Project Manager
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Negotiable
Outside
Remote
USA
Summary: The role of Project Manager involves overseeing Major Information Resource Projects (MIRP) for the TxDMV, requiring extensive experience with Texas State Agencies and knowledge of DIR's Texas Project Delivery Framework. The position is remote, with a preference for candidates based in Texas, and is expected to last for 9 months. Candidates must have a strong background in project management, particularly in managing large-scale projects with significant budgets. The role demands advanced project management skills and the ability to work independently on complex tasks.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform highly advanced project management work initiating and conducting enterprise level projects
- Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
- Independently performs a variety of complicated tasks
Key Skills:
- 8+ years of Project Management experience
- 4+ years of experience managing MIRP's
- Experience with one or more Texas State Agencies (DIR's Texas Project Delivery Framework)
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
- Advanced project and contract management skills
- Knowledge of project quality and cost management
- Experience in managing project lifecycle from initiation to completion
- Familiarity with DIR's QAT best practices and review processes
- Ability to provide regular status reports and maintain project performance metrics
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: USA
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Role: Project Manager
Location: Remote (Texas-based preferred)
Expected Duration:: 9 months / 1735 hours (11/1/25 8/31/26)
Visa: Any Visa
TxDMV has issued a request for a Project Manager with experience managing Major Information Resource Projects (MIRP). Because one of the requirements includes knowledge of DIR's Texas Project Delivery Framework, candidates are expected to have experience with one or more Texas State Agencies.
A project is considered a MIRP by having an estimated project cost of $5 million or more and meeting one of the following criteria:
- Takes more than one year to complete
- Involves more than one state agency/changes work methods of agency personnel/changes how services are delivered to clients or the public
- Impacts the state's financial systems
Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Perform highly advanced project management work initiating and conducting enterprise level projects
- Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
- Independently performs a variety of complicated tasks
Minimum Candidate Characteristics:
- 8+ years of Project Management experience
- 4+ years of experience managing MIRP's
- Experience with one or more Texas State Agencies (DIR's Texas Project Delivery Framework)
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I. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
Perform highly advanced project management work initiating and conducting enterprise level projects. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, independently performs a variety of complicated tasks, a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
| Minimum Requirements: | ||
| Years | Required/Preferred | Experience |
| 8 | Required | Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Technology Project Management, Computer Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or another relevant field. |
| 8 | Required | Performs advanced project and contract management work including detailed project planning, oversight, and tracking using accepted project management methodologies. |
| 8 | Required | Responsible for fulfilling the terms of the project contract or specifications, and ensuring they are completed within budget, scope and on-time. |
| 8 | Required | Monitors and manages project quality and cost to ensure that project deliverables are acceptable. |
| 4 | Required | Experience in managing Major Information Resources projects ( MIRP) |
| 4 | Required | Responsible for leading MIRP project through lifecycle from project initiation through completion. |
| 4 | Required | Knowledge about DIR's Texas Project Delivery Framework, templates and tools. Experience in following DIR's QAT best practices. |
| 4 | Required | Experience with QAT review processes |
| 4 | Required | Provide regular status reports of MIRPs to QAT for monitoring purposes. Prepare QAT Annual/quarterly Reports |
| 4 | Preferred | Maintaining and providing risk and issues log. Provide analysis and plans for resolving major issues as they come up. |
| 4 | Preferred | Maintain and provide project performance metrics as per DIR's MIRP guidelines |