Project Management Advisor - EHRA

Department of Information Technology

DIT Secretary , CIO

IT Project Manager II (NS)

65034829

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Salary Range: $105,341 - $184,345

The position is designated Statutory Exempt (EHRA) and is exempt from the State Human Resources Act

This position may be eligible for hybrid remote work in accordance with state policy and the agency’s remote work program but does require weekly onsite work. Any telework will be under the conditions of the state Teleworking Program Policy and the employer may end any teleworking arrangement at any time in the employer's sole discretion.

This vacancy is open to current North Carolina state government and current UNC System employees only or previous NC state government and UNC System employees with unexpired RIF priority re-employment rights. Current temporary employees working in NC state government or in the UNC System will also be considered.

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We currently have an opening for a Project Management Advisor.

The Project Management Advisor (PMA) facilitates required state level coordination to enable the review and approval process and is responsible for the identification, management and resolution of enterprise level risks and issues. The PMA will regularly analyze, assess, and report on IT projects and programs within their assigned portfolio, and will employ the Enterprise Project Management Office’s (EPMO) Quality Management System and industry best practices to ensure assigned IT projects and programs are executed based on the State Chief Information Officer’s (SCIO) established standards for IT project/program management. The PMA works closely with the agency PMOs, portfolio managers and IT project/program managers to ensure consistency and transparency in how the state approaches project risk, change in project scope, schedule or budget, statewide IT procurement, enterprise architecture requirements, enterprise security standards, project management best practices and how to properly establish IT projects and programs to meet quality assurance standards.

Key Responsibilities:
• Provide leadership, collaboration, communication, and inter-agency coordination coupled with management over a broad range of large and complex IT projects and programs.
• Provide portfolio, program, and IT project management with an emphasis on employing quality management systems and industry best practices.
• Provide project financial management and oversight to include the development of successful business cases, cradle to grave project scope-cost-schedule status reporting and variance analysis, and close-out procedures.
• Identify, analyze and mitigate risks for IT projects, procurement processes, security and architecture requirements, as well as issue, risk, and change management.
• Manage and provide oversight and governance using Microsoft Project Professional, Microsoft Planner, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Power Automate, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Power Apps, M365 suite of applications, and the use of Microsoft Excel spreadsheets for project planning and as an analytical tool.

About the Division:
The Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) provides professional oversight and governance to facilitate successful Information Technology (IT) programs and projects through assessing projects and facilitating resolution of issues, risks, and roadblocks and by providing early warnings if a project is likely to fail. The EPMO also provides training, coaching, advising, and mentoring to agency IT Program and Project Managers to facilitate successful IT programs and projects. The EPMO does this through applying professional knowledge, experience, and best practices, and by providing full and complete information on IT projects to the State Chief Information Officer (SCIO). The EPMO also engages agencies in understanding and applying IT portfolio management concepts to IT programs, projects, and investments (plans and budgets). This is done through IT Portfolio Management assistance, which provides agencies with financial, technical, and management personnel with knowledge and understanding of the theories, concepts, and disciplines of portfolio management.

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related IT field, Business Administration, Project Management, or closely related degree from an appropriately accredited institution andfour yearsof experience in IT project management or technical project management related work; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Samika Renee Lewis