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Posted: January 6, 2026 (9 days ago)

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SENIOR IT PROJECT COORDINATOR - 12

State of Michigan

Technology, Management and Budget

Recent

Location

Michigan, 48909

Salary

$33.45 - $48.09

per hour

Closes

January 21, 2026More State jobs →

Job Description

Summary

This job involves coordinating IT projects at a senior level for Michigan's state government, focusing on creating and managing project schedules, tracking changes, identifying risks, and ensuring teams stay on track.

It supports various state agencies in developing and maintaining software applications.

A good fit would be someone with a few years of IT project experience who enjoys organizing teams, solving problems, and working partly from home in Michigan.

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree with 21 semester credits in computer science, data processing, computer information systems, data communications, networking, systems analysis, computer programming, information assurance, IT project management, or mathematics
  • Two years of professional experience equivalent to an Information Technology Project Coordinator P11, coordinating IT tool implementations in system development to meet business needs
  • Ability to develop and maintain logic- and resource-driven project schedules
  • Experience managing change control processes and tracking scope changes
  • Skills in identifying project risks and issues, escalating to management, and monitoring performance
  • Familiarity with reporting project status, facilitating action plans, and promoting compliance with state IT standards like SUITE
  • Knowledge of Scrum methodology and practices may be beneficial

Full Job Description

About DTMB: The Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) supports the business operations of state agencies through a variety of services, including building management and maintenance, information technology, centralized contracting and procurement, budget and financial management, space planning and leasing, construction management, motor vehicle fleet operations, and oversight of the state retirement systems.

About the position: This position serves as a senior level IT project coordinator for information technology projects.

The senior project coordinator functions as a PMO resource to DTMB managers, supervisors, and staff that are involved in application maintenance and development.

This includes development, maintenance, and oversight of project schedules that are logic and resource driven.

Maintains change control process, including a structure to manage and track changes in scope. Identifies project issues and risks, and escalates to senior management as appropriate.

Monitors project performance, reports status, and facilitates the creation of actions plans to promote adherence to project schedules.

Interacts with a variety of teams as needed to develop and maintain project schedules and related documents. Assists in information gathering, budget analysis, project estimating, and procurement.

Provides assistance on special projects. Promotes compliance with the State Unified Information Technology Environment (SUITE). May utilize Scrum methodology and practices.

View the Position Description here: Information Technology Project Coordinator 12

Position Location: This position is located in Lansing, MI. This position may work a hybrid (remote/office) schedule with 2 days required in the office per week.

Selected candidates who have been approved to work a hybrid schedule must complete that work within Michigan. Candidates should confirm work location and schedule at the time of interview.

Additional Requirements and Information: You must attach a detailed cover letter and resume to your application (word or pdf).

Failure to do so will result in your application packet being screened out as incomplete. If applicable, attach copies of official college transcripts to your application.

(Internet version of transcripts will not be accepted) Failure to attach applicable transcripts may result in your application being screened out.

Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department/Agency for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.



Requirements

Education

Information Technology Project Coordinator P11/12
Possession of a bachelor's degree with 21 semester (32 term) credits in one or a combination of the following: computer science, data processing, computer information systems, data communications, networking, systems analysis, computer programming, information assurance, IT project management or mathematics.

Experience
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Two years of professional experience equivalent to an Information Technology Project Coordinator P11 coordinating the implementation of IT technical tools in a system development effort to solve a business need.

Qualifications

Information Technology Project Coordinator P11 - 12
Possession of an associate's degree with 16 semester (24 term) credits in computer science, data processing, computer information, data communications, networking, systems analysis, computer programming, IT project management, or mathematics; and, two years of experience as an application programmer, computer operator, project coordinator (IT technical project), or information technology technician, or two years (4160 hours) of experience an an Information Technology Student Assistant, may be substituted for the education requirement.

OR

Educational level typically acquired through completion of high school and four years of experience as an application programmer, computer operator, IT project coordinator (IT technical project), or information technology technician, or four years (8,320 hours) of experience as an Information Technology Student Assistant may be substituted for the education requirement.

Additional Information

This position may be eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $2,500. Up to $1,250 to be paid upon new hire and the remainder to be paid after satisfactory completion of the initial probationary period (12-month period). This does not apply to current state employees.

Classifications for the $2,500 bonus are:

Information Technology Infrastructure Analyst

Information Technology Programmer/Analyst

Information Technology Project Coordinator

Information Technology Project Manager

Information Technology Specialist


Certain positions may be assigned subclass codes and individuals appointed must possess the required specialized experience.

View the entire job specification at:

https://www.michigan.gov/mdcs/-/media/Project/Websites/mdcs/JOBSPECS/I/InformationTechnologyProjectCoordinator.pdf

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Posted on NEOGOV: 1/6/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/7/2026

Source: NEOGOV | ID: neogov-michigan-5187467