Senior IT Project Manager-Public Sector IT

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Senior IT Project Manager-Public Sector IT

@ CGI

Position Description:

• We are seeking a seasoned Senior IT Project Manager to lead high-visibility technology projects that directly impact public services.
• In this role, you will manage initiatives that modernize and enhance the State’s IT systems, ensuring compliance with government standards, and alignment with agency missions.
• You will partner with the central ePMO, business leaders, technology teams, and external vendors to deliver projects on time, within scope, and with measurable value.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

• Direct end-to-end project management for mid to large-scale state agency IT initiatives (e.g., system modernization, cloud adoption, cybersecurity, citizen services platforms).
• Be a champion for centralized ePMO standards, processes, and methods across agencies
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, budgets, risk registers, and progress reports for agency leadership and oversight committees.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state IT governance, regulations, and security/privacy requirements.
• Coordinate across multiple stakeholders including state executives, agency directors, program managers, vendors, and contractors.
• Manage SLAs, and performance to ensure accountability and delivery of value.
• Monitor and communicate project risks, issues, and dependencies to leadership and oversight bodies.
• Apply project management best practices tailored for public-sector initiatives, including Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid approaches.
• Support knowledge transfer, documentation, and sustainability planning to ensure long-term success beyond project closeout.

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Qualifications:

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Public Administration, Business, or related field.
• 7+ years of IT project management experience
• Demonstrated success managing multimillion-dollar IT programs with multiple stakeholders and compliance requirements.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to brief executive leadership

Preferred, but not required

• At least 3 years managing complex public-sector or government-related projects.
• Strong knowledge of government procurement, contract management, and regulatory compliance.
• PMP, PMI-ACP, or SAFe certification
• Experience collaborating with legislative bodies, auditors, and federal oversight agencies is a plus.
• Experience with MS Project Enterprise

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How to Apply:

Apply online at https://www.cgi.com/en/careers 

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