Who We Are

A best-in-class city that attracts best-in-class talent, Philadelphia is an incredible place to build a career. From our thriving arts scene and rich history to our culture of passion and grit, there are countless reasons to love living and working here. With a workforce of over 30,000 people, and more than 1,000 different job categories, the City of Philadelphia offers boundless opportunities to make an impact.

As an employer, the City of Philadelphia values inclusion, integrity, innovation, empowerment, and hard work above all else. We offer a vibrant work environment, comprehensive health care and benefits, and the experience you need to grow and excel. If you’re interested in working with a passionate team of people who care about the future of Philadelphia, start here.

What We Offer:

  Impact - The work you do here matters to millions.

  Growth - Philadelphia is growing, why not grow with it?

  Diversity & Inclusion - Find a career in a place where everyone belongs.

  Opportunities in Tech - Don’t wait for the future, shape it.

  Benefits - We care about your wellbeing.

The Office of Innovation & Technology (OIT) is the central IT department for the City of Philadelphia led by the Chief Information Officer. In addition, OIT provides leadership and expertise on the design, integration, and management of data across city government.

The Project Management Office has the responsibility to assist departments and agencies of the City in the implementation of significant technology projects and to undertake the project management of enterprise or IT departmental IT initiatives as directed by the Director of Policy, Planning, Performance and Projects.   

As Project Manager you will play a critical role in supporting projects within the Public Safety space which covers IT solutions support for the City’s Police, Fire, Prison and Office of Emergency management agencies.  There are a multitude of projects in the pipeline for Public Safety and this role would participate in several of those projects, potentially across multiple agencies to support the overall safety of the City of Philadelphia. 

In this role you will  analyze and document business needs and processes, organize around problem/opportunity, plan and remediate troubled projects, and ensure new initiatives are planned, launched and executed correctly.  You will follow the OIT PMO guidelines for Project Management and manage projects through all phases of the project lifecycle, starting at Intake/Initiation through Project Closing. 

If you are a self-starter and looking for a challenging and rewarding role where you can add tangible value to projects and systems to ensure better safety for Philadelphia residents the Project Manager is for you.  The Project Manager reports to the Senior Program Manager for the Public Safety Unit.

Essential Functions

• Develop, clarify and manage the scope of the project from start to finish; define contract deliverables and achieves targeted outcomes.
• Ensure project requirements are achieved in a timely fashion and within budget guidelines.
• Assemble project team, identify needed resources, assign responsibilities and develop timeframes to facilitate successful completion of project activities and deliverables.
• Determine project costs/ensures delivery on time and within budgetary guidelines.
• Ensure compatibility and consistency with existing architectural and enterprise standards.
• Perform cost/benefit analysis of actions and initiatives.
• Schedule and document meeting minutes.
• Follow the OIT Project Management practice and prescribed SDLC.
• Prepare status reports, status summaries and dashboards for presentation to mid and senior level management.
• Provide support, coaching and mentoring on project management best practices, as requested for project coordinator associates

Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Conflict/issue resolution
• The ability to run and complete a successful project
• Excellent Communication skills (verbally and in writing) . especially as it pertains to stakeholders and senior business leadership of departments and agencies participating in projects.
• Ability to design and build distributed and enterprise solutions
• Ability to plan, coordinate, and direct the work of outside consultants and/or systems analysis and programming personnel assigned on a team.
• Excellent presentation skills, strategic thinking, and high professional ethics.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills -  ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, departmental officials, outside consultants and vendors to achieve goals
• The principles of project management, systems delivery life cycle and budgeting.
• Concept and application of servers, storage, mainframes, monitoring, ITIL, metrics and performance management, disaster recovery, data center facilities management, managed services, and cloud computing.
• IT project management best practices, principles and techniques. (PMBOK)     

• Completion of a Bachelors degree program at an accredited college or university with a major course work in Computer Science, Information Technology or a closely related field

AND

• Minimum of 5-7 years Project Management experience managing multiple, large, cross-functional teams or projects
• 5-8 years of applicable business experience
• PMP certification or Master’s Certificate in Project Management preferred.
• Any equivalent combination of education and experience determined to be acceptable by the Office of Innovation & Technology and Human Resources.

 Did you know?

• We are a Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program qualified employer
• 25% tuition discount program for City employees (and sometimes spouses and dependents as well) in partnership with area colleges and universities
• We offer Comprehensive health coverage for employees and their eligible dependents
•  Our wellness program offers eligibility into the discounted medical plan
• Employees receive paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Generous retirement savings options are available. 

The Successful candidate must be a city of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire. 

Please note that effective September 1, 2021 the City of Philadelphia is requiring all new employees to present proof of vaccination against COVID-19. 

The City of Philadelphia is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not permit discrimination based on race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, source of income, familial status, genetic information or domestic or sexual violence victim status. If you believe you were discriminated against, call the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations at 215-686-4670 or send an email to faqpchr @phila.gov. For more information, go to: Human Relations Website: http://www.phila.gov/humanrelations/Pages/default.aspx