IT Project Manager

IT Project Manager

Job no: 5107317

Work type: Full-Time (Salaried)

Location: Richmond (City), Virginia

Categories: Information Technology

Title: IT Project Manager

State Role Title: Info Technology Specialist III

Hiring Range: Up to $125,000

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Central Office

Agency Website:

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services' (DBHDS) Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO is seeking a qualified professional to serve as one of the Project Managers. This position provides oversight and management of technology development and maintenance projects and may also provide leadership in systems analysis and architecting software technology solutions for the agency. This position is responsible for managing projects through all phases, including initiation, procurement, planning, execution, closeout, and warranty.

Additional responsibilities include:
• Developing project scope.
• Establishing milestones and schedules.
• Coordinating with Business Owners, Procurement, IT, ISO, and other stakeholders in accordance with agency standards and Commonwealth of Virginia (COV/VITA) requirements.
• Maintaining strong working relationships across the agency.
• Ensuring projects are completed safely, efficiently, on schedule, and within budget.

Minimum Qualifications
• Knowledge of project management principles and practices.
• Experience in project management, with a history of delivering complex projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing IT projects ranging from low to high risk/complexity.
• Experience performing systems analysis, architecting technical solutions, and/or managing application development projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven success working with all levels of management and overseeing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders and maintaining effective working relationships.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow through on commitments.
• Ability to operate effectively in a changing environment with multiple priorities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, MS Project, Outlook, and related software.
• Experience using project and portfolio management tools.
• Excellent organization, presentation, collaboration, negotiation, and facilitation skills.
• Experience in organizing, planning, and managing information technology related projects ranging in size/scope from low risk/complexity to high risk/complexity.
• Knowledge of the associated disciplines of business analysis, software development, quality control, configuration management, technical support, training, and production operations.
• Knowledge of business process engineering methods.
• Skilled in Microsoft Project/Planner Premium to include planning, establishment of critical plans, identification of risks/issues, defect tracking, status reporting, and rescheduling remaining work.
• Excellent facilitation, verbal and written communication, collaboration, negotiation, and presentation skills, with the ability to facilitate meetings with customers, technical teams, and stakeholders.
• Experience utilizing accepted SDLC models and project management methodologies, such as Waterfall, Iterative, and Agile.

Additional Considerations
• Understanding of and experience with Commonwealth of Virginia project management standards.
• Project management qualification by the Commonwealth of Virginia or demonstrated project leadership skills supported by a current Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Health care experience.
• Experience managing AWS projects.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

For consideration, interested applicants must apply by completing the online application and/or submit a resume. However, emailed, faxed, and hand-delivered applications and/or resumes will not be accepted. Applications must be submitted by 11:55 p.m., on the listed closing date. Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act.


DBHDS welcomes all applicants authorized to work in the U.S. For more information on how to seek this authorization, please refer to Working in the United States or contact the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office directly.


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Contact Information

Name: ShaKiera Miles

Phone: N/A

Email: View email address on click.appcast.io - Inquiries Only/No submissions, to include resumes.

In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at View phone number on click.appcast.io.

Note : Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.

Advertised: 01 Jul 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

Applications close: 16 Jul 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

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