Senior IT Project Manager

Come Join the City of Bellevue!

New hires typically receive between minimum and midpoint, however, we may go slightly higher based on experience, internal equity and market.

Job Summary

As an IT Senior Project Manager, you will:

• Manage the end-to-end lifecycle for complex technology projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope and budget, and meet business objectives.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including stakeholders, subject matter experts, IT analysts and developers, and vendors to ensure the success of a project.

Join our team

The City of Bellevue IT Department consists of 65 talented employees serving over 1,600 staff in 13 departments across 35 different locations. The IT Department (ITD) supports the computers, applications, network, servers, communications, and services needed to support high quality City operations. As a full-service technology organization, ITD provides a wide range of services, including Network Systems and Security, Help Desk and Client Services, Application Development, Project Management, Technology Business Solutions, Geospatial Technology Services, and Graphics. In addition, Bellevue ITD provides technology and business services to the regional government non-profit eCityGov Alliance. survey. Join our award-winning department to work with colleagues who partner, innovate, and evolve our technology services.

Learn more about us at Information Technology | City of Bellevue (bellevuewa.gov). Over the past 5 years, Bellevue has consistently ranked in the top 5 by the Center for Digital Government for similarly sized cities Bellevue Technology Awards | City of Bellevue (bellevuewa.gov).

Our Council vision is: "Bellevue welcomes the world, our diversity is our strength. We embrace the future while respecting the past.” We value all employees and their contributions. The City invests in its employees and encourages and rewards employee growth and development by building on our commonalities and our differences. Bellevue is a high-tech hub, noted for its diversity, community involvement, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty. We work collectively to make it a place where you want to work, live and play.

Bellevue is consistently ranked one of the top five digital cities in the nation and supports and encourages innovative approaches to delivering high quality services to residents and employees.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Apply advanced project management concepts to plan, manage, and execute technology projects, from initiation to delivery, while ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Define project goals, scope, and deliverables, and create detailed project plans, timelines, and budgets.
• Work closely with stakeholders to understand project requirements and ensure that project deliverables meet or exceed expectations.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration among cross-functional teams, including developers, quality assurance, business analysts, and stakeholders.
• Monitor project progress and report project status to stakeholders, including identifying and mitigating risks, and resolving project issues.
• Manage project resources, including assigning tasks, tracking progress, and ensuring that project deadlines are met.
• Ensure that project documentation is complete, accurate, and up to date including project plans, status reports, and project deliverables.
• Continuously improve project management processes and methodologies and promote best practices across the organization.
• Manage procurement activities including requests for proposals, vendor selection, contract negotiations, and vendor management.
• Ensure effective communications to end users and change management best practices.
• Set up and use effective project governance oversight to resolve issues, conflicts, and priorities that can block project success.

Qualifications

Knowledge, skills, abilities, competencies

• Proven experience as an IT Project Manager, with a track record of successfully delivering complex technology projects on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Strong project management skills, including experience with project planning, risk management, and project delivery.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and executives.
• Competence in project management tools and methodologies, including Agile, Waterfall, and Scrum.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks, and adapt to changing project requirements.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and mitigate project risks and issues.
• Knowledge of software development lifecycle and methodologies
• Effective negotiator and communicator.

Experience, education, and other requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or related field or equivalent work experience
• 4 or more years of experience as an IT Project Manager with increasing levels of complexity or projects
• Project Management certification preferred (e.g. PMP, ScrumMaster)

Supplemental Information

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements
The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work involves walking, talking, hearing, using hands to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reaching with hands and arms.
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet.

Flexible/Hybrid Working:

The City is implementing a flexible/hybrid work policy that will allow staff to work remotely and require at least one (1) day a week. Remote work for this position is subject to department's operational needs and will be discussed with candidates during the selection process. Once hired, employees must reside in the State of Washington.

HIRING PROCESS
The City evaluates candidates based on the information provided in the online application only. Do not submit resumes and cover letters. To evaluate all candidates fairly and equitably, the City will make all applicants anonymous when we are screening the applications. We will redact information from our application such as your name, address, and other demographics. To help us, please complete the online application form as fully as possible.

• Answer the Supplemental Questions when requested which can be found on the Questions tab of the Job posting.
• We do not accept resumes and cover letters during the anonymous application screening stage, unless otherwise stated in the job description.
• Applicants advancing to the next stage may be required to provide a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and references.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• All candidates will be required to establish employment authorization and identity at the time of hire. The City is not able to sponsor work visas.
• All positions require the completion of references checks, including at least one prior supervisor.
• Some positions may require completion of a criminal background check prior to start employment
• Some positions may require obtaining a commercial driver's license (CDL), licensures, or additional certifications.

At the City of Bellevue, you'll be part of a team committed to providing exceptional customer service, upholding the public interest and advancing the community vision. The six essential and enduring principles that guide our individual actions, our interactions, and our decision making in the City of Bellevue organization is: Exceptional Public Service, Stewardship, Commitment to Employees, Integrity, Innovation, and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. You'll work in an environment that is innovative, collaborative, future focused, and committed to excellence. Bellevue welcomes the world. Our diversity is our strength. We embrace the future while respecting our past. It's what makes the City of Bellevue an exciting place to work, live, and explore.

Have we piqued your interest yet? Come join our team! The City of Bellevue supports workplace diversity. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, genetic information, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected status. Persons needing assistance with the application process may call the Human Resources Office, at 425-452-6838 or recruiting@bellevuewa.gov. If you are invited to participate in the selection process and need ADA accommodations, please notify HR before you are scheduled for an interview or testing.

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