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SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER - 76004478

Date: Jun 2, 2025

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Requisition No: 854162

Agency: Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle

Working Title: SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER - 76004478

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 76004478

Salary: $60,000.00 - $80,000.04 Annually

Posting Closing Date: 06/09/2025

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Division of Information Systems Administration

Bureau of Strategic Business Operations

*Career Service*

*Open Competitive*

To be considered for this position, applicant responses to qualifying questions must be clearly stated within the employment history. Software systems, actual work experience, and years of employment must be clearly defined, or the application may not be considered for the position.

Contact Person: Coretha Gaymon, (850) 617-2225

The Organization

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) provides highway safety and security through excellence in service, education, and enforcement. With a workforce of approximately 4,500 employees throughout the state, the Department is leading the way to A Safer Florida through the efficient and professional execution of its core mission: the issuance of driver licenses, vehicle tags and titles, and operation of the Florida Highway Patrol.

Our Benefits include

+ Paid Parental Leave

+ Annual and Sick Leave Package

+ Nine Paid Holidays

+ State Health and Life Insurance

+ Educational Benefits

+ Contributory Retirement Plan

To learn more about FLHSMV and why it’s a great place to work, visit our website at: flhsmv.gov/careers.

If you're seeking employment with a meaningful mission, opportunities for skill growth and career advancement, competitive medical and life insurance, retirement benefits, ample vacation and sick leave, paid holidays, and educational assistance, consider building your career at FLHSMV!

Duties and Responsibilities

The Sr. Project Manager will be responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of specific projects ensuring consistency with agency strategies, commitments and goals. This Sr. Project Manager will also provide leadership, coaching and guidance to project teams on the use of project management tools and techniques to ensure that departmental policies, procedures, guidelines and best practices are being followed. This individual maintains excellent communication with management both within and across organizations to ensure smooth running of all projects undertaken by the Strategic Business Operations teams.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

+ Project budgeting skills.

+ Project management skills including ability to organize and prioritize multiple complex projects.

+ Excellent communication skills; both written and oral with technical and non-technical staff, all levels of management.

+ Team-building skills with technical and non-technical staff.

+ Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite of applications (including Microsoft Project) and/or familiar with project management technology tools (preferably the ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) web tool).

+ Proficiency in project management principles, methods, techniques and tools for the effective management of projects from initiation through project closure.

+ Ability to facilitate medium to large groups of people at various organizational levels for the purposes of planning, problem solving, or strategy development.

+ Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

+ Knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of project management.

+ Strong analytical, problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Preference will be given to applicants with the following experience:

+ Progressive project management experience.

+ Working in a Project Management office.

+ Proficiency in project management principles, methods, techniques and tools.

+ Proficiency in the use of project management technology tools such as Microsoft Project.

+ Working in and/or managing Governance processes.

+ Using Microsoft applications/products such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Project, and/or SharePoint to produce reports, project documents, and process flow diagrams.

+ Preference will also be given to applicants who have a PMP certification, as well as, to applicants who have a Bachelor’s degree or above from an accredited college/university or an Associate’s degree in a computer related field.

Job Related Requirements

+ The position you are applying is subject to a Level 2 background check, along with Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) clearance, to include a fingerprint-based check of the criminal records of the FBI, as a condition of employment pursuant to Chapter 110.1127, 435 and 943, Florida Statutes. Please note that, since this position requires CJIS clearance, the Department will have access to all an applicant’s criminal and juvenile delinquency records, even those that have been sealed or expunged.

+ Normal work hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

General Information

+ The elements of the selection process may include a skill assessment and/or oral interview.

+ Applicants being considered for employment will be required to submit to a fingerprint-based background investigation, which will include a check of the criminal history records of the FBI. Fingerprints and associated information/biometrics will be retained in the FBI’s Next Generation Identification (NGI) system and fingerprints may continue to be compared against fingerprints submitted to or retained by NGI.

+ FLHSMV employees are paid once a month on the last workday of each month. All state employees are required to participate in the direct deposit program pursuant to s. 110.113 Florida Statutes.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clickinghere (http://www.dms.myflorida.com/content/download/97612/566545) . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.

Location:

TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32301 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32302 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32303 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32304 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32305 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32308 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32309 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32310 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32311 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32312 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32316 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32317 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32399

Nearest Major Market:Tallahassee