Who We Are:
Texas Workforce Commission connects people with careers across the state. We are based in Austin at 101 E. 15th Street, Austin, Tx., on the northeast corner of the Texas State Capitol grounds and have offices statewide. We're a Family Friendly Certified Workplace with great work-life balance, competitive salaries, extensive opportunities for training and development, and fantastic benefits.
TWC is not considering applications from individuals who require sponsorship for an employment visa, including those currently on student or postgraduate visas. You must be a Texas resident to work for the Texas Workforce Commission or willing to relocate to Texas.
Who You Are:
You are a highly motivated professional ready to join the Construction and Facilities Management team to help provide and promote a safe and comfortable environment for agency employees. You are a self-starter skilled in project management, quality assurance, report generation, a problem solver, and a team player.
What you Will Do:
The Project Manager II moderately performs complex (journey-level) project management work. Work involves the planning and initiation of projects at various level of completion: monitoring the progress and schedule. May train others. Works under general supervision, with limited latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
- Coordinate, plan, and evaluate projects using accepted project management methodologies.
- Coordinate project activities with other state agencies, governmental jurisdictions or private sector partners and contractors.
- Review and recommend proposals and bids to management.
- Monitor and manage project quality to ensure project deliverables are acceptable, fulfill the terms of the project contract or specifications, and are completed within budget.
- Identify potential risks and difficulties and designs strategies to mitigate and avoid them.
- Communicate project methodology and processes to interested groups and team members.
- Initiate project, obtain authorization and commitment, and demonstrate business need and project feasibility.
- Develop criteria for evaluating programs, proposals and other pertinent information related to project assignments.
- Develop budgets, schedules, work plans, resource requirements, and cost estimates and projections.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Three years of full-time experience in project management work, business analysis, or project administration; or three years of full-time experience in the oversight of an agency program or in strategic planning and policy implementation.
- Relevant academic credits may be applied toward experience qualifications for this position.
- Skills in project management monitoring.
- Skills in analyzing problems and devising effective solutions.
- Skills in operation of computers and applicable software.
- Skills in critical thinking.
- Ability to exercise sound judgement in making critical decisions.
- Ability to analyze complex information and develop plans to address identified issues.
- Ability to identify project risks.
- Ability to prepare reports and charts.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
- Ability to coordinate the work of others
Required travel within State of Texas up to 25%
- Competitive salary: $6,116.25/month
- Defined Retirement Benefit Plan
- Optional 401(k) and 457 accounts
- Medical Insurance
- Paid time off, including time for vacation, sick and family care leave
- Additional benefits for active employees can be found at https://www.ers.texas.gov/Active-Employees/Health-Benefits.
VETERANS:
Use your military skills to qualify for this position or other jobs! Go to www.texasskillstowork.com to translate your military work experience and training courses into civilian job terms, qualifications, and skill sets. Also, you can compare this position to military occupations (MOS) at the Texas State Auditor's Office by pasting this link into your browser: https://hr.sao.texas.gov/Compensation/MilitaryCrosswalk/MOSC_PropertyManagementandProcurement.pdf
HOW TO APPLY:
To be considered, please complete a State of Texas Application for Employment and apply online at www.workintexas.com or on Taleo.
TWC is not considering applications from individuals who require sponsorship for an employment visa, including those currently on student or postgraduate visas.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.
A position utilizing this classification will be designated as security sensitive according to the Texas Labor Code, Section 301.042.