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IT Project Manager

Salem | ODOT | Transportation Building Full time

Initial Posting Date:

11/05/2025

Application Deadline:

11/19/2025

Agency:

Department of Transportation

Salary Range:

$6,679 - $10,092

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

IT Project Manager

Job Description:

Information Systems Specialist 7 – IT Project Manager
Oregon Department of Transportation
Support Services Division – Information Systems Branch
Project Portfolio Management Office
Salem / Hybrid

This position is open for recruitment and fully funded following the 2025 Special Legislative Session.

The role: 

Join our team as an IT Project Manager driving some of the agency’s most strategic technology initiatives. You’ll take the lead on a large-scale application modernization effort, tackling complex datasets and high-impact systems. Beyond project delivery, you’ll guide portfolio reporting, provide strategic insights, and help shape the agency’s long-term IT vision.

We provide a safe and reliable multimodal transportation system that connects people and helps Oregon's communities and economy thrive. We encourage people from all backgrounds and abilities to apply for our positions.

Before applying, visit our applicant information website to learn more about our process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your employee Workday profile.

A day in the life:

  • Manage multiple concurrent information systems projects from initiation through closure.

  • Develop detailed project schedules into sequenced critical path activities with predecessors/successors, resource plans and durations.

  • Author project management deliverables such as charter, scope, risk/issue logs, and project management plans.

  • Track and monitor project team members assigned to tasks.

  • Manage project risks and issues through mitigation plans.

  • Ensure projects follow defined oversight process and procedures.

  • Provide verbal and written project status reports to steering committees and management.

  • Perform contract management duties such as writing statement of work and reviewing invoices for accuracy.

  • Manage project scope, schedule or budget changes by obtaining approval using change management procedures.

  • Review team member and contractor resource deliverables to ensure a quality product is produced

  • Work in an office environment with hybrid work options available. 

  • To request a copy of the position description, which includes all duties and working conditions, please email ODOTRecruitment@odot.oregon.gov.

What’s in it for you:

  • Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, flexible work schedules, paid leave and so much more. Learn more about working at the Oregon Department of Transportation and the benefits we offer.

  • Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range. Through an equal pay assessment, we will determine the salary offer using the information you provide in your submitted application materials. Please ensure your application materials are detailed, accurate and reflect your skills, experience (paid and unpaid) and education as they relate to the position when applying. 

  • The salary range listed is the non-PERS monthly salary range. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6.95%.

  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity!

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Minimum qualifications:

  • Six (6) years’ of information systems experience in: project delivery of software application projects.

OR 

  • An associate's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field, OR completion of a two (2) year accredited vocational training program in information technology or related field AND four (4) years of information systems experience in: project delivery of software application projects.

OR 

  • A bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, or related field AND two (2) years of information systems experience in: project delivery of software application projects.

OR 

  • Master's degree in information technology, computer science, or related field may substitute for all of the above. 

What we’d like to see:

If you have these attributes, let us know in your application materials! It's how we will choose whom to move forward! You do not need to have all these qualities to be eligible for this position. We may also use transferable skills, experience and education to help us decide who will move forward.

  • PMP license preferred.

  • PROSCI or similar change management credential preferred.

  • Demonstrated experience managing large-scale application service modernization projects.

  • Demonstrated experience leading multiple concurrent complex information technology (IT) projects with large and complex datasets that resulted in the implementation of a new system or new system functionality.

  • Experience gathering information from different team members to break down important project tasks into smaller, manageable parts using tools like Microsoft Project or similar planning software.

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills (e.g., emails, status reports, project documentation), including the ability to articulate complex concepts clearly to internal and external partners using tools such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Visio or similar office tools.

  • Candidate understands how projects impact, or are tied to, other initiatives and strategies in an IT portfolio.

How to apply:

  • Complete the following required steps:

    • Fill out the application or attach a resume. Please contact the recruiter under the ‘Need help?’ section if you have any questions about how to fill out the experience fields or to attach a document. Your submitted experience fields or attached resume must include dates (MM/YYYY) for each employer.

    • Complete questionnaire. Answer the checkbox-style questions before submitting your application.

  • After you submit your application, please respond to the public records request authorization and gender identity questionnaire. This screen will come after you submit and will complete the process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, the tasks will come to your Workday inbox.

  • If you are a veteran, you may receive preference. The task to upload your documents will be available after you submit your application. For privacy reasons, please do not attach your military service document(s) to your application or combine it with any other required document attachments.

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Additional information:

  • We do not offer visa sponsorship. If you are hired, you will be required to fill out the US Department of Homeland Security’s I-9 form confirming you are able to work in the US. We are not an E-Verify participating employer, and we are unable to proceed if E-Verify participation is required [e.g., STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) Extension].

  • The State of Oregon does not request or require your age, date of birth, attendance or graduation dates from an education institution during the application process.

  • We may use this recruitment to fill multiple or future vacancies.

  • We will conduct name-based criminal background checks on final candidates, not including current ODOT employees. All applicants may be subject to additional pre-employment check(s) such as driver license, LEDS (Law Enforcement Data System), and/or education verification as required for the position.

  • You will be represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

ODOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or any other class protected by state or federal laws in admission or access to our programs, services, activities, hiring, and employment practices. Applicants with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. For questions, concerns, or complaints regarding EEO/AA/ADA, contact 1-877-336-6368 (1-877-EEO-ODOT). This information can be made available in an alternative format by contacting ODOT Recruitment at 503-986-3700. Oregon Relay Service can be reached by calling 7-1-1.

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