Aviation IT Project Manager #2208-371800-01
- Date Opened
- Wednesday, September 07, 2022 8:00 AM
- Close Date
- Thursday, October 20, 2022 8:00 PM
- Section
- Aviation
- Salary
- $85,579 -$116,260 commensurate with experience
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Introduction
Overview
The City of Charlotte is the largest municipality in North Carolina and the 17th largest city in the United States, with a total population of more than 872,498 citizens. A major commerce center, Charlotte hosts several of the nation’s largest banks and technology companies.
Also known as the Queen City, Charlotte is home to the Carolina Panthers, the Charlotte Hornets and the NASCAR Hall of Fame. We work hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone – a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play. Join us in helping to keep our City thriving, ensuring upward mobility and advancement in the workplace.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
- Leads, plans, coordinates, tracks, and delivers project of medium to large complexity utilizing enterprise established project methodology/framework and processes
- Leads the project team and manages performance, identifies resourcing needs, and facilitates communication to ensure understanding of objectives and assignments and determine progress
- Control the flow of project related information
- Develops and maintains various plans related to the project and schedule
- Proactively identify, manage, and facilitate resolution of project risks
- Interact with business department stakeholders to understand business and technical requirements, propose solutions, and maintain positive relationships
- Documents, reviews, and implements project change requests
- Tracks budget and monitors use of funding allocated to projects
- Documents project scope, deliverables, and implementation approach
- Manages all project artifacts/documentation such charter, risk log, and schedule
- Create and manage detailed project plan and schedule
- Baseline project schedule, budget, report changes above or below baseline
- Facilitate system/solution designs that meet City technology and cyber security standards
- Oversee creation and execution of test plans for upgrades/future project implementations
- Ensure all EPMO / Project and Department reports are updated timely
- Ensure project metadata and KPI’s are updated through lifecycle of project
- Oversee exceptions and unresolved issues and monitor progress by designated issue owners
- Interact with internal departments with timely and accurate resolution to IT question / project objectives
- Evaluate project impact in relation to training and other requirements and needs
- Professionally manage and maintain positive relationships with project stakeholders
- Ensure the final IT project outcome achieves originally defined objectives in the project charter
- Collaborate with vendors to implement new applications, software, and other features. Assists in negotiating statements of work and service contracts
- Performs related work as required
- Follows established processes for initiating and managing change control requests for production systems
- Ability to work after hours to minimize impact to travelers while implementing new systems or changes to existing systems
- A hybrid work-site schedule is offered with a combination of in-office and remote hours available, per supervisor approval. A minimum of two days in the office per week is required.
Preferred Qualification
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field
- Three (3) to Five (5) years of experience in managing medium to large scale IT projects
- Any equivalent combination of training, education, and experience that provides the required skills, knowledge and abilities
Conditions of Employment
The City’s Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.
Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidate’s written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report, motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.
Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process, candidates may be asked to take a skills test, and/or participate in other assessments.
The City of Charlotte requires proof of COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment for any new City of Charlotte employees. The City is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such, will consider reasonable accommodations as required by law.
The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
How To Apply
Apply online.
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Anyone seeking an accommodation to apply for a job may call (704) 336-2285 for assistance or you may email questions to CityHrJobPostingsNotify@ci.charlotte.nc.us.
Benefits
The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to all employees.
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The City of Charlotte is a drug and alcohol-free workplace.
In Conclusion