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State of Florida · 1 day ago

SENIOR TECH PROJECT OVERSIGHT SPECIALIST - 72004178

Tallahassee, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$75K/yr - $90K/yr

3+ years exp

The State of Florida is seeking a Senior Technology Project Oversight Specialist within the Florida Digital Service. This highly visible, customer-facing role is responsible for enterprise-level business analysis, project management, and program management, overseeing technology projects to drive Florida’s digital transformation and meet customer needs.

Government Administration

Responsibilities

Performs oversight of large state information technology projects including independent analysis, review and reporting on a technology project’s scope, schedule, and budget while quantifying variances, and identifying issues and risks threatening the successful and timely completion of the project

Serves as a subject-matter expert in project management and oversight areas. Provides guidance and direction to junior project managers and external stakeholders on project management and oversight best practices and standard processes. Develops and maintains procedures, creates and maintains process documentation, and creates and delivers presentations related to technical industry subjects

Leverages servant leadership qualities to successfully manage internal Florida Digital Service technology projects, ensuring their timely and successful completion in a manner that builds partner relationships and gains stakeholder trust. Includes facilitating the resolution of implementation conflicts, monitoring and reporting individual and enterprise project or program status, issues, and risks to executive management

Performs advanced business analysis activities that addresses communicated needs provided by external stakeholders and customers. Includes deep-dive recommendations for primary and alternate solutions that serves as the business case for future projects

Other duties as required

Qualification

Business AnalysisAgile MethodologiesPMP CertificationProject ManagementSDLC KnowledgeMS ProjectServant LeadershipCritical ThinkingInterpersonal SkillsCommunication

Required

At least three years of experience leading and managing IT projects

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Knowledge of the software development life cycle (SDLC)

Expertise of project management processes and best practices as applied in an information technology environment

Expertise of project and program management tools and resources that facilitate best practices and principles and emphasizes agile and hybrid project management methodologies, and risk, issue, and organizational change management

Ability to organize, analyze, and visualize information to make informed decisions through a business acumen lens

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and resource management, utilizing established and potential networks and stakeholder partnerships

Ability to comprehend complex information and articulate it in an understandable format, both written and verbally

Ability to work with a sense of ownership and commitment

Skill in the use of MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, Project, and MS Visio

Strong critical thinking and judgment skills

Ability to manage and resolve conflict utilizing a customer-centric and servant leadership approach

Ability to process knowledge resources and demonstrate learning agility

Core Competencies: Accountability, Business Acumen, Communication, Continuous Improvement, Customer Centricity, Emotional Intelligence, Empowerment, Flexibility, Integrity, Learning Agility, Respect, Teamwork

Ability to sit for extended periods of time

Ability to stand for extended periods of time

Ability to drive and/or fly for long distances

Ability to lift, push and pull up to 30lbs

Criminal background investigation including fingerprinting and statewide and national criminal history records check per Section 110.1127 Florida Statutes, Chapter 435 Florida Statutes and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's CJIS Security Policy CJISD-ITS-DOC-08140

Preferred

Five years of experience successfully managing IT projects through the entire project lifecycle which includes monitoring and reporting project status, issues, and risks to executive management is strongly preferred, but not required

PMI-ACP certification or other agile project management certification such as a Certified ScrumMaster®