Senior IT Project Manager

About Us At the County of Marin, our employees overwhelmingly report feeling their work is meaningful, they like the work they do, and they are proud to tell people, “I work for the County of Marin.” Discover more about us, our values and our organizational culture on the Department of Human Resources website. Read on to find out more about this opportunity.

About the Information Service and Technology (IST) Department : Connecting our community and local government through innovative, accessible technology solutions.

• Customers: Enable departments through partnerships, responsiveness, and innovation; prioritizing their needs and fulfilling their expectations.
• Solutions: Be Innovative Business Leaders who identify opportunities early and apply technology to drive better, faster public services.

Culture: Cultivate leadership at all levels to drive IST’s success while advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. In addition to a full benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Pension/Retirement, deferred compensation, and flexible spending accounts, we offer our employees:

• Hybrid (telework/onsite) work schedules.
• Options for Alternative Work Schedules (such as 4-5/9’s).
• A culture of public service collaboration and work/life balance.
• Training and career development opportunities.
• County benefits such as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Tuition Assistance Program (TAP).

Remote Work Options: The IST Department has embraced a hybrid work schedule that recognizes some duties of this position may be performed remotely. Candidates must be able to work a minimum of three (3) days per week in the office and report to County facilities for meetings, work assignments, and/or disaster service work upon short notice, as needed and deemed appropriate. During the initial probationary period, the successful candidate may be required to work primarily onsite before establishing a hybrid work schedule.

About the Project Management Office Team: Our team provides centralized IT project management for technology-related projects across all County departments. We use standard project management principles, processes, tools, and software to ensure consistent project delivery approach and success.

About The Position We currently have one (1) full-time vacancy for a Senior IT Project Manager (County Classification: Senior Systems Engineer) in the Project Management Office (PMO) of the Information Services and Technology (IST) department. The primary function of this assignment is senior-level IT project management, not hands-on systems engineering.

This is an opportunity for a Senior IT Project Manager to manage and deliver significant IT projects and contribute to how technology projects are delivered across Marin County, while supporting innovation, collaboration, and improved public outcomes.

Reporting to the IT Manager of PMO, the Senior IT Project Manager works with a team of IT professionals to manage health and delivery of IT projects across all methodologies (agile, hybrid, waterfall) with varied technology applications. They are responsible for all phases of the project lifecycle, stakeholders, project documentation, serve as technical specialists, operate independently with minimal supervision and provide mentorship to junior team members when needed. They also contribute to the continuous improvement of PMO Program through developing, updating and documenting project management policies, standards and guidelines to align with organizational goals.

About You The ideal candidate has senior project management experience and has previously served in a project management office. This individual has managed the implementation of IT projects independently, throughout the project lifecycle, across all project methodologies, with a proven track record of successful implementations. They possess strong knowledge of project management and technical understanding to effectively lead technology projects, collaborate with technical teams, evaluate risks and dependencies, and communicate technical considerations to business stakeholders. They should have experience of mentoring team members, manage customer interactions and engage with diverse groups of stakeholders. Strong interpersonal skills are expected for cross functional collaboration with stakeholders across the organization and external parties.

Specifically, They Are Experienced In The Following

• All aspects of technology project management lifecycle across project methodologies (waterfall, hybrid and agile) while adhering to departmental policies and standards.
• Proficient and have a proven track record in delivering projects on time and on budget.
• Mentoring project management professionals in a team environment.
• Building collaborative partnerships across business and technical teams.
• Experience of technology (including system design, integration, testing, deployment, lifecycle management, compliance and vendor management).
• Analyzing client needs and managing project plan and stakeholder alignment.
• Adaptable with strong problem-solving mindset to maintain project critical path, with escalations as appropriate.
• Engagement and negotiation with external vendors/consultants to meet business requirements (including contract construction and budget tracking).
• Providing reports and conducting presentations for project stakeholders.
• Using data, metrics, and dashboards to support project decision-making.
• Promoting innovation and modern service delivery practice to support collaboration and productivity in project management practices.
• Staying current and updated with Project Management Institute (PMI) best practices and making recommendations regarding advancements and changes.

