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Enterprise Project Manager (Special Projects)
Job Location:
Job Location:
Hartford, CT - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 51186 - 162214
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
23 August 2026 (11 days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
20 November 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Introduction
The State of Connecticuts Office of Policy and Management (OPM) is seeking a highly organized and results-oriented Enterprise Project ManagerSpecial Projects (Executive Assistant 1) to help deliver some of the Administrations most important cross-agency initiatives.
Working directly with the UndersecretarySpecial Projects this position will convert policy direction into executable work plans coordinate teams across agencies track commitments and risks prepare executive-level status reports and help ensure that projects remain aligned with OPM policy goals budgets and timelines.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
- Our State Employee Benefits Overview page
- Professional growth and development opportunities
- A healthy work/life balance to all employees
POSITION HIGHLIGHTS
This is a full time (40 hours per week) position conveniently located in Hartford CT easily accessible to all major highways.
- LOCATION: Office of Policy and Management
- ADDRESS: 450 Capitol Avenue Hartford CT
- WORK HOURS: Full-time first shift 40 hours per week
- SCHEDULE: Monday through Friday
ABOUT US
At OPM we report directly to the Governor and provide information and analysis that the Governor uses to formulate public policy for the state. We also assist state agencies and municipalities in implementing the law and public policy on behalf of the people of Connecticut. We prepare the Governors budget proposals; implement and monitor the execution of the enacted budget; and oversee the executive branch agencies that report to the Governor.
THE ROLE
The Enterprise Project Manager will provide the day-to-day management discipline needed to move complex projects forward. The position will not merely schedule meetings: it will structure work define deliverables surface decisions analyze progress coordinate dependencies and help project teams solve problems before they become barriers.
Initial assignments are expected to support statewide overtime workers compensation and housing initiatives with additional projects assigned as priorities evolve.
This is an unclassified position that serves at the pleasure of the appointing authority.
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Selection Plan
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PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)
Acts as an executive assistant to a state elective officer or department head as defined in Section 4-5 of the Connecticut General Statutes and performs such duties as are assigned.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
- Develop and maintain project charters scopes objectives work breakdown structures schedules milestones responsibility assignments resource needs and performance measures for assigned initiatives.
- Translate policy objectives and executive decisions into clear deliverables owners deadlines dependencies and implementation steps.
- Coordinate interagency project teams; establish effective meeting and reporting cadences; prepare agendas and decision materials; document commitments; and ensure timely follow-up.
- Maintain project dashboards action logs decision logs risk and issue registers and other management tools that provide an accurate view of progress and accountability.
- Identify schedule scope resource legal fiscal labor procurement technology and stakeholder risks; work with responsible parties on mitigation; and elevate unresolved issues with recommended options.
- Collect and analyze operational fiscal workforce and program data; validate information with participating agencies; and translate findings into concise reports and actionable recommendations.
- Monitor whether project activities and proposed solutions remain aligned with OPM and Administration policy goals approved budgets statutory authority and intended outcomes.
- Prepare concise executive briefings status reports presentations implementation updates and decision memoranda for the Undersecretary OPM Secretary Governors Office agency leaders and other stakeholders.
- Coordinate internal and external resources including subject-matter experts and consultants; monitor deliverables; and support development of scopes of work and performance expectations when needed.
- Support change-management and implementation activities including stakeholder mapping communications training coordination readiness assessment and transition to ongoing agency operations.
- Develop common project-management templates and practices for the special-projects portfolio and document lessons learned to improve future execution.
- Perform related duties as required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience creating and maintaining project charters integrated work plans schedules responsibility matrices risk registers dashboards performance measures and executive status reports.
- Experience coordinating teams where participants report to different organizations and the project manager must achieve results through influence facilitation and follow-through.
- Experience analyzing operational fiscal workforce or program data and presenting clear findings and recommendations to senior leaders.
- Experience managing multiple priorities and deadlines
- Experience working with Microsoft Excel PowerPoint Word Teams and SharePoint and experience with project-management or work-tracking tools.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) Lean Six Sigma Agile or comparable project-management or process-improvement training.
- Experience in state or local government labor and workforce operations workers compensation housing budget or policy implementation.
- An advanced degree in public administration public policy business administration operations project management or a closely related field.
Conclusion
AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women minorities and persons with disabilities.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.
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