Benefits:

401(k)
Employee discounts
Health insurance
Paid time off

Location: San Diego, CA (Hybrid / Onsite as Required)
Contract Duration: 1 Year, with potential for four additional one-year extensions
Anticipated Start Date: January 2027

Position Overview

Patricio Systems is seeking an experienced Senior IT Project Manager to lead and oversee large-scale enterprise technology modernization initiatives within a public-sector environment.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing complex enterprise system implementations, coordinating multiple vendors and stakeholders, and providing strategic project management leadership. This individual will be responsible for ensuring successful project execution, maintaining alignment with organizational objectives, and overseeing critical implementation activities from planning through deployment and post-production stabilization.

This position requires strong executive communication, project governance, risk management, and enterprise technology implementation experience.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and oversee large-scale enterprise technology modernization and system implementation projects.
Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, integrated master schedules, budgets, and resource allocations.
Coordinate multiple concurrent project workstreams involving technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors, consultants, and executive leadership.
Establish and maintain project governance frameworks, reporting structures, and escalation procedures.
Monitor project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, issues, dependencies, and vendor performance.
Oversee enterprise system implementation activities, including requirements gathering, system integration, data migration, testing, training, cutover, and go-live.
Coordinate cloud migration, infrastructure modernization, and business continuity initiatives.
Facilitate executive steering committee meetings and provide regular project status reports, dashboards, and executive briefings.
Identify project risks, recommend corrective actions, and ensure timely resolution of critical issues.
Manage vendor deliverables, contractual milestones, and implementation dependencies.
Coordinate organizational change management, stakeholder engagement, and operational readiness activities.
Support post-production stabilization and transition to ongoing operations.
Ensure compliance with applicable government regulations, cybersecurity standards, and organizational policies.
Provide knowledge transfer, documentation, and project management best practices to internal teams.

Mandatory Qualifications

Candidates must meet all of the following minimum qualifications:

10+ years of progressively responsible professional project management and/or management experience, including at least 5 years working within a local government environment.
5+ years of experience leading large-scale, complex enterprise technology implementation or modernization projects with budgets of $10 million or more.
Demonstrated experience serving in a lead project management role for at least three enterprise system implementations, including implementation, deployment/go-live, and/or post-production stabilization.
Demonstrated experience coordinating multiple concurrent workstreams involving business stakeholders, technical teams, vendors, consultants, and executive leadership.
Proven experience managing project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, issues, decisions, dependencies, vendor performance, and executive reporting.
Experience overseeing major implementation activities, including requirements management, system integration, data migration, testing, organizational readiness, training, cutover, go-live, and stabilization.
Demonstrated experience managing projects in public-sector, government, highly regulated, or similarly complex organizational environments.

Preferred Qualifications

Project Management Professional (PMP) or Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification.
Experience with Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, and hybrid project management methodologies.
Experience leading government enterprise software replacement or modernization initiatives.
Familiarity with Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA), property assessment, property tax administration, land records, permitting, or comparable government enterprise systems.
Experience managing multiple technology vendors and complex system integrations.
Strong understanding of public-sector procurement, regulatory compliance, and fiscal accountability.
Experience with cloud migration, data center transitions, and enterprise infrastructure modernization.
Experience developing executive dashboards, integrated master schedules, and project governance frameworks.
Organizational change management experience or relevant certifications.

Work Location and Availability

Candidates must be available during Pacific Time business hours.
Onsite attendance in San Diego will be required for key project activities, including executive meetings, vendor workshops, testing, implementation, and go-live events.
Additional hours may be required during critical implementation periods, cutover, and stabilization.
Candidates must be able to support the engagement throughout the anticipated contract period.

Additional Information

This position supports a prospective public-sector contract opportunity. Employment or engagement is contingent upon contract award, client approval, and completion of applicable onboarding requirements.

Patricio Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics.

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