IT Project Manager Lead (This is an in-person position)

Job Posting Title:

IT Project Manager Lead (This is an in-person position)

Department:

Information Technology

Location:

415 SILVER AVE SW

Pay Range:

$72093.00 - $111738.00

Close Date:

10/02/2026

The IT Project Manager Lead performs professional duties related to managing large-scale information technology related projects. Leads new initiatives within the IT project management group as well as the IT organization. Builds understanding of the organization and business partners to forecast partners IT needs. Defines and manages project from analysis through successful delivery ensuring adherence to budget schedule and scope of the project. Works closely with business partners to collect and document requirements. Works with IT business management and vendors to build a project team. Builds and maintains project plan. Establishes communication plans change management plans and training plans. Projects may be complex in nature cross organizations and may span multiple years and include multiple related sub-projects. Mentors coaches and leads other IT project managers and other AND RESPONSIBILITIESTakes on highly technical specialized and complex projects; applies acquired knowledge in IT procedures and practices to analyze and recommend solutions to assigned new initiatives within the IT project management group as well as the broader IT an understanding of the organization and its business partners to forecast their IT needs; recommends projects defines them and manages from analysis through successful delivery ensuring adherence to budget schedule and acquired project management experience to coach other project managers and apprentices in industry-proven IT project management and leads process improvements across IT and other departments; ensures successful delivery of multiple related projects across various organizations; oversees sub-projects managed by other project managers under their large projects with high complexity scope and budget. Examples include a. Complexity: multiple vendor interfaces system integrations and stakeholders across internal and external entities. b. Scope: project teams spanning IT internal departments external partners and vendors; projects may span months or years. c. Budget: ranges from approximately $50K to $ with stakeholders and IT managers to form committees and task forces; leads meetings drives discussions and documents as the main client interface on large technology projects; reviews recommendations coordinates with vendors and internal staff ensures project compliance with specifications monitors budgets and scopes and secures client sign-off upon out to business partners to build relationships understand their IT needs and communicate those needs to IT management; defines projects to address those as a liaison to business partners; participates in strategic planning and other partner activities to prepare for future IT working meetings with business partners to analyze requirements map business processes and recommend technology with stakeholders and subject matter experts to design solutions; works with the security team to ensure secure process design development and implementation with IT staff and vendors including programmers network analysts DBAs and server with IT and business management as well as vendors to build effective project plans and monitors project scope goals needs and and maintains a detailed Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).Effectively communicates project status throughout the comprehensive documentation across all phases of the project lifecycle including requirements decisions processes transition plans maintenance plans and end-of-life with stakeholders to define communicate and implement change management processes for each top-quality results and ensures successful completion of projects on time within scope and budget.*The above information is intended to outline the general nature and scope of the duties required for this position. It is not an exhaustive list and may vary depending on specific job assignments and responsibilities. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSBachelors Degree in Computer Science Information Systems or related (4) years of work experience performing development and analysis in a comparable complex information systems environment.*Any equivalent combination of related education and/or experience may be considered for the above requirements. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATIONSCREENING AND COMPLIANCEThe offer of this Bernalillo County position requires compliance with the following:Successful completion of a post-offer employment medical to all County safety all FEMA training(s) assigned to this of a valid New Mexico drivers license by the date of hire and maintenance of a valid license while employed in this required supervisor training if CONDITIONSWork is typically performed in an indoor office environment but occasionally requires travel to other environments may include noise dust and/or unpleasant odors and may occasionally require work in confined evenings holidays and/or weekend work may be TOOLS AND MATERIALSEquipment typically used in the performance of office duties includes telephone computer printer and copy and products handled in the course of performing essential duties vary but may include files forms reports various other paperwork a wide variety of basic office supplies and equipment.