Position Information

Manages the daily activities and functions for the ERP, Procurement, and Contracts Branch. Work involves directing the activities of

product teams through establishing a plan with goals and objectives, principles, standards and measurement tools used to determine the progress in meeting goals; coordinating and evaluating program activities and reviewing and recommending budgets. Oversees the technical quality of the work delivered by outsourced vendor teams. Drives stakeholder alignment through continuous engagement and feedback. Trains and enables the team to operate in accordance with product delivery best practices and manages processes to integrate digital solutions as well as overcome obstacles. Supervises a team of professional and technical employees. Reports to the Applications Development and Maintenance Section Director. Employees at this level are virtually self-supervising and assume

direct accountability for the work product.

Essential Duties:
• Facilitates cross tower overlap sessions with project managers to ensure solutions are standardized.
• Implements the vision and develops the overall approach for the program, its major milestones, deliverables, and managing the assigned budget to address and meet the desired goals and outcomes.
• Communicates strategic needs, goals, and objectives.
• Coordinates programs and projects to enhance efficiency and streamline operations.
• Guides the work stream of project managers to adhere to a standardized and consistent project delivery process.
• Drives and/or travels to represent the Division or the Department at national, state and local levels concerning Information Management-related activities.
• Responsible for performing on-site reviews, analyses, tests, training and/or to provide technical support for IT activities; drives to perform this essential function.
• Develops criteria for evaluating programs, proposals, and other pertinent information related to areas of responsibility.
• Manages and cultivates relationships within various business units, to ensure users have IMD liaisons who understand their business needs and requirements.
• Oversees business analysis and business case development for proposed solutions.
• Partners with other areas in the agency to support local and enterprise-wide activities and drive engagement.
• Supervises professional and technical staff.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline. Relevant work experience may be substituted for degree on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications

Experience:

• 6 years of experience in project management, planning and analysis, implementing business enterprises (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent) Related graduate level education may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis.
• Must have three (3) years supervisory/managerial experience. Project leader or lead worker experience may substitute for supervisory/managerial experience.

Licenses and Certifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

• Project Mgmt Professnl (PMP)
• Cert Agile Practitioner (ACP)
• Cert Scrum Master (CSM)

Competencies:

Knowledge of:
• Applicable analysis methodologies
• Developing business cases, ROI analysis and acting as a sponsor for IT initiatives
• Program/project evaluation methods and techniques
• Portfolio, program and project planning, development and management
• Applicable computer software applications and hardware
• Developing IT strategies based on business goals and objectives
• Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups outside of the centralized IT organization
• Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups outside of the centralized IT organization
• Methodologies and tools used in information technology functions and architectures
• Budgeting methods and procedures
• Communicating vision and direction of how an organization should function or a system should work under ideal conditions and conveying to others

Skills in:
• Planning, assigning, directing, coordinating and reviewing the work of professional, administrative and technical employees
• Communicating complex ideas and information clearly, concisely, and effectively
• Establishing plans and setting objectives and goals that support overall business strategy/results; anticipating and adjusting for problems/roadblocks
• Directing and establishing objectives; clarifying roles and responsibilities through individual performance plans; monitoring and measuring performance against goals; evaluating results and making necessary adjustments to meet deadlines
• Planning methods, techniques, and strategies
• Applying engineering principles, practices, and methods in job responsibilities
• Persuasion, negotiation, and communication of critical issues
• Interpreting and analyzing legislation, rules, and regulations
• Manages financial and personnel resources to achieve individual and organizational goals
• Exercises logic and reasoning to define problems, establish facts and draw valid conclusions; makes decisions that support business objectives and goals

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

- Sedentary work: Lift up to 10 lbs at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools

- Light work: Lift up to 20 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 10 lbs

- Talking-expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken words

- Close Visual Acuity-work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading

Conditions of Employment:

Please read the Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT) for all positions.

• To be selected for and continue employment in this position, the selected incumbent must maintain the security or integrity of the agency's critical infrastructure and will be subject to regular assessments of criminal history and/or reviewed for connections to foreign adversaries.
• Must have or obtain at least one of the listed (or equivalent) licenses or certifications within twelve (12) months of date of hire.