IT Senior Project Portfolio Coordinator

General Description

Are you looking for a full-time IT job that works less than 40 hours per week?

Do you have great project management skills?

This is responsible professional and supervisory work in directing and administering the programs, operations, and functions of the Information Technology Project Portfolio Team. This position serves as a high-level IT Project Manager for a wide variety of projects. Under general direction, this position assumes primary responsibility for project management planning, selecting, installing, implementing, enhancing, and maintaining enterprise electronic business systems/solutions that support Citywide operations. Additionally, this position tracks project expenditures; coordinates across the organization to ensure enterprise systems and needs are addressed in Citywide IT operations and projects; and contributes to and ensures alignment with the City’s Information Technology Enterprise Architecture and Strategic Priorities for all assigned solutions.

IMPORTANT: A COMPLETE APPLICATION MUST INCLUDE AN ESSAY RESPONSE (MAXIMUM OF TWO (2) PAGES) TO THE FOLLOWING PROMPT:

Describe the largest or most complex project that you have ever managed. Provide details including:

• Scope and impact
• Project management methodology
• Roles, stakeholders, and customers
• Project risks and challenges
• Criteria for success

YOU MUST ATTACH YOUR ESSAY RESPONSE IN THE ATTACHMENTS SECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION

*APPLICATIONS RECEIVED WITHOUT AN ESSAY RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE PROMPT WILL BE IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM CONSIDERATION*

Minimum Qualifications

• Four (4) years of experience in applying the following:
• Applicable professional/technical principles and practices including technical project management, application lifecycle management, and applicable industry applications/systems platform tools.
• Management of large-scale and/or enterprise-wide projects; AND
• Certification in one of the following:
• Program Management Professional (PgMP); OR
• Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP)

-OR-

• Four (4) years of advanced-level professional experience comparable to that gained as an IT Specialist 2 with the City of Madison, including at least one (1) year in a technical or project leadership capacity.

-OR-

• Two (2) years of advanced-level professional experience comparable to that gained as an IT Specialist 2 with the City of Madison, including at least one (1) year in a technical or project leadership capacity; AND
• Associate's (or higher level) degree in Computer Science or a related field.

Other equivalent combinations of training and experience will be considered.

Department

Information Technology Department

Opening Date

09/16/2025

Closing Date

9/30/2025 11:59 PM Central