Certifications such as Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), or related credentials are highly desirable, along with prior experience of working in PMO environment in a public sector environment.

Qualifications Knowledge of:

• Design of multi-tier environments.
• Principles and techniques of application and systems analysis and design.
• Application analysis, design, programming, testing, and debugging.
• Computer hardware platforms, operating systems, and middleware systems.
• Database design and data access.
• Records management and documentation principles and standards.
• Middleware products and deployment of multi-tier components.
• Networking Principles.
• Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Accessibility.
• Information Security Principles.
• Office automation products.
• Principles of customer support and service.
• Principles and practices of technical problem solving.
• Relational database theory and design.
• Testing standards and procedures.
• Principles and practices of project management, work planning, and status reporting.
• Business processes, operating practices, and the organizational structure of a public-sector agency.
• Database design, management, and recovery; and data access.
• Application architecture and associated communication protocols

Ability To

• Design systems that meet defined requirements, and document system designs for development, implementation, testing and client use.
• Research potential solutions and make recommendations for implementation; and apply technology to provide business solutions.
• Develop solutions and recommend technology to provide target business outcomes.
• Analyze and resolve problems in applications, and software and hardware integration.
• Apply technology to provide business solutions.
• Create, modify, test, and implement applications using programming languages, database services, middleware services, web services and office automation services.
• Work effectively with clients, peers, and support teams to ensure that tasks are completed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Project Management Office assignments: prepare, negotiate and manage vendor contract agreements.
• Evaluate and select hardware and software and work effectively with vendors to integrate solutions.
• Analyze and resolve complex problems, including applications, and hardware and software integrations.
• Work effectively with clients, peers, and support teams to define business requirements, provide support for software, hardware, and applications, and ensure that tasks are completed accurately and in a timely manner.

Minimum Qualifications Any six-year combination of recent professional project management experience and/or relevant computer science coursework that demonstrates the necessary knowledge and abilities. Examples include:

• Twelve (12) semester units of coursework from an accredited program and in a discipline relevant to the assignment is equivalent to a full year of related professional experience.
• A completed certification program relevant to the assignment and knowledge and abilities necessary of the role.
• A training program with evidence of completion providing the knowledge and abilities necessary of the role.
• An internship and/or apprenticeship providing the required knowledge and abilities of the role.
• Relevant professional experience demonstrating knowledge and abilities necessary of the role.

Highly Qualified: Candidates demonstrating several years of progressively responsible professional IT project management experience, including independent responsibility for complex technology projects through the full project lifecycle, will be considered most competitive.

Special Requirements LiveScan: Candidates selected may be subject to fingerprinting by the Sheriff's Department and must pass a Department of Justice LiveScan background check prior to appointment.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

If you have any questions concerning this position announcement, please contact Molly Ibarra at [email protected]. All applicants will receive email notifications regarding their status in the recruitment process. Please be sure to check your spam settings to allow our emails to reach you. You may also log into your governmentjobs.com account to view these emails.

Testing and Eligible List: Depending on the number of qualified applications received, the examination may consist of a highly qualified review, application screening, online assessment, written examination, oral examination, performance examination, or any combination to determine which candidates' names will be placed on the eligible list. The eligible list established from this recruitment will be used to fill the current vacancy and any future vacancies for open, fixed-term, full-time or part-time positions which may occur while the list remains active.

First Round Interviews will be on Zoom Tuesday, 12/1/2026 and/or Wednesday, 12/2/2026. TENTATIVE: Second Round Interviews will be IN PERSON Wednesday, 12/9/2026 and/or Thursday, 12/10/2026 (1600 Los Gamos Drive, Suite 370, San Rafael CA 94903). Disaster Service Workers: All County of Marin employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: If you have questions regarding equal employment opportunities, please contact Roger Crawford, Equal Employment Opportunity Director at (415) 473-2095.

