Project Manager

Project ManagerJob#: 3057007Job Description:Apex Systems, a World-Class Technology Solutions Provider, is seeking applicants for the below position on behalf of our client. Please apply if interested and qualified. Please note that only qualified candidates will be contacted.Position: Project ManagerLocation: Hybrid (Denver)Clearance: NonePay Rate Range: $124,000-135,200Position Overview:Strategic Project Manager to lead the replacement of its legacy probation case management system. This role bridges technical infrastructure, legislative and policy compliance, and the daily experience of probation officers, judicial staff, and justice-involved individuals across 23 judicial districts. The position will operate within a multi-level governance framework, supporting executive decision-making, managing stakeholder alignment, and facilitating issue escalation across business, technology, and judicial leadership.What You’ll Do/Required technology and Skills:Strategic leadership and governance• Lead the full project lifecycle, from requirements and procurement through design, build, data migration, testing, statewide rollout, and decommissioning of ICON/JPOD.• Develop and maintain the master schedule, budget, scope baseline, and benefits realization plan.• Translate the Branch's strategic goals for probation into clear project objectives and measurable success criteria.Vendor and procurement management• Support the solicitation, evaluation, and selection of a solution vendor under state procurement rules.• Hold vendors and internal teams accountable for quality, schedule, and cost.Legislative and policy compliance• Track statutes, Chief Justice Directives, and probation standards affecting system requirements, and build them into the solution.• Coordinate with legal, policy, and research staff so the system supports required reporting, risk and needs assessments, and evidence-based practices.Stakeholder engagement and change management• Engage chief probation officers, officers, supervisors, judges, court staff, and partner agencies across all 23 judicial districts, urban and rural alike.• Lead human-centered design activities, such as field observation, user testing, and feedback loops with frontline staff.• Direct organizational change management, training, communications, and go-live support.• Make sure the client-facing parts of the system are accessible, plain-language, and equitable for justice-involved individuals.Risk, quality, and reporting• Identify, track, and mitigate risks and issues; escalate decisions promptly.• Plan cutover so probation supervision is never interrupted.• Report status, risks, and outcomes to leadership. Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in project management, information systems, public administration, criminal justice, business, or a related field. Additional relevant experience may substitute for the degree year for year.• Ten years of progressively responsible project management experience, including at least five years leading large, complex technology implementations with multiple vendors and stakeholder groups.• Demonstrated experience managing a multi-year schedule.• Experience leading enterprise system replacements that included data migration and organizational change management.• Ability to pass a criminal background checkPreferred Qualifications: Project Management Professional (PMP), PgMP, or equivalent certification.• Agile and change management certifications.• Experience with Waterfall Project methodology.• Experience applying Waterfall governance and procurement controls in conjunction with Agile solution delivery. • Experience implementing case management systems for courts, probation, parole, corrections, or other justice agencies.• Familiarity with state government, the Judicial Branch, or CICJIS data exchanges.• Experience with commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) or configurable SaaS platform implementations in the public sector.• Experience working with geographically distributed users in both urban and rural settings.Knowledge, skills, abilities:Project and program management: command of predictive, Agile, and hybrid methods, and the judgment to choose between them.• Systems thinking: ability to understand how technology, policy, operations, and people interact, and to see downstream effects of design choices.• Communication: clear, plain-language writing and speaking for audiences ranging from judges and legislators to frontline officers and vendors.• Facilitation and influence: ability to build consensus among stakeholders with competing priorities, without direct authority.• Empathy for users: genuine interest in how probation officers and clients experience the system, and the discipline to design around their needs.• Analytical skills: ability to interpret data, evaluate trade-offs, and make sound decisions under uncertainty.• Integrity and discretion: sound handling of confidential criminal justice information and sensitive organizational matters.• Resilience: steady leadership through ambiguity, setbacks, and the pressures of a high-visibility public project.• Benefits orientation: understanding of business outcomes and the ability to support measurement of adoption and value realization objectives.• Governance and executive engagement:ability to operate within complex governance structures, prepare executive decision materials, facilitate escalations, and support leadership decision-making across multiple organizational levels.• Change management: ability to support organizational readiness, stakeholder engagement, communications, training, and user adoption activities. Working conditions: This is a hybrid position based in Denver. Regular in-state travel to judicial districts, including rural districts, may be required, especially during training and rollout. Occasional work outside normal hours is expected around go-live and cutover events.Background checks:Statewide Criminal VerificationFederal Criminal VerificationSSN TraceGlobal Monitor CheckApex Benefits OverviewApex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a retirement plan (401k or local country equivalent) program. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Apex team member can provide.EEO EmployerApex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. 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Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or View phone number on click.appcast.io. 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