Senior Project Manager

This position, under general direction of either Director of Projects or a Program Manager, leads and directs high-priority projects, which often require considerable resources and high levels of functional integration. As a Senior Project Manager in the Public Safety PMO, you will support projects within the Public Safety space, which covers IT solutions support for the City's Police, Fire, Prison and Office of Emergency Management agencies. The role may participate in several projects, potentially across multiple agencies. The Senior Project Manager will follow the OIT PMO guidelines and manage projects through all phases of the project lifecycle. The successful candidate must be a city of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire.

Responsibilities

Develop, clarify and manage the scope of the project, define contract deliverables and achieve targeted outcomes; Ensure project requirements are achieved in a timely fashion and within budget guidelines; Assemble project team, identify needed resources, assign responsibilities and develop timeframes to facilitate successful completion of project activities and deliverables; Determine project costs and ensure delivery on time and within budgetary guidelines; Ensure compatibility and consistency with existing architectural and enterprise standards; Perform cost/benefit analysis of actions and initiatives; Schedule and document meeting minutes; Follow the OIT Project Management practice and prescribed SDLC; Prepare status reports, status summaries and dashboards for presentation to mid and senior level management; Provide support, coaching and mentoring on project management best practices, as requested; Manage projects through all phases of the project lifecycle, from Intake/Initiation through Project Closing; Support projects within the Public Safety space covering IT solutions for the City's Police, Fire, Prison and Office of Emergency Management agencies

Requirements

Completion of a Bachelor's degree program at an accredited college or university with major coursework in Computer Science, Information Technology or a closely related field; Minimum of 6+ years Project Management experience managing multiple, large, cross-functional teams or projects; 6+ years of applicable business experience; Or any equivalent combination of education and experience determined to be acceptable by the Office of Innovation & Technology and Human Resources; Demonstrate leadership qualities such as conflict/issue resolution, the ability to run a project or serve as project manager on a program team and can ensure a successful project lifecycle; Communicate (verbally and in writing) effectively with stakeholders and senior business leadership of departments and agencies participating in this project; Organize and work effectively with project teams of staff from department and agencies participating in this effort; Demonstrate experience and relevant expertise in the design and building of distributed and enterprise solutions; Plan, organize and direct the work activities of outside consultants and/or systems analysis and programming personnel assigned on a team; Demonstrate presentation skills, strategic thinking, and high professional ethics; Establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, departmental officials, outside consultants and vendors; Knowledge of the principles of project management, systems delivery life cycle and budgeting; Knowledge of concepts and applications of servers, storage, mainframes, monitoring, ITIL, metrics and performance management, disaster recovery, data center facilities management, managed services, and cloud computing; Knowledge of IT project management best practice, principles and techniques (PMBOK)

Nice to have

PMP certification or Master's Certificate in Project Management preferred

Benefits

25% tuition discount program for City employees (and sometimes spouses and dependents); Comprehensive health coverage for employees and eligible dependents; Eligibility for discounted medical plan through wellness program; Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; Generous retirement savings options; Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program qualified employer