Project Manager.

Department InformationAPPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM COLORADO RESIDENTS ONLY.A n eligible list established with this recruitment may be used to fill other similar positions within the Colorado Department of Public Safety in the next 12 months.Our Mission - Engaged employees working together to safeguard lives and to provide diverse public safety services to local communities.Our Vision - Creating safer and more resilient communities across Colorado.Our Core Values – Unity, Honor, ServiceCDPS commits to cultivating an equitable, diverse, and inclusive work environment. We ensure that we recruit, retain, and promote engaged employees. Our approach to diversity is simple - it's about embracing everyone! We strive to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is a reflex, not an initiative. Our strength is our promise to be inclusive with intentional strategies to welcome and uplift our employees to thrive - while building a more equitable workplace. CDPS is an equal opportunity employer. See our EEOD Utilization Report (2020)Why Do I Love My Job at CDPSAt CDPS we nurture a centric culture driven by our commitment of creating a safer Colorado, an inclusive workplace where everyone can be their own authentic self. We model a culture of collaboration, support and growth to our employees. Our culture has public service focus, and we strive to provide innovative solutions and services to our fellow Coloradans!Careers With a PurposeIf you are passionate about public safety service, and are eager to dedicate your career to serving Coloradans, this is the organization you want to join!We are committed to providing public safety services to our fellow Coloradans in their times of greater needs such as: safety on our roads, preparing and mitigating environmental disasters, disaster recovery, combating crime, school safety, and victim recovery.You’ll have the opportunity to challenge yourself and acquire new capabilities to build a rewarding and fulfilling career while making a difference in our community!When you join CDPS, you are joining a team of exceptional individuals and together you will be inspired, motivated and supported to become the best you can be.Unmatched BenefitsWe highly value work life balance and offer excellent work-life programs, training and enriching professional development opportunities and a wide range of benefits.• Medical and dental options are available for permanent employees and their dependents. We also offer short and long-term disability coverage, and life insurance that includes legal resources and discounts.• State contribution into Health Savings Account when enrolled in HDHP.• Job protected medical leave under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the State of Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program (FAMLI) .• Paid medical leave benefits provided by the State of Colorado.• Eligibility for hybrid or other flexible work arrangements based on the nature of the role.• We offer unmatched retirement benefits including mandatory PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plans. For information on mandatory employee salary deferral (in lieu of contribution to Social Security), visit Colorado PERA for details.• CDPS provides generous time off including 11 paid holidays annually and accrued annual and sick leave and annual wellness days.• The Employee Assistance Program (C-SEAP) is available in every region of the state. It is our effort to support the well-being of employees and the workplace. EAPs provide short-term counseling, referrals and resources, as well as training and organizational development services.• Additional benefits offered include tuition reimbursement and reduced college tuition at CSU Global and DeVry University.• Credit Union of Colorado membership eligibility.Description Of JobABOUT THE DIVISIONThe mission of the Colorado State Patrol: By adhering to our core values, we provide modern policing services for all persons to protect life, peace, and property throughout Colorado .The vision of the Colorado State Patrol: To create a safer Colorado through strategic innovation led by an engaged and empowered membership that provides visible service.EducationThrough high visibility, strict enforcement, maximum resource deployment, and community education, the CSP promotes safety, protects lives, and preserves state highways using the programs described below:• Traffic Safety - enforces motor vehicle and all other Colorado laws on 8,400 miles of highway and 57,000 miles of county roads, including selective enforcement actions, saturation patrols, crash investigations, and educational safety programs.• Communications - provides a professional communications system for members of the Patrol, other state, local, and federal agencies, and Colorado residents.• Criminal Interdiction and Automobile Theft - proactively investigates motor vehicle theft and related offenses, inspects Vehicle Identification Numbers, interdicts illegal drugs, and gathers intelligence to support state and national homeland security efforts.• Hazardous Materials Enforcement - enforces permitting and routing rules, develops safe transportation rules and regulations, and provides timely response and mitigation for hazardous materials events on-roadways.• Executive and Capitol Security - provides 24-hour security at the State Capitol and Capitol Complex, and security for the Governor, First Family, visiting dignitaries, and public demonstrations.• Smuggling and Trafficking Interdiction Section - enforces the state's human smuggling and human trafficking laws on Colorado roadways.• Port of Entry and Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program - collaborates with industry to support safe transport of materials on commercial motor carriers in Colorado.• Aircraft Program - supports traffic enforcement activities and transports state officials and employees.• Victims Assistance - provides direct services to victims of highway traffic crimes in accordance with the Victim Rights Act.About The PositionThis position manages and coordinates agency projects through the use of standard industry project management principles and methodologies. Understands the agency’s mission, programs, objectives, and organizational structure in order to prioritize work activities based on organizational goals and situational pressures. Effectively plans and organizes work activities and prioritizes task completion to meet schedules and deadlines. Moves projects from concept to completion by developing and managing project budgets, materials, and equipment. Makes project presentations and prepares reports as needed. This position complies with senate bills 06- 063 and 08-155 which require a certified project manager with a project management professional (PMP) credential for certified projects.Key ResponsibilitiesProject Initiation and PlanningInitiates statewide, multi-agency projects including obtaining authorization and stakeholder commitments, demonstration of business needs, and project feasibility. Develops and manages master project plans that coordinate individual work tasks, schedules, preliminary project funding plans, and project budgets. Organizes teams according to project requirements gaining and maintaining commitment from all involved agencies. Assembles and leads groups to define project scope. Leads multi-agency interdisciplinary project teams to identify timeframe, funding limitations, methods of accomplishing project deliverables, and allotments of available