Candidates MUST be WI residents or willing to relocate to WI at their own expense prior to starting. This position can work 100% remotely (within the state of WI).
Job Description:
The Department of Natural Resources Information Technology (DNR IT) executive program is seeking applicants for an IT Project Manager position to support strategic agencywide DNR IT projects. This position requires a fulltime commitment (40 hours/week) and is ideal for an advanced project manager who can also excel in the role of a business analyst.
Primary Tasks:
- Develop comprehensive project plans including scope timeline resources and budget.
- Coordinate with crossfunctional teams to ensure project tasks are completed on schedule.
- Monitor and track project progress identifying and addressing risks and issues.
- Facilitate meetings with stakeholders to review project updates and gather feedback.
- Ensure project deliverables meet quality standards and align with organizational goals.
- Manage project documentation including status reports schedules and risk logs.
- Foster clear communication among project team members stakeholders and leadership.
- Support change management processes to ensure smooth project transitions and adoption.
- Oversee project closure activities including final reporting lessons learned and knowledge transfer.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Advanced knowledge of project management methodologies (Agile Scrum Kanban
- Waterfall) and tools.
- Direct experience managing largescale IT projects involving multiple technical resources and diverse stakeholders.
- Proficiency in business analysis methodologies and tools including data analysis requirements gathering and process modeling.
- Experience creating technical specifications and system designs for custom application development.
- Strong analytical and criticalthinking skills to prioritize and meet project objectives.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging to technical and nontechnical audiences.
- Knowledge of data analysis tools and business intelligence tools for creating reports and dashboards.
- Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing priorities and manage competing demands effectively.
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- Familiarity with DevOps Confluence SharePoint and other collaboration tools.
- Experience in government or public sector IT environments.
Key Attributes:
- Highly analytical and selfmotivated.
- Team player with strong collaboration skills.
- Flexible and adaptable to change.
- Committed to delivering highquality solutions on time and within budget.
- Dependable and committed.
- This position reports to the DNR IT PMO Supervisor. The role involves utilizing DNR IT
- standards software and tools to deliver strategic initiatives.
Qualifications:
- The ideal candidate will bring a blend of project management and business analysis expertise along with strong technical and interpersonal skills.
Required Skills : DevOpsProject Management
Basic Qualification :
Additional Skills : Software Developer
This is a high PRIORITY requisition. This is a PROACTIVE requisition
Background Check : No
Drug Screen : No