Western Governors University
Project Manager II - Technical
Salt Lake City, UT, USA · Mid · Full-time
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Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $103,626 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Computer Occupations, All Other" for prevailing-wage purposes.
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About the role
- The Project Manager II - Technical position is responsible for planning, organizing, monitoring, and managing information technology projects through completion.
- Facilitates sprint planning, daily scrum ceremonies, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Directs and supervises departmental or cross-functional teams, focused on delivering new or upgrading existing products using the Agile Project Methodology.
Responsibilities
- Coaches teams on Agile principles and helps remove impediments to support consistent delivery and continuous improvement.
- Plan, organize, and manage all phases of assigned IT projects, including scope definition, scheduling, resource coordination, and delivery tracking.
- Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, Work Breakdown Structures, estimates, and key delivery milestones.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams and foster collaboration between technical, business, and vendor partners.
- F acilitate Agile ceremonies when needed, support backlog clarity, and promote effective teamwork and continuous improvement.
- Identify and remove project blockers, evaluate alternative solutions, and drive alignment on decisions.
- Maintain accurate project documentation, including requirements, test plans, decision logs, and change requests.
- Support testing, validation, and user acceptance processes to ensure successful implementation and smooth transition to operations.
- Manage project budgets, vendor deliverables, and change orders to ensure financial accountability.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned. related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Education
- Experience
- Equivalent relevant experience performing the essential functions of this job may substitute for education degree requirements. Generally, equivalent relevant experience is defined as 1 year of experience for 1 year of education and is the discretion of the hiring manager.
Nice to have
- Broad knowledge of project management
- Scrum Master Certification
- Project Management Professional (Project+, PMP, Prince2) Certification
- Experience with Agile development
- Position & Application Details
- Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses
- accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
Skills
- Proficient in creating WBSs, project plans, schedules, and milestone-driven roadmaps.
- U nderstanding of project management methods, including Agile, hybrid, and traditional approaches.
- Knowledge of development cycles, system processes, software lifecycle standards, and large-scale technology delivery.
- Ability to analyze problems, evaluate technical constraints, and recommend effective solutions.
- Comfortable using project and productivity tools (e.g., Jira, MS Project, Excel, collaboration platforms).
- Demonstrated ability to influence, motivate, and coordinate across cross-functional teams.
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field
- Minimum 2 years of progressive project management experience
- Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
Compensation
- $89,400.00 - $134,100.00
Equal opportunity
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.
- Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruiting@wgu.edu.
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