resources to project phases. Identifies specific tools or equipment needed by the project team, and plans to obtain needed resources at the proper project phase. Prepares project budgets that coordinate cost estimates, and summarize total expected costs and participating agency monetary commitments. Identifies project needs such as resources, staff, or finances by reviewing project objectives and schedules. Identifies, reviews, and selects vendors or consultants to meet project needs. Develops methods to track project objectives, technologies, schedules, budget, expenditures, staffing. Creates documentation procedures to capture and deal with changes in the original project plan. Leads the creation of contractor Statement of Work in conjunction with stakeholders and contract and procurement staff. Develops training plans, exercises and materials.Project Execution, Control and ClosureLeads and coordinates activities of interdisciplinary project teams with participating State agencies and governmental jurisdiction, or private sector partners and cooperators to make certain projects progress on schedule and within determined budgets. Plans, schedules, and coordinates project activities to meet deadlines. Develops consensus on project schedules and informs team members of project progress and potential schedule adjustments. Accommodates changes and updates to schedules and budgets. Tracks budget expenditures, and analyzes project budget reports to calculate project expenses and identify excessive expenditures. Discusses budget issues with the project team in order to resolve budget overruns. Identifies efficient methods to accomplish work tasks. Leads project problem identification and resolution process. Manages risks and responds to changes in risk over the course of the project. Identifies ways to improve project outcomes. Sees project through the closing phase to include completed project documentation.Project Communication and RepresentationMaintains clear communication with project team members and stakeholders. Leads project team meetings and serves as the primary contact for stakeholder and sponsor concerns; leads discussion to arrive at a consensus, and helps to resolve conflicts between team members. Coaches team members on project methodology and processes. Produce and distribute project documents, keeps project stakeholders updated on project status and impact. Assists in answering inquiries related to the project from the media and the public and internal partners. Completes written status reports and documents on budget, resources, technical issues to stakeholders.Minimum QualificationsMinimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights• Eight (8) years of experience in project management including planning, execution and closure, and PMI Certification – Project Management Professional (PMP) Credential.• OR• Four (4) years of experience in project management including planning, execution and closure, Bachelors Degree in any field, and PMI Certification – Project Management Professional (PMP) Credential.REQUIRED COMPETENCIES• Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.• Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.• Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.• Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.• Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.• Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.• Management of Personnel Resources — Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.• Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.• Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.• Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.• Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.• Persuasion — Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.• Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.• Negotiation — Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.• Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.• Service Orientation — Actively looking for ways to help people.• Management of Material Resources — Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.• Systems Analysis — Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.• Systems Evaluation — Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.• Instructing — Teaching others how to do something.• Learning Strategies — Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.Preferred Qualifications• Experience in managing projects with State, County, Municipal government agencies, either as a government staff member or commercial contractor, vendor or consultant• Experience with projects that include technical elements, such as business process, workflow management, cloud and mobile systems integration.• Experience in business analysis, in areas of process analysis and design, process and systems diagramming, financial and budget analysis• Experience working in a highly collaborative PMO environment, that exchanges feedback on all aspects of project management activities• Proficiency in utilizing project management and workflow automation features of cloud productivity tools such as Smartsheet and ServiceNowCONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT• Ability to successfully complete a background investigation, including polygraph examination.WORK ENVIRONMENTOffice, sedentaryHybrid schedule, minimum two days/week required on site.APPEAL RIGHTSIf you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for the position, you may protest the action by filing an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the date you receive notice of the elimination. Also, if you wish to challenge the selection and comparative analysis process, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the receipt of notice or knowledge of the action you are challenging. Refer to Chapters 4 and 8 of the State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, 4 CCR 801, for more information about the appeals process. The State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures are available at www.colorado.gov/spb . A standard appeal form is available at: www.colorado.gov/spb . If you appeal, your appeal must be submitted in writing on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative, and received at the following address within 10 days of your receipt of notice or knowledge of the action: Colorado State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director, Attn: Appeals Processing, 1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203. Fax: 303-866-5038. Phone: 303-866-3300. The ten-day deadline and these appeal procedures also apply to all charges of discrimination.Supplemental InformationARE YOU IN NEED OF AN ACCOMODATION?If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to hr_cdps @state.co.us .EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION STATEMENTThe State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.Colorado Department of Public Safety is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA at hr_cdps@state.co .usNOTIFICATIONSAll correspondence regarding your status in the selection/examination process will be via email. Include your current working email address on your application and check your email frequently as you could receive time sensitive correspondence regarding this position. We highly recommend that you set up your email to accept messages from " state.co.us " and " info@governmentjobs.com " addresses. It is your responsibility to ensure that your email will accept these notices and/or review your junk mail and spam filtered email.