Project Manager I, Data & Technology Services - Denver

Data & Technology Services Project Manager

The Data & Technology Services unit is responsible for overseeing and managing the Colorado Department of Transportation's (CDOT's) data and technology. This includes facilitating a more nimble, efficient, and effective data architecture through the creation and management of datasets for reporting and analysis purposes.

About the Position

As the Data & Technology Services Project Manager, you will provide project management expertise in managing data and technology projects. You will manage current projects as well as the project backlog. You will act as a liaison between the request development team and various organizational business analysts, subject matter experts, and development teams from the Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT) to ensure project success.

Your duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Manage the projects that the data and technology team is currently responsible for as well as the project queue.
• Provide expert guidance to project teams on project management methodologies and principles to keep projects moving forward on time and on budget.
• Coordinate among various organizational units in CDOT to ensure correct project prioritization and alignment with initiatives.
• Provide communications on project schedules and progress to the stakeholders and team members.
• Manage documentation of project milestones, including creating work items, tracking status, following up with project team members, keeping documentation of communications and changes, etc.
• Manage the processes related to capturing business requirements and performing business analysis activities using a structured approach.
• Incorporate existing metadata about the data products to streamline the requirements analysis process.
• Coordinate with the agency management to run monthly engagement discovery cadence reviews for prioritizing, scoping, and sequencing engagements with the project teams.
• Serve as requirements facilitator and analyst for documentation best practices, hand-off between business and development team, as well as understanding status and progress of all requirements gathering.
• Work with request projects team to standardize the intake and execution of projects.
• Define a systematic approach to measure and evaluate project team's productivity and capacity based on historical performance.
• Provide ideas and recommendations on ways to realize efficiencies and make improvements to the project process.
• Provide expert recommendations on the type of project methodology that would best fit the project based on the requirements and resource availability.
• Other job duties as assigned.

Work Environment

• Your schedule will primarily be 8:00 am 5:00 pm work hours, Monday-Friday, but we are flexible to meet your work/life balance needs while ensuring CDOT business needs are met.
• You will likely work a hybrid schedule with a combination of in-office and remote work.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Class Code & Classification Description:

H1K2XX - PROJECT MANAGER I

Experience Only: At least 7 years of experience in project management, data management, information technology, business analysis, or other experience closely related to the duties of this position. This must include at least 3 years of experience with a primary focus on projects that involve data integration and data management. OR Education and Experience: A combination of relevant education and experience equal to at least 7 years. Education from an accredited college or university with coursework in project management, data science/management, information science/technology, computer science/engineering, business administration, or another field of study related to the duties of this position will be considered. Experience with a primary focus on projects that involve data integration and data management will be considered.

Condition of Employment

• Must pass a pre-employment screening which may include social security number trace, criminal records check, public court records check, educational records, and driving records checks.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated success with the duties listed in the Description of the Job section;
• Years of State service experience related to the duties of this position;
• Highest work/personal ethics and integrity;
• Expert knowledge of and experience in applying project management principles;
• Familiarity and experience with data concepts including Data Lake, Data Warehouse, Cloud, and SAAS concepts;
• Experience managing data integration projects;
• Experience using project management tools such as Microsoft DevOps and Jira;
• Experience using agile and waterfall methodologies;
• Experience developing project schedules and monitoring project progress;
• Experience completing and managing project documentation;
• Experience managing projects with multiple, diverse stakeholders and providing guidance and direction to keep projects on schedule and on budget;
• Experience evaluating project performance against requirements;
• Ability to identify project issues and resources gaps, and recommend solutions;
• Ability to provide ideas and recommendations to improve processes;
• Ability to take initiative to solve problems in an innovative manner;
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and be adaptable to changing assignments;
• Ability to work with a variety of stakeholders with sensitivity to their needs, priorities, promises made and commitments;
• Effective interpersonal and relationship-building skills;
• Strong time and project management skills, including prioritization and multi-tasking ability;
• Excellent reasoning, investigative, analytical, and problem-solving ability;
• Excellent facilitation, presentation, and communication skills, both written and oral;
• Strong attention to technical detail and accuracy;
• Fluency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Gmail and Google Applications, SAP, and the ability to quickly learn other software systems.