IT Project Manager

IT Project Manager

We are looking for an IT Project Manager to join our expanding application development team. This role involves leading successful hybrid project delivery. As a key contributor, you will directly influence the future of legislative engagement in Colorado by providing project management expertise to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of products.

The Colorado General Assembly is a small but high-profile state government institution with approximately five hundred users including one hundred legislators. Legislative Information Services (LIS), the technology section within Legislative Council Staff, is responsible for developing, maintaining, and securing all information and technology systems for legislators and legislative staff.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Define clear project objectives, realistic timelines, potential risks, and specific deliverables.
• Develop comprehensive project plans in collaboration with all relevant stakeholders.
• Monitor project progress diligently, keeping track of budgets and resource allocation.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders to effectively manage expectations and provide regular communication and reporting.
• Coordinate work across multiple technical groups and cross-functional groups, ensuring Accessibility and Security teams are engaged early and consistently throughout every project lifecycle.
• Determine content of status reports from the project team, troubleshoot problem areas and deliver overall progress reports to stakeholders.
• Conduct project post-mortem assessments and suggest improvements in process or procedure.
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential risks, and devise contingency plans; communicating necessary details to stakeholders.
• Schedule and facilitate all meetings with the stakeholders.
• Manage relationships across the organization, customers and vendors to develop a thorough understanding of core business functions and align projects with overall business objectives.

Scrum Master:

• Design, implement, and continuously optimize Agile workflows and processes to best suit the organization's unique needs.
• Actively promote and facilitate seamless cross-functional collaboration and open communication.
• Serve as the Scrum Master for multiple cross-functional Agile teams.
• Facilitate essential Agile ceremonies, including Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning sessions, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Identify and remove any impediments or obstacles that may hinder the team's progress
• Provide guidance to project teams on Agile best practices, various frameworks (such as Scrum and Kanban), and the fundamental Agile mindset.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Management: Ability to lead the creation of custom applications from conception to deployment. This includes managing developer workflows, overseeing code integrations, and ensuring products meet the specific legislative engagement needs of the Colorado General Assembly.
• Software Maintenance & Support Coordination: Proficiency in managing the ongoing updates, bug fixes, and performance tuning of existing applications. Skilled at balancing the delivery of new features with the critical need for system stability and long-term software health.
• Network Infrastructure Project Oversight: Knowledge of managing projects related to physical and virtual hardware, including servers, storage, and connectivity. Ability to coordinate with technical teams to ensure the legislative infrastructure remains robust, scalable, and highly available.
• Cybersecurity Project Management: Ability to integrate security protocols and compliance standards directly into the project lifecycle. Experienced in leading initiatives that protect sensitive legislative data and ensure the integrity of the institution's digital assets against emerging threats.

Competencies:

• Adaptability: Ability to manage workloads that may include late-night work during the legislative session.
• Strategic Influence: Capable of influencing stakeholders and aligning project goals with the institution's high-profile mission.
• Problem Solving: Proactive in identifying obstacles and devising contingency plans in a dynamic setting.

Supervisory Requirements:

• No supervisory requirements.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands 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.

This position requires the ability to perform sedentary desk work for prolonged periods, involving the constant use of a computer monitor, keyboard, and mouse to manage project workflows and digital boards. Essential functions demand high visual acuity for analyzing complex technical data, monitoring budgets, and proofreading project documentation. The role necessitates sufficient manual dexterity to operate office equipment and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively while facilitating daily ceremonies and cross-functional meetings. Occasional mobility within the office and legislative complex is required to coordinate with various technical teams and stakeholders.

Working Conditions:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work is performed primarily within a professional office environment with a moderate noise level. The role operates in a dynamic, high-pressure setting where project delivery must align with strict legislative timelines. This involves navigating fluctuating workloads, with intensified demands during legislative sessions that may require extended work hours, including evenings and weekends. The environment requires a high degree of adaptability and close, constant collaboration with specialized technical groups and legislative staff.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights:

*This position is not part of the state classified personnel system and therefore does not have an appeals procedure.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or 5 years of IT Project Management experience required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience applying Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies.
• Background in software development or product management. Experience managing software maintenance, network infrastructure, or security projects is a plus.
• PMP, CSM, or other formal project management certifications are highly desired.

Salary and benefits:

The salary range for this position is $90,000 - $110,000 per year, with the salary level within this range commensurate with education and experience. Legislative Council Staff employees are not members of the state personnel system.

Legislative Council Staff is committed to providing employees with a strong and competitive benefits package that supports you, your health, and your family. Our benefits package includes:

• PERA retirement benefits, including the PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plans;
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage;
• automatic short-term and optional long-term disability coverage ;
• Life and AD&D insurance ;
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs);
• a variety of discounts on services and products available through the State of Colorado's Work-Life Employment Discount Program ; and
• Credit Union of Colorado membership eligibility.
• Our generous and flexible leave policies include:
• a minimum of three weeks of annual leave, based on tenure, and accrued on a monthly basis;
• eleven annual paid holidays;
• sick leave;
• flexible work schedules during the legislative interim; and
• a generous compensation time policy.