Project Manager

Essential Functions Lead multiple complex enterprise technology projects through the full project lifecycle, ensuring successful delivery within scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations. Serve as the primary advisor and liaison for assigned departments by developing trusted partnerships, understanding business priorities, and aligning technology initiatives with organizational goals. Develop and manage project charters, integrated project plans, schedules, budgets, resource plans, risk registers, issue logs, communication plans, and executive reporting. Facilitate project governance by identifying risks, managing dependencies, preparing executive decision materials, and presenting recommendations to governance committees and executive leadership. Coordinate the work of cross-functional technical teams, consultants, vendors, and business stakeholders to ensure successful execution of project objectives. Lead organizational change management activities, including stakeholder analysis, communication planning, organizational readiness assessments, training coordination, business process transition, and user adoption strategies. Facilitate business process improvement workshops and collaborate with departments to identify opportunities for operational efficiencies and service enhancements. Support enterprise portfolio planning, project prioritization, capacity planning, and resource management activities in partnership with PMO leadership. Ensure compliance with PMO methodology, governance standards, project documentation requirements, and organizational best practices. Develop executive dashboards, status reports, presentations, and performance metrics that provide meaningful insights into project health, portfolio performance, and strategic outcomes. Mentor project managers and business stakeholders by promoting sound project management practices, knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, and professional development. Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, customer service, and operational excellence across project teams. Qualifications Five (5) or more years of progressively responsible experience managing complex enterprise technology projects or programs. Demonstrated success leading enterprise software implementations, digital transformation initiatives, infrastructure modernization, cloud migrations, cybersecurity initiatives, enterprise applications, or business process improvement efforts. Proven experience serving as a trusted advisor to executive leadership and business stakeholders, translating business needs into successful technology solutions. Strong experience leading organizational change management initiatives, including stakeholder engagement, executive communications, organizational readiness, training, and user adoption. Experience facilitating executive governance, portfolio prioritization, strategic planning, and cross-functional decision-making. Excellent leadership, communication, facilitation, negotiation, conflict resolution, and executive presentation skills. Experience managing consultants, vendors, contracts, and third-party service providers. Experience with Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tools such as Planview AdaptiveWork (Clarizen), Microsoft Project, Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms. Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Public Administration, Project Management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is highly desirable. Organizational change management experience is highly desirable. Demonstrated experience leading business process improvement initiatives is a plus. WORK-FROM-HOME ACCOMMODATIONS This is a primarily remote position. The selected consultant may be required to work onsite at City facilities for project meetings, stakeholder engagements, workshops, key milestones, team meetings, or other departmental activities as business needs dictate. The City operates on a 9/80 work schedule with alternating Fridays off. During scheduled work hours, the consultant must remain available and responsive via Microsoft Teams, email, and phone, with an expected response time of 15 minutes #J-18808-Ljbffr