Information Technology Specialist

4 weeks ago

Sacramento, California, United States Department of Toxic Substances Control Full time
Job Description and Duties

We are seeking a highly skilled Information Technology Specialist I to join our team at the Department of Toxic Substances Control. As an IT Specialist, you will play a critical role in managing IT projects, defining project approaches, and leading interdisciplinary project management teams.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Manage IT projects using industry-standard methodologies, ensuring customer needs are met, departmental standards are followed, and project milestones and deliverables are accomplished on-time and within budget.
  • Define and manage project approaches for specific projects or IT Project Concept Request initiatives, implementing best practices for Agile Project Management, Waterfall, or hybrid approaches.
  • Lead project management teams in the development of project management plans, efficiently communicating project goals and expectations with stakeholders, project sponsors, and teams.
  • Produce periodic status reports to communicate project progress and issues with stakeholders, project sponsors, and teams.
Desirable Qualifications:
  • Certification or eligibility for Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
  • Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple projects concurrently.
  • Well-developed verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to analyze data and situations, identify and solve problems, reason logically, draw valid conclusions, and develop effective solutions.
  • Experience facilitating and leading groups in the discussion of complex problems and proposed solutions.
  • Ability to develop and maintain excellent customer service.
  • Ability to work independently but within a collaborative team environment.
Working Conditions:

This position is located at our Headquarters office in Sacramento, CA.

Special Requirements:

This Job posting will be used for current and future vacancies. A Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) is required for the hiring manager's review. Applications submitted without an SOQ may be disqualified.

The SOQ should be no more than 2 pages in length, clearly written and well-organized, contain no more than five grammatical and spelling errors, and use Arial font size 12.

Your SOQ should address the following questions:

  • Describe your experience working as a Project Manager on complex, multi-year information technology projects involving one or more business organizations/departments/agencies. Provide the number of months/years of experience working as a Project Manager and whether you are Project Management Institute, Project Management Professional (PMP) certified or eligible.
  • Describe your experience performing IT project contract management and oversight activities for complex, multi-year projects implemented across a business enterprise. Provide the number of months/years of experience working in IT project contract management and oversight.
  • Describe your experience with conducting project status presentations with executive sponsors and stakeholders? What tools do you use for your presentation and what information do you provide?

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