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Senior Project Manager
Expert In Recruitment Solutions
🇺🇸 United States
On-site
Manager or above
2 months ago
- Agile
- Risk Management
- MS Project
- Smartsheet
- Jira
- PMP
2 months ago
Senior Project Manager, with experience working in state government environments.
Candidates must reside within 50-60 miles of Austin, Texas city limits.
Responsibilities:
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) requires a Project Manager III under the FAST contract to provide senior-level project management support for complex, enterprise-level initiatives. The resource will be responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating project activities, including scope, schedule, budget, risk, and stakeholder management across cross-functional teams. This role ensures successful delivery of projects by maintaining alignment with DPS objectives, governance standards, and established project management methodologies.
 · Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, including scope, schedule, budget, resources, risk, and communication components.
· Define project objectives, deliverables, milestones, and success criteria in collaboration with stakeholders.
· Coordinate cross-functional teams, vendors, and business units to ensure alignment and execution of project activities.
· Monitor project performance, track progress against milestones, and ensure timely escalation and resolution of issues and risks.
· Facilitate stakeholder engagement, meetings, and status reporting to ensure clear communication and transparency.
· Manage project scope changes through formal change control processes and ensure governance compliance.
· Oversee vendor performance and deliverables when external contractors are involved.
· Ensure adherence to DPS policies, state procurement requirements, and FAST contract guidelines.
· Support project documentation, reporting, and administrative requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
· Drive project closure activities, including final reporting, deliverable acceptance, and lessons learned documentation.
II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
| Minimum Requirements: Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity. |
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| Years | Required/Preferred | Experience |
| 8 | Required | Experience managing large-scale, complex IT or business transformation projects in a structured environment |
| 8 | Required | Strong knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g., PMI/PMBOK, Agile, Hybrid) |
| 8 | Required | Experience developing and maintaining project schedules, budgets, and resource plans |
| 8 | Required | Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders across technical and business units |
| 8 | Required | Experience with risk management, issue tracking, and change control processes |
| 8 | Required | Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level reporting |
| 8 | Required | Experience using project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or similar) |
| 8 | Required | Ability to ensure compliance with organizational governance, policies, and procurement requirements |
| 1 | Preferred | Experience working in public sector or state government environments, preferably within public safety or law enforcement agencies |
| 1 | Preferred | Experience managing projects under state procurement frameworks (e.g., FAST, DIR, or similar contracts) |
| 1 | Preferred | PMP (Project Management Professional) certification or equivalent |
| 1 | Preferred | Experience managing IT system implementations, data systems, or enterprise applications |
Senior Project Manager · Expert In Recruitment Solutions