IT Portfolio Manager

Enterprise Portfolio Manager (IT Project Management – Senior/Specialist)The Department of Ecology is hiring an Enterprise Portfolio Manager within the Information Technology Services Office (ITSO).Location: Headquarters Office in Lacey, WA. Upon hire, you must live within a commutable distance from the duty station.Schedule: This position is eligible for telework and flexible schedule options. You may telework most of your work time with occasional in-person meetings and activities. Position is overtime exempt and may require an adjusted schedule and/or work in excess of 40-hours-per-week occasionally to meet deadlines. Occasional travel, typically local or regional, may be required to meet with clients, conduct business, or attend or provide training. Schedules are dependent upon position needs and are subject to change.Application Timeline: Apply by August 23, 2026. Applications submitted after the date above may not be reviewed unless additional qualified applicants are needed.DutiesIn this senior role as the Enterprise Portfolio Manager, you will be responsible for shaping and guiding the agency's Information Technology Portfolio Management (ITPM) program. You will have the opportunity to support strategic IT investments across a diverse portfolio—including more than 220 applications, infrastructure assets, and multiple program portfolios—contributing directly to the agency's mission to protect Washington's environment.This role brings together strategic thinking, cross-team coordination, and practical portfolio oversight. You'll help align technology initiatives with business needs, encourage transparent planning, and support thoughtful resource allocation. The work is meaningful and varied: you'll address complex topics such as legislative impacts, risk awareness, and process improvement, while collaborating with executive leadership, IT managers, and external partners.What you will do:Guide and support the continued development of the agency's enterprise-wide Information Technology Portfolio Management (ITPM) program, including shared vision, governance, and alignment with agency goals.Coordinate the agency's enterprise information technology portfolio by overseeing existing investments and helping prioritize new ones. This includes ITSO's portfolio, eleven environmental program portfolios, and the portfolios for Administrative Services, Fiscal, and Human Resources.Maintain and improve portfolio management standards, processes, templates, and tools, including project intake, technical review, prioritization, and resource capacity planning.Provide senior-level guidance to executive leadership, IT managers, and project teams as they build and maintain a strategic portfolio roadmap and service list that reflects agency needs and goals.Serve as the agency's primary legislative partner for ITSO, coordinating bill review, compliance needs, and communication with key partners.Mentor and support IT professionals and managers on portfolio management practices, policies, and opportunities for process improvement.Administer annual technology certification requirements and act as a liaison for IT-related reasonable accommodation requests, ensuring inclusivity and compliance.Serve as the Technical Change Manager for IT teams, helping assess the impacts of changes, anticipate infrastructure updates, and identify documentation needs.QualificationsRequired Qualifications:Eight years of experience and/or education related to the duties of the position, which includes the following: IT Leadership – At least one year of experience leading IT professionals or consulting as a technical leadStrategic IT Alignment – Demonstrated ability to connect agency goals to technology work to ensure long-term, mission-focused planning.Portfolio Management – Demonstrated ability to apply advanced project portfolio methods to organize, prioritize and oversee IT work to maximize value and impact.Data-Driven Decision Making – Demonstrated ability to collect, review and interpret data to support transparent decisions about IT projects and resources.Collaborative Planning – Proven track record working effectively with leaders, technical teams, statewide partners and program staff to support coordinated planning and problem solving.Risk Management – Demonstrated ability to identify issues early, assess impacts and help teams develop realistic strategies to avoid or reduce risk.Continuous Improvement – Demonstrated ability to evaluate completed work, identify opportunities to improve processes and stay current with best practices to strengthen agency performance.Education involving a major study in IT, Computer Science, Project Management, or closely related field.Examples of how to qualify:8 years of experience.7 years of experience AND 30-59 semester or 45-89 quarter college credits.6 years of experience AND 60-89 semester or 90-134 quarter college credits (Associate's degree).5 years of experience AND 90-119 semester or 135-179 quarter college credits.4 years of experience AND a Bachelor's degree.2 years of experience AND a Master's degree.Special Requirements/Conditions of Employment:This position requires training to keep consistent with industry best practices. Leadership works with industry leaders to forecast changes in information technology and lists required training in this position's yearly Performance Development Plan (PDP). Staff within this division are provided two (2) hours per week for training. It is expected that this position will take what is learned in their training and apply it to their daily work.Desired Qualifications:A Bachelor's degree with a focus on computer science, project management or related field.Four years of portfolio management experience managing a large multi-program/division enterprise portfolio.Certification as a Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP) or Project Management Professional (PMP) through the Project Management Institute (PMI).Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Foundation Certification.Knowledge of Monday.com and Jira (or similar enterprise-wide portfolio management system).If you are excited about this role and meet the required qualifications, we encourage you to apply. Desired qualifications reflect additional knowledge, skills, or experience that are nice to have but not required. Studies have shown that some applicants, especially women and people of color, are less likely to apply unless they meet every listed qualification. At the Department of Ecology, we are dedicated to building a diverse and authentic workplace centered in belonging, and we welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and unique perspectives.