendors

Identifies risks to the project's success and develops strategies to mitigate. Identifies enterprise and portfolio risks within assigned projects and escalates. Participates in enterprise risk management activities

Performs all other duties and tasks as assigned

Qualification

Project Management Professional (PMP)Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)Organizational Change ManagementProject Portfolio Management (PPM)Project Management ExperienceCommunication SkillsOrganizational Skills