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Job Description
Role
Information Technology Services has an exciting career opportunity as a Project Manager to join our dynamic team!
Our ideal candidate will have experience in planning, coordinating and managing a variety of complex projects through their entire project lifecycle, including identifying users' needs, gathering detailed requirements and analyzing project feasibility.
This is an onsite position with no remote work option.
Review the full detailed class specification for Project Manager ITS.
Major Duties, Responsibilities- Manages complex, County-wide, and/or interdepartmental IT projects such as research, development, conversion, installation, upgrade, and maintenance projects.
- Provides coordination, guidance, and oversight for all phases of a project, including initiation, planning, implementation, monitoring, and close-out.
- Coordinates the planning and defining of project requirements, methods, and objectives in consultation with end-users; performs risk assessments; develops concept documents such as requests for proposals (RFPs), impact analyses, and stakeholder analyses, drafts process documentation; coordinates project activities with all stakeholders.
- Organizes the evaluation and testing of vendor packages for conformance with user requirements and priorities.
- Tracks project contracts, and schedules; monitors project progress and ensures project goals and contract requirements are met.
- Prepares feasibility studies, cost and benefits analyses, product evaluation, requirement specifications, designs, and other analyses and documentation.
- Tracks project expenditures, reviews invoices for accuracy and consistency with contractual obligations and recommends appropriate dispersals of allocated funds.
- Conducts special research assignments, gathers data, and prepares detailed project performance tracking reports for consideration by management or special committees.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, or closely related field.
Experience:
A minimum of three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in project management. An equivalent combination of directly related work experience and education may substitute for the degree requirement on a year-per-year basis.
Additional Requirements:
Must possess a valid Arizona driver’s license.
Must obtain Project Management Professional (PMP) certification within one (1) year of hire date.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Yavapai County Government offers a comprehensive employee benefits package to
Full-Time employees working 30 or more hours per week that includes but is not limited to:
• 10 Paid Holidays Per Year
• Annual Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Health Care Insurance - Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term & Short-Term Disability
• Retirement Plans
• Sick Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
ELECTIVE COVERAGE
• 457 Deferred Compensation Program
• Dependent Health Care Insurance - Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Short-Term Disability
• Supplemental Life (for employees & dependents)
PLEASE NOTE
• Part-Time , Temporary and Seasonal employees accrue Sick Leave based on hours worked.
• Part-Time employees have limited benefits available.
• Temporary and Seasonal employees are not eligible to accrue Annual Leave.
Click here to view our benefits summary.
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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Yavapai County
Show moreYavapai County reflects the history of the old west and the future of the new. At Yavapai County Government, we care for our community while building upon our legacy. Guided by our core values of Compassion, Integrity, Collaboration, and Innovation we uphold these values in our everyday endeavors.
Yavapai County is in northcentral Arizona, just north of Phoenix, and is one of the four original Arizona counties formed in 1864. The County, with approximately 246,191 residents, includes eight incorporated towns and cities: Prescott (county seat), Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, Jerome, Clarkdale, Sedona, Cottonwood, Camp Verde, and the newest municipality Dewey-Humboldt. The County features some of the most spectacular natural beauty in the American West with a mild climate, four beautiful and distinct seasons, and breathtaking landscapes complete with granite mountains, lakes, and rolling meadows.
As a Yavapai County Government employee, you will have the chance to work in one of 37 unique departments, each providing vital services to our community. From law enforcement and healthcare to public works and environmental protection, there is a wide range of career paths to explore. And with opportunities for advancement and professional growth, you can build a long and rewarding career with us.
We have a workforce of over 1,800 employees who are committed to enhancing the well-being of its residents and cultivating a thriving and vibrant community, making Yavapai County a wonderful place to live, work, and play.
Whether you're just starting your career or looking for a new challenge and aspire to be part of a vibrant team that values each member, we welcome you to join us in furthering our legacy and making a difference in your community. Why… because people matter!
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