Job Description

Requisition No: 873354

Agency: Management Services

Working Title: PROJECT MANAGER - 72004173

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 72004173

Salary: $70,000 - $85,000

Posting Closing Date: 04/17/2026

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Project Manager
Florida Digital Service
State of Florida Department of Management Services
This position is located in Tallahassee, FL

This is a highly visible, customer-facing role responsible for enterprise-level business analysis, project and program management, and project oversight serving internal teams within the Florida Digital Service and external entities across the State of Florida Enterprise. Duties include but are not limited to performing oversight of Technology projects that meet requirements defined in Florida Statute, directly managing internal projects, and driving Florida’s digital transformation by effectively facilitating the delivery of solutions and services designed to further the mission of FL[DS] and meet customer needs in the areas of cybersecurity, data interoperability, and technology project management. The ideal candidate for this position can engage with and capture customer needs in a manner that facilitates identification and delivery of a solution, embodies servant leadership, is highly organized, adaptable, curious, detail-oriented, strategically motivated, an active listener with strong interpersonal and facilitation skills, and takes ownership of their work.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs oversight of large state Technology projects including independent analysis, review and reporting on a technology project’s scope, schedule, and budget while quantifying variances, and identifying issues and risks threatening the successful and timely completion of the project.
• Leverages servant leadership qualities to successfully manage internal Florida Digital Service projects, ensuring their timely and successful completion in a manner that builds partner relationships and gains stakeholder trust. Includes facilitating the resolution of conflicts, monitoring and reporting individual and enterprise project or program status, issues, and risks to executive management.
• Anticipates and identifies opportunities for service delivery to agency customers and designs and recommends solutions to meet their needs. This includes actively engaging with the FL[DS] program area teams to obtain a clear understanding of the customer’s needs and opportunities which align with the FL[DS] mission. The incumbent is expected to effectively run and facilitate meetings with internal and external customers. This includes pre-meeting preparations (agenda development and calendar invitations), and meeting follow-up tasks and activities including meeting minutes and action items tracking.
• Performs advanced business analysis activities that addresses communicated needs provided by external stakeholders and customers. Includes deep-dive recommendations for primary and alternate solutions that serves as the business case for future projects.
• Participates in the FL[DS] Office of Enterprise Technology team’s efforts to achieve measurable and definable successes on defined and targeted missions that includes actively participating in collaborative internal and external team meetings, participates in the creation of standardized templates and documentation aimed at streamlining operations across the enterprise, and providing reports as necessary to provide timely insights for the team and customers.
• Other duties as required.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities, including utilization of equipment, required for the position:

• Significant experience with project and program management tools and resources that facilitates best practices and principles and emphasizes risk management.
• Ability to organize, analyze, and visualize information to make informed decisions through a business acumen lens.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and resource management, utilizing established and potential networks and stakeholder partnerships.
• Ability to comprehend complex information and articulate it in an understandable format, both written and verbally.
• Ability to work with a sense of ownership and commitment.
• Skill in the use of MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, Project, and MS Visio.
• Strong critical thinking and judgment skills.
• Ability to manage and resolve conflict utilizing a customer-centric and servant leadership approach.
• Ability to process knowledge resources and demonstrate learning agility.
• Core Competencies: Accountability, Business Acumen, Communication, Continuous Improvement, Customer Centricity, Emotional Intelligence, Empowerment, Flexibility, Integrity, Learning Agility, Respect, Teamwork.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is required
• Must have at least two years of experience successfully managing IT projects through the entire project lifecycle which includes monitoring and reporting project status, issues, and risks to executive management.
• Must have at least one year of experience performing oversight of large IT projects or providing professional consultation to large IT projects

Certification:

• PMI-ACP certification or other agile project management certification such as a Certified ScrumMaster® is preferred, but not required
• Business Analysis certification or experience is strongly preferred but not required.

Other job-related requirements for this position:

• Ability to sit for extended periods of time. Ability to stand for extended periods of time. Ability to drive and/or fly long distances. Ability to lift, push and pull up to 30lbs.
• Criminal background investigation including fingerprinting and statewide and national criminal history records check per Section 110.1127 Florida Statutes, Chapter 435 Florida Statutes and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s CJIS Security Policy CJISD-ITS-DOC-08140.

Our Organization and Mission:
Under the direction of Governor Ron DeSantis, Interim Secretary Tom Berger and DMS’ Executive Leadership Team, the Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) is a customer-oriented agency with a broad portfolio that includes the efficient use and management of real estate, procurement, human resources, group insurance, retirement, telecommunications, fleet, and federal property assistance programs used throughout Florida’s state government. It is against this backdrop that DMS strives to demonstrate its motto, “We serve those who serve Florida.”

Special Notes:
DMS is committed to successfully recruiting and onboarding talented and skilled individuals into its workforce. We recognize the extensive training, experience and transferrable skills that veterans and individuals with disabilities bring to the workforce. Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to contact our recruiter for guidance and answers to questions through the following provided email addresses:
DMS.Ability@dms.myflorida.com
DMS.Veterans@dms.myflorida.com
An individual with a disability is qualified if he or she satisfies the skills, experience, and other job related requirements for a position and can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must contact the DMS Human Resources (HR) Office at (850) 488-2707. DMS requests applicants notify HR in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
Criminal background investigation including fingerprinting and statewide and national criminal history records check per Section 110.1127 Florida Statutes, Chapter 435 Florida Statutes and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s CJIS Security Policy CJISD-ITS-DOC-08140.
Pursuant to F.S. 215.422 every officer or employee who is responsible for the approval or processing of vendors’ invoices or distribution of warrants to vendors are mandated to process, resolve and comply as section 215.422 requires

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 clicking here All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.