IT Project Manager II
Mecklenburg County
Mecklenburg County, NC
IT Project Manager II Location Mecklenburg County, NC : Salary Range: $86,125 - $129,187 This is an exempt position. Pay rates are based on education, skill, experience level and internal equity. The success of Mecklenburg County rests on strong, competent talent at all levels of the organization. We are a growing team of talented and passionate IT professionals who are dedicated to delivering creative tools and innovative solutions to engage and serve more than 1 million County residents as well as 6,000 employees. Our mission is to serve the residents of Mecklenburg County by providing business-valued IT solutions and services that are flexible, engaging, and innovative. Whether your passion is architecture, development, quality services, engineering, desktop support, or operations, we have a position for you. If you enjoy working with the public and are looking for a career where your work is important to the community, come be a part of Mecklenburg County and help us provide a community of pride and choice for people to live, learn, work, and recreate. POSITION SUMMARY Coordinates and manage small to medium information technology projects concurrently in the Information Technology Services Department. This position, with a high degree of latitude, is responsible for identifying appropriate resources to assemble project teams, assigning individual responsibilities, developing schedules to ensure timely completion of projects, and managing projects through successful completion. This is the second level of the IT Project Manager series. At this level, individuals may handle three projects simultaneously and will typically handle the more complex projects requiring a high level of project management skills. This classification is distinguished from the other project manager levels by managing more technically complex projects and the level of direction required to perform job functions. This position will manage IT Construction projects which consists of implementing IT infrastructure or devices in a new construction or remodel to existing county facilities. Experience working with internal staff and external vendors including construction, AV, Telecom, Cable/Internet, Security, etc. Ability to attend in person OAC and other meetings as well as conduct site visits as needed. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Manage end-to-end project execution to ensure adherence to budget, scope, and schedule
- Manage risks, issues, action items, dependencies, and changes, escalating when appropriate
- Develop overall project implementation approach and work plan in collaboration with team
- Report on project progress and team performance against deliverables and milestones
- Manage day-to-day operations of projects, including both technical and non-technical aspects
- Assemble project teams; manage and monitor resource utilization and allocation
- Serve as liaison between team members and management team regarding projects
- Establish and execute a project communication plan
- Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification a plus, but not required
- Certified Scrum Master Certification a plus, but not required
- Strong project management and technical skills
- Able to manage multiple priorities and resources in a dynamic environment
- Experience managing Software Development efforts in an Agile environment.
- Ability to manage diverse project types including software development, infrastructure, security, SaaS implementations, etc.
- IT disciplines and trends
- SDLC (Agile, Waterfall, Iterative, etc.)
- Current project management tools and trends
- Assigned governmental functions
- Designing solutions for business IT needs in one or more functional areas of business systems analysis, development, or technical infrastructure
- Project management technologies and methodologies
- Oral and written communication skills
- Leadership
- Critical Thinking skills
- Problem Solving skills
- Prioritization skills
- Deadline driven
- Contributing to Team Success: Actively participates as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals
- Building Partnerships: Identifies opportunities and takes action to build strategic relationships between one's area and other areas, teams, departments, units, or organizations to help achieve business goals
- Communication: Clearly conveys information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the information provided
- Collaboration: Works effectively and cooperatively with others; establishes and maintains good working relationships
- Customer Focus: Ensures that the customer perspective is a driving force behind business decisions and activities; crafts and implements service practices that meet customers' and own organization's needs
- Decision Making: Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; compares data from different sources to draw conclusions; uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; takes action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences
- Leadership Disposition: Demonstrating the traits, inclinations, and dispositions that characterize successful leaders; exhibiting behavior styles that meet the demands of the leader role
- Driving for Results: Sets high goals for personal and group accomplishment; uses measurement methods to monitor progress toward goals; tenaciously works to meet or exceed goals while deriving satisfaction from that achievement and continuous improvement
- Planning and Organizing: Establishes courses of action for self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently
- Advanced proficiency in various computer applications including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Microsoft Outlook
- Intermediate proficiency with a Project management software tool such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheets, Planview, Jira, DevOps, Monday.com, etc.
Posted 2025-10-27
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