OCP - Technical IT Project Manager

Short Description:

OCP seeks a Technical IT Project Manager to support OCP by providing technical feedback and coordinating and aligning partner agencies updating system architecture, data warehousing, and key system integrations.

Complete Description:

• The district government’s Procurement Automated Support System (PASS) Modernization Project is replacing the existing on‑premises procurement management system with a new state‑of‑the‑art cloud solution (Oracle). The Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP) seeks a Technical IT Project Manager to support OCP by providing technical feedback and coordinating and aligning the work of partner agencies responsible for updating system architecture, data warehousing, and integration with other key District systems, including the Contracts and Procurement Transparency Portal. The Technical IT Project Manager will report to the Project Management Office of the Division of Systems, Data & Performance. This position will leverage technical project management expertise to oversee planning, coordination, integration, and reporting activities to ensure all technology components are delivered on time, within scope, and in alignment with the overall modernization strategy.
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Lead project planning and execution activities, including building and maintaining integrated project schedules; developing and maintaining project documentation; coordinating weekly status reporting; preparing PMO status updates; creating executive‑ready presentations; and organizing project artifacts using Microsoft Teams and SharePoint.
• Oversee and coordinate all technical and functional activities related to the migration to the new data warehouse, feature upgrades, sunsetting of old data warehouse, and supporting system architecture updates.
• Translate the project’s technical strategy into actionable project plans covering resource alignment, timelines, communications, change management, system integration activities, go‑live preparations, and post‑go‑live support.
• Serve as a liaison across PMO leadership, technical teams, and partner agencies to support coordination, alignment, and transparent communication.
• Ensure alignment between OCP, partner agencies, technical workstreams and the broader PASS Modernization project team, including data integration, system interfaces, cloud solution architecture, and security requirements.
• Facilitate collaboration between partner agencies, internal workstreams, and technical teams to ensure timely resolution of dependencies, risks, and technical challenges.
• Ensure all technology activities, deliverables, and artifacts comply with District standards and quality expectations, including security, data governance, testing, and architectural review processes.
• Coordinate resources, balance competing priorities, and monitor progress to keep the technical workstream aligned with PMO schedules and project milestones, updating plans and working with PMO leadership to mitigate risks and interdependencies.
• Apply prior experience with large IT modernization efforts to: Develop and maintain complex Microsoft Project or Agile timebox schedules. Align timelines and deliverables across partner agencies, stakeholder groups, and technical domains. Track project milestones and prepare clear progress reports for leadership.
• Oversee project scope, risks, actions, issues, and decisions (RAID) for the technical workstream, and support change‑management and communications activities as part of the larger program.
• Maintain high‑quality organization of all project documentation and ensure accessibility for project team members.
• Participate in PMO, Steering Committee, and technical architecture meetings, documenting outcomes and ensuring follow‑through on decisions.
• Provide comprehensive support to the PMO throughout the full lifecycle of the modernization project.
  
  
  

Candidate Skills Matrix:

Following sections are to be filled by the candidate:

Skills | Required/Desired | No. of Years | How many years of experience candidate has?

Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience | Required | 20 |

PMP or other project-management certification | Required | |

Managing IT projects or major technical workstreams within large, complex modernization efforts. | Required | 16 |

Experience coordinating or managing the work of partner agencies, third-party vendors, or external technical teams | Required | 16 |

Strong leadership, facilitation, and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage priorities across diverse onsite and virtual team members. | Required | 16 |

Demonstrated ability to track risks, actions, issues, and decisions (RAID) and maintain well-organized project documentation. | Required | 16 |

Written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly complex technical info. to executives, program leaders, and non-technical users. | Required | 16 |

Experience working within Agile Scrum project-management methodologies, including sprint planning, road mapping, and coordination across multiple tech | Required | 10 |

Strong understanding of data-warehouse environments, data integration concepts, and enterprise reporting or transparency platforms. | Required | 8 |

Experience coordinating system architecture updates, API integrations, interface development, or cloud-based solution components. | Required | 8 |

Familiarity with cloud platforms (such as Azure, AWS, or Oracle Cloud) and modern system-integration patterns. | Required | 6 |

Knowledge of System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) processes, with the ability to facilitate cross-team issue resolution. | Required | 5 |

Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and collaboration tools including Teams and SharePoint. | Required | 5 |

Knowledge of data warehousing solutions (such as Databricks). | Required | 2 |

Knowledge of Oracle Cloud Fusion | Highly desired | 2 |

Willing to work a hybrid schedule (4 days onsite and 1 remote day) | Required | |

Background check:

• Extensive criminal history background check will be required. We cannot submit candidates with recent histories (go back seven years) of extensive driving, drug, robbery or any other illegal activity. Any criminal activity on the background check will eliminate the candidate from consideration. If selected, please make certain that you inform all candidates that they will have to complete this criminal background check prior to starting. NATIONAL background checks are required; Federal background checks are NOT compliant under this contract. A national background check is a national criminal background check that pulls criminal records from State and County Courts in almost every US State.