Lower Colorado River Authority - Austin, TX
posted 9 days ago
About the position
Ready to be a part of something truly impactful? This is where your passion for Texas merges with a calling to serve. Texas is one of the fastest growing economies in the United States and the Texas population growth is echoing this. This is an incredible time and opportunity to be with a team of professionals that are building the critical infrastructure of tomorrow that will make this Texas growth possible! At LCRA, we looking for a leader to join the Digital Services Project Management Office! In this role you will have an outstanding opportunity to craft the future of IT project management in a leading organization. Our team is dedicated to delivering top-notch solutions that achieve the success of our various services. As the Director of IT Project Management, you will have a crucial part in guaranteeing our IT projects are completed flawlessly, closely aligned with our strategic goals, and delivered on time and within budget.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Executive Sponsors to design, develop, and structure the portfolio, ensuring alignment across all stages of the customer lifecycle (ideation through implementation including associated financials) to drive outcomes.
- Oversee all aspects of program & project delivery, including stakeholder communication, concise scope, clear schedules, resource allocation, vendor management, and progress tracking, project budgets with funding source(s), and forecasts to ensure that the program and/or project meets its objectives to meet business needs.
- Manage a portfolio of programs & projects in a robust project management information system (PMIS) with integrated financials (ERP), critical path management & risk reporting system.
- Ensure compliance with internal & external oversight (examples include NERC CIP, NIST, etc. within a regulatory framework and industry best practices (e.g., PMI).
- Manage LOB & Enterprise applications, infrastructure refresh, cybersecurity, hardware/operating system refresh.
Requirements
- Twelve or more years of business experience or other relevant experience including five or more years of supervisory experience.
- Five or more years of experience in directing and managing complex projects including project controls and work package management.
- Degree(s) in project management, business, finance, economics, engineering, construction management, math, science, computer science, information technology or relevant field may be substituted per LCRA guidelines for certain years of experience.
- Driver's license.
Nice-to-haves
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Professional Project Management (PMP) or Professional Program Management (PgMP)
- Experience leading a multi-disciplined project management group
- Experience managing multi-million-dollar IT projects
- ITIL Foundation Certification
- Experience utilizing project management software.
Benefits
- Competitive salary & medical, dental, vision and legal insurance
- Paid time off, including time for vacation, sick and family care leave
- 401(k) match up to 8% that includes a student loan 401(k) contribution program option
- Life and disability insurance
- Wellness program including wellness incentive
- Extensive learning & development programs
