Senior IT Project Manager - Denver International Airport

About Our Job

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose - for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers competitive pay commensurate with education and experience. New hires are typically brought into the organization between $100,000 - $125,000/annually, based on experience and education. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service

• 457B Retirement Plan

• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 12 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 Wellness Day and 1 volunteer day per year

• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

The City and County of Denver has announced furlough days, or unpaid days off, for most employees to meet a budget shortfall in 2025. There are two fixed furlough days for all limited (temporary positions with an end date) and unlimited (permanent) employees on August 29th, the Friday before Labor Day, and November 28th, the day after Thanksgiving. If you receive an offer for this position, your annual pay will determine whether you are required to take additional furlough days. Details will be discussed during the offer process for selected candidate(s).

Location & Schedule

The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, at a job site several days a week and off-site as needed. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.

In this position you can expect to work on site at least 3 days per week at the Denver International Airport.

Who We Are & What You'll Do

Denver International Airport (DEN) is the third-busiest airport in the United States and one of the top ten busiest airports in the world, connecting our community globally through flight and business. DEN is the primary economic engine for the state of Colorado, generating more than $47.2 billion for the region annually and employing nearly 37,000 people. At DEN, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace. We celebrate individuality and uplift all races, ethnicities, gender identities, national origins, ages, abilities, religion, and LGBTQIA+ communities. We know that our diversity makes us stronger, and we strive to keep Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility (EDIA) at the center of all that we do.

Join the Business Technologies Division's Premise Wiring and Communication Services (PWCS) team as an IT Project Manager II. In this role, you will coordinate and oversee the planning and installation of inside and outside plant cabling and IT infrastructure supported by the DEN Business Technologies division. The PWCS team manages the IT infrastructure that supports the DEN campus, providing Voice, Data, and Video services to DEN operations, City & County of Denver agencies, and business partners including airlines, concessionaires, and tenant customers.

We are seeking an experienced IT professional with strong project management and technological skills to enhance DEN's efficiency. You will perform senior-level professional project management work on small to large IT projects, develop and maintain project/operational metrics and internal processes, and administer and maintain project management software and tools.

Specifically, as an IT Project Manager II you will:

• Perform thorough site surveys and provide highly accurate labor and material cost estimates against the work to be performed

• Provide accurate documentation including but not limited to that of status, budgetary, reporting, and other collaboration materials.

• Produce statements of work for the vendors to price out and bid work against and/or collaborate with engineering staff to produce these required documents

• Oversee both internal staff and vendors in the completion of inside/outside structured cabling and service delivery requests.

• Vendor coordination and people management skills are required for this position. This role will build and maintain strong vendor relationships, while at the same time holding vendors highly accountable for work performed per specifications with all required documentation being accurate and submitted in a timely manner

• Customer advocacy skills so services delivered will exceed customer expectations by performing extraordinary customer service, identifying customer needs, and providing them with top-notch voice and data cabling solutions. This role is expected to align with organizational strategic objects as well as the DEN Technologies guiding principles of superior customer service, efficient and repeatable processes, and enhanced strategic alignment

What You'll Bring

We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level.

Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics:

• Possess senior level knowledge of copper and fiber voice and data cabling technologies, as well as other low voltage cabling to include but not limited to audio, video and other computer peripheral cabling technologies is required.

• Be knowledgeable of low voltage technical standards employed at DEN and commonly used best practices, procedures, and concepts, as well as stay abreast of emerging technologies that could improve current PWCS service offerings.

• Be proficient with Microsoft Office applications including Project, Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio and PowerPoint, as well as demonstrate the technical aptitude to become proficient, if not already, with in-house applications such as BlueBeam, ServiceNow and PCR360 in order to provide professional, clear and concise documentation of PWCS services performed.

• Have demonstrated proficiency in Project Management, Information technology standard; BICSI, TIA-568, and ITIL curriculum and at least three years in a similar role.

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Education requirement: Bachelor's Degree.

• Experience Requirement: Three (3) years of experience managing small to medium sized information technology projects to include experience at the type and level of the IT Project Manager I.

• Education/Experience Equivalency: One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education.

Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements.

• License/Certifications: None

Additional Information

FBI Background Check: FBI criminal background check is required for all positions at Denver International Airport (DEN). Employees are also required to report any felony convictions and/or moving violations to maintain this clearance and be eligible for continued employment. By position, a pre-employment physical/drug test may be required.

Snow/Emergency Duties: Denver International Airport is a 24/7/365 team operation. If weather conditions warrant or an emergency crisis occurs, all DEN employees can be required to work extended hours and/or shifts.

Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until Thursday, July 31, 2025. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM.

About Everything Else

Job Profile

CI2421 IT Project Manager Senior

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Position Type

Unlimited

Position Salary Range

$91,373.00 - $150,766.00

Target Pay

$100,000 - $125,000/annually, based on experience and education

Agency

Denver International Airport

Redeployment during Citywide Emergencies

City and County of Denver employees may be re-deployed to work in other capacities in their own agencies or in other city agencies to support core functions of the city during a citywide emergency declared by the Mayor.

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