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- IT Project Manager (22000CAP)

IT Project Manager - ( 22000CAP )

Description

The Massachusetts Education Office of Education (EOE) is committed to equity and valuing the unique and diverse characteristics and experiences of every member of its workforce. We encourage an authentic workplace where colleagues show up as their full selves, where collaboration, innovation, and connections are key to realizing our mission that all children, youth, and families thrive socially, academically, and economically. We seek teammates who are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive work environment, where everyone is valued and engaged. We encourage you to apply and identify your strengths in these areas.

The Executive Office of Education’s Information Technology Group (EOE IT) strives to connect and empower communities of learners, from birth to college to the workforce, by building and supporting innovative systems that facilitate positive outcomes for all. We are a diverse team of professionals dedicated to ensuring that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts remains the national leader in education.

Reporting to the Senior IT Program and Portfolio Manager, the IT Project Manager will partner with agency stakeholders to obtain requirements, evaluate, and determine objectives, goals, and scope of multiple projects as well as collaborate with peers across the Commonwealth’s education agencies in a matrixed organization structure. The IT Project Manager will create, monitor, and provide ongoing communication to appropriate IT and agency stakeholders, report risk areas and partner with the business on strategies to address concerns, manage dependencies between projects, develop detailed project plans, and ensure accurate and up to date documentation.

This individual must have experience juggling multiple projects of varying sizes, preferably in the public sector, be hands on in understanding project requirements, and be willing to jump in to fill gaps or assume management of projects that are off course.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone interested in making the jump to project management whose had demonstrated success in adjacent or other roles. Analytical, detailed oriented and a strong but diplomatic personality will be best suited for this role.

The primary work location for this role will be 50 Milk Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02109. The work schedule for this position is Monday through Friday, 9:00AM to 5:00PM. Schedules are subject to change based on the operational needs of the agency. This position would be expected to follow a hybrid model of reporting to work that combines in-office workdays and work from home days as needed.

Duties And Responsibilities

• For each development team supporting the agency’s application portfolio, elevate requests for resources or offer available resources to other teams at biweekly EOE IT-wide Scrum of Scrums meetings.
• Maintain an agency-wide IT portfolio tracking plan inclusive of IT ceremonies, sprint plans, and key agency milestones to monitor process against project schedule and deliverables, including key events such as deliverable acceptance, decision dates, entry and exit criteria; go/no go criteria etc.
• Display professionalism, quality customer service and a “can do” attitude to internal agency members/departments and external constituents and vendors via electronic and print correspondence, over the telephone, and in-person.
• Participate in daily stand-ups and sprint planning for development teams, ensuring issues, application code, and business requirements are appropriately documented and logged using EOE IT’s toolset (e.g., Jira, Confluence, and GitHub), verifying issues are accurately sized/pointed and resources maximized each sprint, and ensuring deliverables meet the expectations of agency product/business owners.
• Develop and grow EOE IT’s relationship with other state agencies such as the Executive Office of Technology Services and Security (EOTSS), the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM), and the Operational Services Division (OSD) to develop and implement systems for providing timely service delivery to business stakeholders, including desktop and network services support, provisioning requests, and operations support.
• Perform and assist in in the end-to-end procurement process for technology products and services for agencies, including conducting market research, authoring procurement documents, evaluating bids, and monitoring the impact, efficacy, and performance of products/services throughout the contract term from multiple perspectives, including cost, time, and delivery.

Required Skills, Knowledge, And Abilities

• Three (3) to five (5) years of progressively challenging project management experience.
• Experience in all aspects of the software development life cycle from functional analysis through application development, training, testing, and documentation.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects in a fast-paced environment and solve conflict effectively.
• Proficiency with Microsoft applications and tools, including Excel, PowerBI, and SharePoint Online.
• Strong planning, organizing, and coordinating skills as well as prioritization experience.
• Solid understanding of and experience with various methodologies used to deliver projects.

Preferred Skills, Knowledge, And Abilities

• Background in educational IT (PK-16).
• Public sector experience in state or federal government or nonprofit experience.
• Background in any the following technologies: ServiceNow, Salesforce, Tableau, PowerBI, Learning Management Systems, .NET, JAVA, UI/UX design, Power Platform / Power Apps.
• Experience in application development, systems administration/engineering or other technical discipline.
• Experience working in Agile environments.

Education And Certifications

• Additional Certifications in Project Management, IT, or business are a plus.
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Computer Science, IT, Business Administration, or equivalent work experience.

Qualifications

First consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days.

Please See Preferred Qualifications.

An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Official Title : Sys Programmer/Sys Supv, Pdpp

Primary Location : United States-Massachusetts-Malden - 75 Pleasant Street

Job : Information Systems and Technology

Agency : Exec Office of Education

Schedule : Full-time

Shift : Day

Job Posting : Mar 20, 2023, 12:20:37 PM

Number of Openings : 1

Salary : 70,009.42 - 105,000.00 Yearly

If you have Diversity, Affirmative Action or Equal Employment Opportunity questions or need a Reasonable Accommodation, please contact Diversity Officer / ADA Coordinator : [email protected] - 7813386103

Bargaining Unit : 06-NAGE - Professional Admin.

Confidential : No

Hybrid Work Eligible : Yes

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