"IT Project Manager"

Job Details

IT Project Manager

Job Summary

Technical Project Managers

Establish project teams and provide overall direction for technical projects from initiation through to delivery. Perform project requirements, estimation, and budget management. Formulate project scope and delivery strategies and establish milestones/schedules. Maintain and report project status and monitor progress of all team members. Gather required data from end-users to evaluate objectives, goals, and scope to create technical specifications. Serve as liaison between technical and non-technical departments in order to ensure that all targets and requirements are met. Keep leadership informed of key issues that may impact project completion, budget, or other results.

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The department may choose to hire at any of the below job levels and associated pay rates based on their business need and budget.

Responsibilities

Technical Project Manager, III
• Leads planning and implementation of assigned projects.
• Coordinates and/or facilitates project kick-off meetings, workshops, and other meeting formats within the scope of the project.
• Defines project plans including scope, tasks, resources, schedules, budgets, risks, etc.
• Tracks project deliverables and monitors budget expenditures using standard project management tools.
• Continuously monitors and reports on progress and quality activities of the project to all stakeholders.
• Implements and manages project change management, risk management and mitigation actions to achieve project success.
• Performs appropriate project closure that includes evaluation, assessment of results and closure documents.
• Lead, coach and motivate project team members on a proactive basis.

Minimum Qualifications

EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor's degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).

Department may hire employee at one of the following job levels:

Technical Project Managers, III: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 6 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 4 years of directly related work experience.

Preferences

• 3+ years of experience with cross-functional IT projects.
• Progressively more responsible experience with IT projects of moderate to high complexity.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Business Administration, Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience with predictive (i.e., waterfall) and familiar with adaptive (i.e., agile) methods.
• Experience with Higher Education.

Special Instructions

About UIT: University Information Technology (UIT), the central IT service provider for the University of Utah, reports to the U's Chief Information Officer and is responsible for many of the U's shared IT services including the wired and wireless network; Campus Information Services (CIS) portal; UMail, telephone, and online collaboration; digital learning technologies; information security; software licensing; and a host of other IT systems and services.

About the University of Utah: Located in Salt Lake City, the U is the flagship institution of the State of Utah's system of higher education, home to arts and museum venues and a member of the BIG-12 Conference. Skiing and snowboarding opportunities are a short distance from campus, and opportunities to pursue activities from biking to hiking to fishing abound. Salt Lake City is home to the Utah Symphony and Opera, Ballet West, professional sports teams, and a wide range of other cultural and recreational activities.

The University of Utah offers a comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees including:

• Excellent health, dental, and wellness coverage at affordable rates
• 14.2% retirement contributions
• Generous paid leave time
• 11 paid holidays per year
• 50% tuition reduction for employees after completing probationary period, and spouse, and dependent children after three years
• Flex spending accounts
• Free transit on most UTA services
• Employee discounts on a variety of products and services including cell phones & plans, entertainment, health and fitness, restaurants, retail, and travel
• Professional development opportunities
• A wellness program to promote health and quality of life
• Learn more about the great benefits of working for University of Utah: benefits.utah.edu

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Requisition Number: PRN43827B
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Work Schedule Summary: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. hybrid
Department: 00428 - UIT - Network & Comm. Srvs
Location: Campus
Pay Rate Range: $58,292 - $97,500
Close Date: 3/15/2026
Open Until Filled:

To apply, visit https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/193681