Technical Project Manager (Information Technology Consultant - Career) - Information Technology Services

Working Title

Technical Project Manager

SF State University

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Department

Information Technology Services/Project Management

Appointment Type

This is a one-year probationary position.

Time Base

Full-Time

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday; 8:00 am -5:00 pm

Anticipated Hiring Range

$6,250.00 - $6,845.00 Per Month ($75,000.00 - $82,140.00 Annually)

Salary is commensurate with experience.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Manager of the Project Management Office, this position will work under minimal direction to independently coordinate, plan, support, and execute enterprise-wide and division information technology projects. The incumbent will manage the Project Management Life Cycle from beginning to end, establish multi-disciplinary stakeholder and project team buy-in, apply his or her knowledge and understanding of industry-accepted methodologies (i.e., Project Management Body of Knowledge [PMBOK]) and lessons learned from past experience to facilitate project success.  

The Technical Project Manager will provide imaginative, thorough, and practicable solutions to a wide range of problems. Using technical experience and training, the incumbent works with all the Information Technology Services departments and functional divisions during the course of managing projects, with an emphasis on projects incorporating technology to support student success, teaching, learning, and research.

The incumbent will also work with the Director, other project managers, and ITS colleagues to develop and implement maturing project management policies and procedures. This incumbent will develop a thorough understanding of Information Technology services and how they each support projects. 

Position Information

Plans Projects Under minimal direction: 

• Consults with project sponsors to clarify project scope, deliverables, timelines, and analyze risk.
• Interacts with users and other stakeholders (administration, faculty, staff, students, vendors) to further understand requirements.
• Develops the project plan as needed to identify and organize project resources, assigning and clarifying roles and responsibilities, establish project schedule, plan for communication, risk, budget, and quality assurance
• Uses presentation and communication skills and tools to communicate project vision and plans to team and stakeholders.
• Works with Information Security, Networking, Operations, Identity Management, and other information technology departments to plan for proper system and security design, best practices, and service transition.
• Works with Service Desk and IT Training and Communications Coordinator to plan project communications to the users and campus community. 
• Documents project planning in the project and portfolio management tool.

Executes Technical Projects

• Applies certified PM tools and methodologies to achieve project milestones, maintain sc