Enterprise Project Manager

Full Time | Permanent

Salary Range: $109,545 – $120,393 Annually

This is a telework/hybrid position. The candidate of choice may work from home with a reliable internet connection. Travel and in-office work may be required.

This recruitment will be utilized to fill two positions.

The Washington State Department of Corrections Office of Strategy and Innovation (OSI) is searching for a motivated and collaborative individual to join their team as an Enterprise Project Manager (EPM). This position reports to the Senior Enterprise Project Manager, who reports to the Director of Strategy and Innovation. The goal of the EPM is to provide leadership and direction to project teams, executive sponsors, managers, and staff throughout the agency.

The EPM will serve a critical role within the OSI in managing large, enterprise level projects that generally impact several divisions within the agency. You will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders as well as subject matter experts to develop applicable methodologies for implementation of practices in a correctional environment.

In this position, you will manage large projects that may be high profile and high risk to the agency. Some projects require implementing new legislation with critical impacts to DOC policies, procedures, and daily operations. As the Enterprise Project Manager, you will work closely with and make recommendations to Executive Leaders of the agency.

Government must operate in a transparent business and customer focused environment for long term success, which includes planning, project management, performance measurement and continuous improvements. This is accomplished by connecting staff work at all levels and across unit, department, and division lines to further DOC strategic goals and objectives. If you see yourself as someone with the desire to make broad impacts on the agency in collaboration with the OSI team, we encourage you to submit a complete application!

A completed application packet will include:

• A detailed resume
• A cover letter regarding your interest for this position with our agency
• Three professional references

We are looking for teammates who share our vision of public service, committed to an equitable and inclusive culture that fosters and inspires excellence, while promoting innovation, engagement, and safety, leading to better outcomes for our incarcerated population, our agency, and our community.

As an Enterprise Project Manager, some of your duties will include:

• Providing leadership and direction to project teams on utilizing outcome-based project planning
• Managing, directing and developing projects and project plans utilizing standardized processes such as charter, schedule, budget, and reports
• Engage sponsor(s), steering committee(s), and agency stakeholders across authority lines
• Managing expectations and communicate plans actively
• Interacting and communicating regularly with executive management
• Providing senior-level leadership and advanced expertise to customers, teams and staff
• Supporting the continual development of the project management capabilities of DOC, ensuring standardization, current and relevant methods, and tools are used and adapted as needed
• Ensuring that project status, issues and successes are communicated to project teams, stakeholders, sponsors and appropriate levels of management and documented appropriately.
• Coaching, collaborating, and coordinating with project teams and subject matter experts to identify outcome measures on the front end of projects, improvement initiatives, and program development
• Designing and developing project relevant measures, as appropriate to project scope and need
• Tracking, monitoring, analyzing and reporting internally and externally through Results DOC and regular status updates to the supervisor
• Building project-specific teams and engage members in all phases of project management
• Creating a sense of belonging and ownership among team members
• Assembling teams with the right mix of skills, knowledge and abilities, coach and motivate team members, delegate responsibility and promote mutual respect and interaction

What we need (required qualifications):

• Skilled Level Project Management experience: successful implementation and management of projects impacting a large organization (1,000 + employees with satellite location(s)) utilizing the principles, techniques, and tools used in planning, control, monitoring, and review of projects
• Ability to analyze information, define problems and objectives, formulate logical and objective conclusions, recognize alternatives, and make recommendations
• Ability to coach and mentor others
• Ability to use technology and computer systems to improve efficiency, accuracy and quality of work
• Ability to use (or learn to use) Microsoft Word to independently draft formal documents for others’ review and signature

What will make your application stand out (preferred qualifications):

• PMP Certification
• Bachelor’s degree in public administration, business administration, social science or closely allied field from an accredited institution whose accreditation is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the County of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or a foreign equivalent
• LEAN certification
• Change Management certification
• Experience with analysis and interpretation of data
• Professional experience creating presentations using power point, excel, or other presentation and data software
• Strong influence, change management, and relationship building skills

Vision: Working together for safer communities.

Mission: Improving public safety by positively changing lives.

Our Commitment: To operate a safe and humane corrections system and partner with others to transform lives for a better Washington.

Our Core Values:

DOC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, honorably discharged veteran, veteran status, genetic information, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• DOC complies with the employment eligibility verification requirements for the federal employment eligibility verification form I-9. The selected candidate must be able to provide proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States consistent with the requirements of that form. https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents
• DOC does not use E-Verify; therefore, we are not eligible to extend STEM-Optional Practice Training (OPT). For information, please visit www.uscis.gov.
• This recruitment may be utilized to fill more than one position.
• Please include a minimum of three (3) professional references with your application. A professional reference is defined as an individual who has been paid to supervise your work and can attest to your work performance, technical skills, and job competencies. If you do not have any or sufficient professional references, please include non-related professionals, such as educators or other professional associates.
  **Please note: Phone number AND email address are required for all professional references.
• A background check including criminal record history will be conducted prior to a new hire. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the position.
• Employees may work directly with or near incarcerated individuals in a potentially hazardous setting. Please consider this when deciding whether to apply.
• We are committed to maintaining a drug and alcohol-free work environment, and our employees are expected to comply with all state and federal laws. A pre-employment drug test may be administered as part of the selection process, and applicants who test positive for any controlled substances, will be disqualified from consideration.
• Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) is an aerosol pepper spray made available as a means of self-defense and/or de-escalation. Applicants with sensitivities or allergies are encouraged to ask about the level of exposure they could expect in this position.
• Animal care projects are a common component of most Washington State prisons, including dog and cat programs. Applicants with animal sensitivities or allergies are encouraged to ask about the level of exposure they could expect in this position.
• Tuberculosis (TB) is a priority health issue for DOC employees. The successful candidate may be required to provide valid proof of a baseline TB skin test within 60 days from the date of hire. When positive tests result, further information, testing and treatment will also be required. Employment is not contingent upon test results.
• Foreign equivalent degrees awarded outside the United States must have a credential evaluation report attached to your application. You may request the required evaluation/documentation from www.wes.org and www.aice-eval.org. Until this documentation is provided, you will not be selected to move forward in the hiring process.

Telework Details

This position may be allocated for telework. If authorized for the role, work may be performed from your home or another offsite location within the state of Washington using a reliable internet or cellular hotspot service at that time. Employees are expected to perform assigned duties in a safe manner, to take proper care all state-issued equipment, and maintain confidentiality of all information in possession while working offsite. Employees will be required to commute to a Department of Corrections facility or field office as business requires, to potentially include components of the onboarding process. Some offices will have a “drop in” area available, however, a dedicated workspace within a DOC facility will not be provided.

What We Offer:

As an employee of the Department of Corrections, your work-life integration is a priority. Washington State employees are offered one of the most inclusive and competitive benefits packages in the nation. Besides comprehensive family insurance for medical, dental, and vision, these perks also may include:

• Remote/telework/flexible schedules (depending on position)
• Up to 25 paid vacation days a year
• 8 hours of paid sick leave per month
• 12 paid holidays a year
• Generous retirement plan
• Flex Spending Accounts
• Dependent Care Assistance
• Deferred Compensation and so much more!

*Teamsters 117 represented positions receive 3 days of bereavement leave.

PERS: State Employees are members of the Washington Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS). New employees have the option of two employer contributed retirement programs. For additional information, check out the Department of Retirement Systems' web site.

For questions about this recruitment, or to request reasonable accommodation in the application process, please email mackenzie.conley@doc1.wa.gov or call us at 509-630-9160. For TTY service, please call the Washington Relay Service at 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6388.