PLEASE NOTE : The benefits described herein do not apply to temporary (contingent) or to part-time employees that work less than 50%.

COUNTY OF MARIN BENEFITS: GENERAL Below are some of the excellent benefits the County offers. More information about our benefits can be found on the Marin County's Benefits Homepage.

Paid Time Off : Competitive vacation accrual; 12 holidays per year; and generous sick leave accruals. Additional types of paid leaves are available for some bargaining units.

Health Plan : Choice of four health plans (two Kaiser HMOs, Western Health Advantage HMO, and an Anthem Blue Cross PPO) along with dental through Delta Dental PPO, and vision through Vision Service Plan (VSP). There is a County contribution toward the premiums (the contribution amount varies depending on coverage tier elected such as employee only, employee + 1, employee + family). Plus, the County offers excellent Life Insurance, Disability, Flexible Spending Plans, a Dependent Care Assistance Program, professional development and more.

Retirement : Defined benefit plan under the County Employees Retirement Act of 1937. More information can be found online at www.mcera.org.

IRS 457 Plan : Choice of pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) employee contribution up to the IRS annual maximum.

Retiree Medical : The County provides access to group health plan coverage to eligible retirees.

For specific questions regarding the employment process, please contact Human Resources at (415) 473-6104. For additional details about the benefits or retirement, please contact the Benefits Division at (415) 473-2197.

• IMPORTANT NOTE: Benefits described herein do not represent a contract and may be changed without notice.

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QUALIFYING EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: The minimum qualifications for the position are as follows: Any six-year combination of professional experience, certification, and/or relevant coursework that demonstrates the necessary knowledge and abilities. A typical way of achieving these requirements would be graduation with a bachelor’s degree from an accredited program with major coursework in computer science or a related field and four years of work experience related to the assignment. Education and experience must be related to the area of assignment. Please note:

• Twelve (12) semester units of computer science coursework from an accredited program and in a discipline relevant to the assignment is equivalent to a full year of related professional experience.
• A completed certification program relevant to the assignment and knowledge and abilities necessary of the role.
• A training program with evidence of completion providing the knowledge and abilities necessary of the role.
• An internship and/or apprenticeship providing the required knowledge and abilities of the role.
• Relevant professional experience demonstrating knowledge and abilities of the role

Please tell us how you meet the minimum requirements listed above. For education, please list your relevant college level coursework, dates courses were taken, and school attended. For experience, please include the name of employer(s), dates worked, your exact duties, and number of hours worked per week.

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How many years of professional experience do you have independently managing IT/technology projects as your primary job responsibility? Do not include coursework, academic projects, internships, or experience where project management was only incidental to your primary responsibilities.

• Less than 1 year
• 1 - 2 years
• 2 - 4 years
• 4 - 6 years
• 6 - 8 years
• More than 8 years

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Please list any certifications related to Project Management that you possess, such as Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), or related credentials. Note: Details about your certifications must be attached in the Certificates and Licenses section of the application. If you do not possess relevant certifications, please state “N/A.”

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NARRATIVE QUESTIONS 4 - 8 (Please answer all questions below): Please note: If you do not possess any experience, please state “No Experience” in the space provided. Please describe your experience as a Senior IT Project Manager responsible for complex and/or high-visibility technology projects with a diverse group of stakeholders. Your response should include one clear and concise example describing the project, your role, project complexity, types of stakeholders managed and project outcome.

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Please describe your experience working within or supporting a Project Management Office (PMO). Your response should include your specific responsibilities supporting the PMO, including tools, processes, governance and reporting.

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Please describe your experience managing the work of cross-functional teams and individuals who do not directly report to you. Your response should include a clear and concise example describing the project, your role, project complexity, cross functional teams and individuals managed and project outcome.

• Required Question