Project Manager 3 – Enterprise IT Initiatives | Austin, TX Hybrid | 8+ Years Complex IT Project Management Experience

**Location:** Austin, Texas **Duration:** 09/01/2026 – 09/01/2027 (up to 2000 hours) **Hours:** Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (excluding state holidays); occasional evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed **Overview** A Texas state agency requires a Project Manager III to provide senior-level project management support for complex, enterprise-level initiatives. The resource will be responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating project activities, including scope, schedule, budget, risk, and stakeholder management across cross-functional teams. This role ensures successful delivery of projects by maintaining alignment with agency objectives, governance standards, and established project management methodologies. **Key Responsibilities** - Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, including scope, schedule, budget, resources, risk, and communication components - Define project objectives, deliverables, milestones, and success criteria in collaboration with stakeholders - Coordinate cross-functional teams, vendors, and business units to ensure alignment and execution of project activities - Monitor project performance, track progress against milestones, and ensure timely escalation and resolution of issues and risks - Facilitate stakeholder engagement, meetings, and status reporting to ensure clear communication and transparency - Manage project scope changes through formal change control processes and ensure governance compliance - Oversee vendor performance and deliverables when external contractors are involved - Ensure adherence to agency policies, state procurement requirements, and contract guidelines - Support project documentation, reporting, and administrative requirements throughout the project lifecycle - Drive project closure activities, including final reporting, deliverable acceptance, and lessons learned documentation **Required Qualifications** - 8+ years of experience managing large-scale, complex IT or business transformation projects in a structured environment - 8+ years of strong knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g., PMI/PMBOK, Agile, Hybrid) - 8+ years of experience developing and maintaining project schedules, budgets, and resource plans - 8+ years of proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders across technical and business units - 8+ years of experience with risk management, issue tracking, and change control processes - 8+ years of strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level reporting - 8+ years of experience using project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or similar) - 8+ years of ability to ensure compliance with organizational governance, policies, and procurement requirements **Preferred Qualifications** - Experience working in public sector or state government environments, preferably within public safety or law enforcement agencies - Experience managing projects under state procurement frameworks (e.g., FAST, DIR, or similar contracts) - PMP (Project Management Professional) certification or equivalent - Experience managing IT system implementations, data systems, or enterprise applications **Work Location & Requirements** - Hybrid position with on-site work required up to four days per week in Austin, TX - Must pass a comprehensive background check (specific disqualifiers apply) - All travel, per diem, parking, and living expenses are at the candidate's expense unless pre-approved in writing