IT Infrastructure Project Manager

With a workforce of over 25,000 people, and opportunities in more than 1,000 different job categories, the City of Philadelphia is the fifth largest city in the United States and one of the largest employers in Southeastern Pennsylvania. As an employer, the City of Philadelphia operates through the guiding principles of service, integrity, respect, accountability, collaboration, diversity and inclusion. Through these principles, we strive to effectively deliver services, to resolve the challenges facing our city, and to make Philadelphia a place where all of our residents have the opportunity to reach their potential.  The Office of Innovation & Technology (OIT) is the central IT agency for the City of Philadelphia headed by the Chief Information Officer (CIO). OIT oversees all major information and communications technology initiatives for the City of Philadelphia - increasing the effectiveness of the information technology infrastructure, where the services provided are advanced, optimized, and responsive to the needs of the City of Philadelphia’s businesses, residents, and visitors. OIT responsibilities include: identifying the most effective approach for implementing new information technology directions throughout city government; improving the value of the city’s technology assets and the return on the city’s technology investments; ensuring data security continuity; planning for continuing operations in the event of disruption of information technology or communications services; and supporting accountable, efficient and effective government across every city department, board, commission and agency.OIT’s Project Management Office (PMO) has the responsibility to assist departments and agencies of the City in the implementation of significant technology projects and to undertake the project management of infrastructure or IT departmental initiatives as directed by the Deputy CIO - Chief Project Management Officer. IT Infrastructure Project Managers are the leaders of transformative, critical, in-depth IT projects across the City, and are needed to analyze and document business needs and processes, organize around problem/opportunity, plan and remediate troubled projects, and ensure new initiatives are planned, launched and executed correctly. These projects range in size and complexity from simple, straightforward software updates to enterprise-wide, multi-million-dollar large-scale platform implementations. Essential Functions•    Develop, clarify and manage the scope projects, 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/ensures delivery on time and within...