Agency Mission: Ecology’s mission is to protect, preserve and enhance Washington’s environment and to promote the wise management of our air, land and water for the benefit of current and future generations.

Program Mission: The Information Technology Services Office (ITSO) is the central provider of strategic and tactical support for the use of Information Technology (IT) within Ecology.  The mission of ITSO is to create and support useful technology services that adapt for the future and support Ecology’s mission.

Section Mission: The ITSO Enterprise Portfolio Management & Architecture Section provides expert-level consulting and leadership in the areas of enterprise portfolio and project management, and IT architectural services.

The ITSO Project Manager position is responsible for:

• Independently directs complex, medium to large-scale IT projects.
• Develops IT project plans and charters, sets and manages project schedule, manages product backlog, develops and implements communication strategy and plan, and other project management artifacts.
• Analyzes project risks, develops risk mitigation strategies and maintains the project’s risk register.
• Collaborates with the project’s Executive Sponsor and Business Team.
• Organizes and collaborates with Agile project teams to prioritize work via development of a Sprint Plan and facilitates development of a product backlog.
• Uses Business Process Reengineering methods and Change Management strategies.
• Develops change management plans that include consideration of the human elements of change.
• Coordinates the work of project team members and manages project team through regularly scheduled meetings.
• Facilitates Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective meetings.
• Participates in the development of the business case, cost/benefit analysis and feasibility of proposed IT software development and/or infrastructure projects.
• Organizes and facilitates the project team meetings.
• Develops procurement and statement of work documents.
• Evaluates vendor responses and assists in vendor selection process.
• Monitors project status by comparing project progress to the project plan.
• Reports directly to management (Executive Sponsor, Section Manager and Steering Committee) by preparing briefing papers and giving presentations.
• Independently facilitates requirements gathering meetings and workshops.
• Determines needs, and solves problems independently to facilitate collection of business requirements.
• Independently analyzes and develops requirements for complex, medium to large-scale, enterprise information systems and infrastructure projects to include cost-benefit analysis; documents information systems requirements to include user acceptance criteria via detailed user stories and/or use cases.
• Consults with managers, staff and external partners to analyze technology needs and problems; analyzes and resolves highly complex problems involving multiple system integration issues.
• Develops business cases and recommends solutions so that management has the information needed to make sound decisions.
• Identifies opportunities for improving business processes through information systems and/or non-system driver changes; assists in the preparation of proposals to develop new systems or to facilitate operational change.
• Identifies the needs of stakeholder groups by applying Business Process Modeling (BPM) techniques to develop as-is and to-be process models.
• Defines key performance indicators (KPI) or other measures to assess the solution’s performance and effectiveness.

For a copy of the full Position Description, please email your request to: careers@ecy.wa.gov.

Please note: During Stay Home, Stay Healthy, staff are working a combination of in-office and/or telework based on position and business need.

This position will remain open until filled, with an initial screening date of April 5, 2021. In order to be considered for initial screening, please submit an application on or before April 4, 2021. The agency reserves the right to make an appointment any time after the initial screening date.

Required Qualifications:

Six (6) years professional IT project management experience gained in the last 10 years. Experience includes but is not limited to, business analysis, user interface design, system testing, and all facets of IT project management for IT projects to include technical writing.

OR
 
Associates degree in Computer Science, IT or closely related field; OR completion of a two (2) year accredited vocational training program in Project Management and four (4) years of professional experience gained in the last eight (8) years as listed above

OR

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology (IT) or closely related field and two (2) years professional experience in IT project management gained in the last (4) four years.

*Project Management Professional (PMP) certification will substitute for two (2) years of required experience.

* Education in Computer Science, IT or closely related field or accredited vocational training in Project Management will substitute year for year for experience for up to five (5) of the required six (6) years of experience.

Desired Qualifications:

We highly encourage you to apply even if you do not have some (or all) of the desired experience below.

• A Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration or related program
• Four (4) years of project management experience on projects that cross program, agency or organizational boundaries.
• Agile Project Management certification such as the Project Management Institute ACP or Scrum Master Certification.
• Organizational Change Management (OCM) Prosci Certification
• Certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP) through the Project Management Institute (PMI), or a university or college.

Note: Having some (or all) of this desired experience may make your application more competitive in a highly competitive applicant pool.

Why work for Ecology?

Joining Ecology means becoming a part of a team committed to protecting and restoring Washington State’s environment.

A career in public service allows you to help solve some of the most challenging problems facing our state, while keeping the health and financial security of you and your family a priority. We combine one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation with a strong commitment to work/life balance.

Ecology employees may be eligible for the following:

Medical/Dental/Vision for employee & dependent(s), Public Employees Retirement System (PERS),  Vacation, Sick, and other Leave*, 11 Paid Holidays per year*, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, Tuition Waiver,  Long Term Disability & Life Insurance, Deferred Compensation Programs, Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP),  Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA), Employee Assistance Program, Commute Trip Reduction Incentives (Download PDF reader), Combined Fund Drive, SmartHealth

Student debt and how working for Ecology can help
Employees may be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program, which forgives the remaining balance on your Direct Loans after you have made 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. See https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/repay-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service for more details.

*See the Benefits tab in this announcement for more information

Application Instructions:

Please complete the short on-line application, supplemental questions and upload:

• Attach a resume outlining your professional experience and education.
• Attach two (2) writing samples that you created related to a project that you managed.
• Attach a cover letter outlining your Project Management (PM) experience and training, and why you believe you would be a good fit for this position.

Important Note:

When attaching documents to your application (Resume, Cover Letter, Transcripts, DD-214, etc.):

• Please be sure to remove private information such as your social security number, date of birth, etc.
• Do not attach documents that are password protected as these documents may not be reviewed and may cause errors within your application when downloaded.

Please to do NOT include your salary history. Wage/salary depends on qualifications or rules of promotion, if applicable.  

Please read the supplemental questions carefully and answer completely. Incomplete responses, including “please see resume,” may disqualify you from further consideration.

It is in the candidate’s best interest to submit all of the documents requested above. Applications without these documents may be declined.

Department of Ecology employees, please make sure to answer the agency-wide questions regarding permanent status as a classified employee within the Washington General Service or Washington Management Service. Do not forget to select Department of Ecology as a response to question 2, and type your personnel ID number for question 3. If you are not sure of your status or do not know your personnel ID number, please contact Human Resources.

If you are reading this announcement in print format, please visit www.careers.wa.gov to access the online recruitment system. Click on “Look for Jobs” and select Dept. of Ecology under the “Department” search list. Click “Apply Search.”

Other Information:

If you need assistance applying for this job, please e-mail careers@ecy.wa.gov. Please do not send an email to this address to follow-up the status of your application. You can view the latest status of your application on your profile’s main page.

If you have specific questions about the position, please email Wayne Allenton at: wayne.allenton@ecy.wa.gov. Please do not contact Wayne to inquire about the status of your application.

The act of submitting application materials electronically is considered affirmation that the information is complete and truthful. The state may verify this information and any untruthful or misleading answers are cause for rejection of your application or dismissal if employed.

This position is included in the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE) union bargaining unit for the Department of Ecology.

This recruitment may be used to fill other positions of the same job classification across the agency. Once all the position(s) from the recruitment announcement are filled, the recruitment may only be used to fill additional open positions for the next sixty (60) days.

The Washington State Department of Ecology is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a working environment that includes and respects cultural, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation and gender identity diversity. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons of disability, persons over 40 years of age, veterans, military spouses or people with military status, and people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are encouraged to apply. Persons needing accommodation in the application/testing process or this job announcement in an alternative format may call (360) 407-6186. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call the Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6388.