IT Project Manager

Job Title

Employer: City of El Paso

Salary: $76,593.71 - $95,742.14 Annually

Location: Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX

Job Type: Unclassified

Job Number: U4320-0626

Department: Strategic Innovation & Enterpr

Opening Date: 06/04/2026

Closing Date: Continuous

FLSA: Exempt

Max Number of Applicants: 75

Requirements

MOS Code: 25B (Army), 62E1G (Air Force), 62E3G (Air Force), 62EXG (Air Force), 8848 (Marine Corps)

Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree or higher in Information Systems, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field and four (4) years of experience in project management of systems or services; or an Associate's Degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field and eight (8) years of experience in project management of systems or services.

Licenses and Certifications: Valid Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state by the time of appointment.

Special Requirements: Applicants must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check within the first six months of hire and maintain CJIS eligibility. CJIS requirements are related to system access, and the following list of convictions and/or deferred adjudications will result in failure of the CJIS background check and disqualification and/or termination of employment: Felony Convictions, Felony Deferred Adjudication, Class A or B Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication, Class A or B Misdemeanor convictions, an open arrest for any criminal offense (Felony or Misdemeanor), and family violence convictions.

General Purpose

Under direction, plan, coordinate, and manage one or more projects that may impact a division or department throughout the project's lifecycle and implementation.

Typical Duties

Plan, organize, manage, and direct information technology project development. Involves: Submitting proposals, budgets, scopes, and schedules of information technology projects. Initiates projects and performs analysis of end-user and stakeholder business needs, feasibility, project definition, and project authorization. Participate in discussions of project management department goals and objectives with IT senior management, system owners, and decision-makers. Define and disseminate the project success criteria to involved parties throughout the project life cycle. Effectively communicate project expectations to sponsors, team members, and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion, and facilitate project management and project status review meetings. Ensures adherence to the product or project budget for a single system or project. Assists in developing and maintaining plans, processes, and systems for risk mitigation. Document findings for future reference and learning. Ensures adherence to the product or project budget for a single system or project. Ensures adherence to Department of Information Technology standards, policies, and procedures. Supervise assigned personnel. Involves: Schedule, assign, instruct, guide, and check work. Provide for training and development. Enforce personnel rules and regulations and work behavior standards firmly and impartially. Counsel, motivate, and maintain harmony. Interview applicants and recommend hiring, termination, transfers, discipline, or other employee status changes. Perform miscellaneous-related duties as required. Includes: Conduct, compile, and summarize research, and provide oral and written reports related to project implementation.

General Information

For complete job specification, click here. Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.

Note: This is an Unclassified Contract position.

Note: Applicants with a foreign degree must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit for more information.

A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as "See résumé" are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, the required education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be clearly stated on your application's employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.