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Project Manager
  • 05-Feb-2026 to 19-Feb-2026 (UTC)
  • Des Moines, IA, USA
  • Full Time
  • Long Term Contract Length
  • 40 Weekly Hours

Complete Description:

- The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) provides adaptable, secure, and cost-effective technology services and solutions for the Department of Management [DOM] and its Partners.

- We manage all State of Iowa Executive Branch IT assets, projects, and resources, as well as providing technology and expertise to support Iowa’s citizens and families.

- DOM DoIT does this by consistently delivering top tier performance and value to citizens as a trusted partner and service provider.

- DoIT is committed to the pursuit of creative and innovative solutions that enable our agency to help Iowans achieve healthy, safe, stable, and self-sufficient lives through the programs and services we provide.

- We strive for an IT culture that identifies the newest, most effective solutions through discovery, open discussion and collaboration.

- We have fun together, care about each other, and take pride in the solutions we provide.

- We believe in continuously optimizing our processes, refining our solutions, and improving ourselves for the benefit of the Iowans we serve.

 

Roles & Responsibilities

- The project manager will be responsible for adhering to project management governance on multiple current and future projects. Additionally, the PM will be accountable for generating project schedules, identifying/staffing needed resourcing, completing the procurement of vendor products / implementation services, and submitting funding requests as required.

- The PM will manage the delivery efforts and report status of each within a common project reporting mechanism.

- The PM will work with multiple business and platform areas across the State, potentially including upper-level state government committees.

- The Project Manager will conduct project meetings and is responsible for project tracking and analysis, ensuring adherence to quality standards and project deliverables.

- The PM will be part of a PMO team responsible for all aspects of IT project governance, assessment, management, and control.

- The ability to gather and define requirements; build a project plan; identifying resource needs; and transparent, clear communications across all levels of stakeholders.

- Essential is the ability to multi-task on continually changing and morphing priorities as prescribed by leadership in response to department and legislative direction.

 

Duties

- Ability to work within a project governance structure (methodology, required templates and reporting)

- Ability to interact with, educate, learn from, and drive business and IT teams.

- Ability to work effectively under very broad direction with general supervision.

- Ability to motivate team and meet deadlines in a fast-paced and challenging environment.

- Ability to gather and organize multiple simultaneous complex business process scenarios.

- Ability to break down complex tasks into actionable work items, sequenced appropriately.

- Ability to manage scope creep with a focus on delivering a minimum viable product.

- Excellent organizational, presentation, interpersonal and team building skills.

- Excellent time management and project planning/strategizing skills

- Strong verbal and written communication skills

- Demonstrated experience with managing client expectations, implementing service improvement initiatives.

- Demonstrated experience managing multiple parallel work efforts.

- Track project progress, monitor and modify project schedules and provide status updates to project team. Escalate issues to management                and/or appropriate leadership as appropriate.

- Provide insight and knowledge into improving processes related to portfolio, project and program management.

- Other duties or tasks as assigned by management.

 

Fill the skill matrix below:

Skill

Required/Desired

Amount

Candidate's No. of years of experience

Direct management of system integration projects.

Required

8

 

Experience managing stakeholder expectations and priorities.

Required

8

 

Experience working within a project governance structure (methodology, required templates and reporting).

Required

8

 

Extensive experience with planning, managing and tracking multiple major impact projects.

Required

8

 

Strong process development skills, w/ the ability to learn and understand concepts in order to interpret, document and formalize procedures.

Required

8

 

Strong process and gap analysis skills.

Required

8

 

Excellent project management skills, w/ the ability to multitask and manage multiple tasks with changing priorities in a cross-functional environment.

Required

8

 

Demonstrated experience with working with business users to gather and document business requirements.

Required

6

 

Demonstrate ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and project activities simultaneously while meeting established deadlines.

Required

6