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Senior IT Project Manager

County of Riverside

Information Technology

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Location

Salary

$47.04 - $74.30

per hour

Closes

April 1, 2026

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading large-scale IT projects for Riverside County, such as coordinating a major datacenter move, while managing timelines, budgets, and teams to meet business needs.

A good fit would be an experienced project leader who thrives in fast-changing settings, communicates well with diverse groups, and stays focused on delivering quality results.

The role suits adaptable problem-solvers with a positive attitude and strong organizational skills.

Key Requirements

  • Experience managing all aspects of IT projects, including scope, timelines, resources, budgets, and performance metrics
  • Ability to lead enterprise-level initiatives requiring coordination with multiple staff, vendors, and stakeholders
  • Strong project planning skills, including defining objectives, allocating resources, and establishing schedules
  • Excellent interpersonal communication and leadership to influence and guide diverse teams
  • Adaptability and resilience in dynamic environments with shifting priorities and high complexity
  • Analytical skills for problem-solving, anticipating challenges, and ensuring alignment with business goals
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from PMI is highly preferred

Full Job Description

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The County of Riverside Information Technology Department is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior IT Project Manager to support the Project Portfolio Office (PPO) in Riverside.

The PPO provides enterprise-level project management services that impact approximately 30,000 internal county users.

The Senior IT Project Manager will coordinate with vendors and collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders at all organizational levels.

They will be responsible for managing project timelines, scope, resources, and budgets, while ensuring alignment with business goals.

The position requires the ability to conduct project planning, define scope and objectives, allocate resources, establish schedules, and track performance metrics.

This position will play a critical leadership role in overseeing complex, countywide IT initiatives, including the major RC3 Datacenter Relocation Project, a large-scale, high-visibility effort requiring exceptional coordination, planning, and execution.

The ideal candidate is an adaptable and resilient leader who excels in dynamic environments where priorities may shift and project complexity is high.

They bring a can-do mentality, strong analytical intelligence, and the ability to wear many hats while maintaining clarity and focus.

They balance flexibility with decisiveness—able to adjust to evolving objectives while standing firm on defined scope and project fundamentals.

This individual demonstrates strong interpersonal communication, sound judgment, and the ability to influence and guide diverse project teams toward successful outcomes.

They are a team player who embraces change, anticipates challenges, and brings a readiness for problem-solving. A passion for delivering high-quality, products and services is essential.

Candidates with possession of a Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate from the Project Management Institute (PMI) are highly preferred.

About Riverside County Information Technology
RCIT is a full-service provider of IT services including communications, development, security, infrastructure, desktop support, helpdesk, and datacenter services. Comprehensive systems support is also offered for email and messaging, smart phones, tablets, expert technical support, and production and test environments.

Meet the Team!
RCIT promotes a culture of Team Players! People are at the center of everything in the department and it is a priority to work together for a balanced, work-life environment. Executive Leadership is customer-focused and employee-supportive in all things. It is a goal to create an environment where working hard can be fun and rewarding for everyone. The department continues to grow in effective and dynamic ways to cultivate business relationships while promoting efficiencies through innovations to “Empower people to reach beyond…”


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Requirements

• Direct, review, and approve the preparation of project plans, managing all aspects of IT projects, including monitoring scope, milestones, dependencies, costs, and benefits through life cycle.

• Serve as the project lead over enterprise information systems projects requiring the support of multiple staff and the procurement/utilization of significant resources; provide professional leadership, supervision, and support for systems design and development projects; coordinate and collaborate with other project leads and teams.

• Plan and oversee multiple projects to completion; identify scope and objectives; identify deliverables and establish schedules and timelines; assign work to project teams.

• Coordinate and monitor vendor performance to ensure compliance with County standards and specifications; prioritize and schedule major activities to ensure the most effective use of staff and equipment.

• Collaborate with clients to define project scope and review project activities, recommendations, and outcomes; coordinate the use of project resources based on project specifications; communicate and manage relationships with end users, management at any level, staff, and vendors on project issues and status.

• Prepare project documents such as, but not limited to, Project Charter, Project Plan, Project Status Report, Risk Assessment Report, Meeting Agenda and Minutes, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS),scope of work, requirements, feasibility studies, cost/benefit analysis, and quality assurance and control standards; develop project work plans and schedules; monitor project resources including staff time, vendor work, and project budget.

• Provide professional leadership, supervision, and support for systems design and development projects.

• Manage and review project budgets and schedules and prepare progress reports to ensure compliance with project scope and agreement provisions; ensure that multiple projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to customer specifications.

• Identify and highlight risks and issues within the project and escalates appropriately; devise effective mitigation and escalation strategies for projects to address risks and issues.

• Manage, coordinate, plan, direct, and review the work of project personnel in all phases of work; define schedules for project implementation.

• Analyze alignment of project proposals to County objectives and strategies.

• Measure performance using appropriate project management tools and techniques.

• Optimizing and improving processes and the overall approach where necessary.

Qualifications


OPTION I
Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree, preferably with a major in computer science, information systems, management, business administration, or closely related field to the assignment. Possession of a Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate from the Project Management Institute (PMI) is preferred.

Experience: Five years of project management experience with two of those years at the level of a project lead or supervisor over multiple significant and complex technology projects.

OPTION II
Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree, preferably with a major in computer science, information systems, management, business administration, or closely related field to the assignment. (Additional qualifying experience may substitute for the required education on the basis of one year of full-time experience equaling 30 semester or 45 quarter units of the required education). Possession of a Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate from the Project Management Institute (PMI) is preferred.
Experience: Five years of project management experience with two of those years at a level that is comparable to an IT Project Manager with Riverside County.

ALL OPTIONS
License/Certificate: Possession of a valid California Driver License is required.

A successful Security Clearance conducted by the Sheriffs' Department is required for positions within the Riverside County Information Technology Department.

Knowledge of: Project management principles, methods and techniques such as organizing and managing a project, developing schedules, identifying critical paths, breaking down a project into individual tasks and delegating assignments to project staff; advanced principles, methods and techniques used in designing, developing, testing and implementing information technology systems; advanced methods and techniques of evaluating business requirements to provide technology solutions; principles, methods and tools of quality assurance and quality control; government contracts, budgeting and purchasing processes.

Ability to: Coordinate and administer large, complex information technology projects; plan, organize and direct the work of technical experts; manage and administer program budgets; prepare or direct the preparation of complex plans, specifications and comprehensive reports; perform difficult technical research, analyze situations accurately and adopt effective courses of action; review, evaluate, recommend, and/or approve proposals and plans for complex IT projects and/or programs; analyze project management problems and develop implementation plans to effect changes; gather and analyze data, reason logically, draw valid conclusions, and make appropriate recommendations; resolve technical problems and innovate more efficient use of IT resources; prepare concise reports and documents; establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, customers, other employees, and the public; communicate effectively with people at all organizational levels.

Additional Information

A resume is required for this recruitment. This position is onsite, in office in Riverside.

For questions regarding this recruitment:
Please contact Angela Tavaglione at atavaglione@rivco.org or (951) 966-3590. Please allow 1-2 business days for response.

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Posted on NEOGOV: 3/24/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/25/2026

Source: NEOGOV | ID: neogov-riverside-5269758