IT Project Management SeniorSpecialist

About the Agency & Division:
The Washington State Patrol is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and strives to foster an environment in which everyone is encouraged to be their authentic selves communicate openly and act with courage. The WSP is dedicated to promoting fair and equitable hiring training and promotional practices through innovative recruitment and retention strategies.

The Information Technology Division (ITD) exists to leverage technology to enhance and sustain business processes public safety infrastructure and statewide emergency communications to facilitate the accomplishment of all agency goals.

This position provides senior level technical and organizational leadership for technology projects that deliver technology advancement within the Washington State Patrol and its partners. The objective of this position is to deliver business value to the agency divisions and citizens while incorporating new technology into business practices. Effective project management relationship management contract and vendor management and release and organizational change management are used to successfully complete assigned projects. Integrate federal state and agency policies while planning and implementing information technology and data systems. This position works with the Executive Sponsor(s) and senior technology leadership on technical project deliverables resources budget and technology performance. This position develops key metrics required to monitor the success of implementation while working with the business divisions to ensure goals are also met.

Our new teammate will be able to:

• Develop and maintain effective agency and division relationships.
• Discuss Division Technology Plans current issues and ensure expectations are aligned with technology roadmap and technology service capabilities.
• Understand the division business process.
• Consult with division commanders to develop a technology roadmap that guides business value realization during division operational planning.
• Identify and engage appropriate participants in funding and support processes.
• Develop a technology roadmap with division commanders.
• Identify and engage appropriate participants in funding and support processes.
• Work with Budget and Fiscal Services (BFS) to establish and manage contracts.
• Educate and include executive and project sponsors in the relationship with the OCIO.
• Identify vital systems services businessowners and technical owners.
• Identify arrange for and test alternate work and operational locations required to support essential systems.
• Apply the incident command system and other techniques to the ITD and ESD recovery and response plan.
• Evaluate products and technologies.
• Write and administer assigned procurements according to the process and rules established by state policy standards and agency policy.
• Write and select the appropriate procurement type: request for proposal (RFP) request for quotes and qualification (RFQQ) or request for information (RFI) solicitations.
• Ensure vendors are producing deliverables on time and with the level of quality.
• Report contract status and remaining value to the project sponsor contract professional or project management office.

Required Qualifications:

• Eight years of advanced project management experience (normally obtained through a total of ten to twelve years) as an IT professional in an enterprise organization.
  • Education related to project management information technology or other closely related field may substitute experience year for year.
• Competency in Microsoft Office (Word PowerPoint Excel) Microsoft Visio and Microsoft Project.

• Ahealthy life/work balance by offering flexible schedules and telework options for most positions.
• An Infants at Work Program that is based on the long-term health values of infant-parent bonding and breastfeeding newborns.
• Continuous growth and development opportunities.
• Opportunities to serve your community and make an impact through meaningful work.
• Employment opportunities that recognize military veterans and/or military spouse per Governor Executive Order 19-01.
• Qualification for thePublic Loan Forgiveness Program.