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Job DescriptionRESPEC is seeing a Project Manager III to to lead complex, enterprise-level IT and business-transformation initiatives that support the mission and operational effectiveness of the Texas Department of Public Safety. The Project Manager III will provide senior-level leadership across project planning, governance, stakeholder alignment, delivery oversight, and risk management.
You will work closely with technical teams, business leaders, vendors, and executive stakeholders to ensure projects remain aligned with DPS objectives, established governance standards, and project-management best practices. Success in this role requires strong communication, disciplined delivery management, and the ability to navigate large, cross-functional environments.
Core Responsibilities:
Lead the full project lifecycle for large-scale IT and business-transformation initiatives, including defining scope, deliverables, milestones, success measures, timelines, budgets, staffing plans, communications, and risk-management strategies.
Coordinate cross-functional technical and business teams, external vendors, and client stakeholders to maintain alignment and advance project objectives. Monitor delivery performance against approved plans, identify and escalate risks or issues, and drive timely resolution.
Develop and maintain executive-ready status reports, project documentation, governance materials, and communications. Manage scope changes through formal change-control processes and ensure project activities comply with DPS policies, applicable procurement requirements, and established governance practices.
Support vendor-performance oversight, project closeout activities, deliverable acceptance, final reporting, and lessons-learned documentation.
QualificationsRequired Technical Experience
Candidates must demonstrate at least 8 years of experience in each of the following areas:
- Managing large-scale, complex IT or business-transformation projects within a structured delivery environment.
- Applying project-management methodologies, including PMI/PMBOK, Agile, Hybrid, or comparable frameworks.
- Building and maintaining project schedules, budgets, resource plans, and related delivery documentation.
- Managing stakeholders across technical teams, business units, and executive leadership.
- Leading risk management, issue tracking, escalation, and change-control processes.
- Producing clear written and verbal communications, including executive-level reporting.
- Using project-management tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or similar platforms.
- Ensuring compliance with organizational governance, policies, and procurement-related requirements.
Preferred Qualifications:
Candidates with the following qualifications will be strongly preferred:
- At least 1 year of experience supporting public-sector or state-government environments, particularly public safety or law-enforcement organizations.
- At least 1 year of experience managing projects within state procurement or contract frameworks, such as FAST, DIR, or similar environments.
- PMP certification, or equivalent project-management certification, with at least 1 year of related experience.
- At least 1 year of experience leading IT system implementations, data-system initiatives, or enterprise-application projects.
Additional Information
Work Model
This is a hybrid position - on-site up to four days per week supporting the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The primary work location is:
Texas Department of Public Safety Headquarters
5805 North Lamar Blvd
Austin, TX 78752
The selected candidate must be available to work on-site up to four days per week. Telework may be available for the remaining work time, subject to client needs and approval.
Standard work hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Central Time, excluding Texas state holidays when the client office is closed. Occasional work outside normal business hours—including evenings, weekends, or holidays—may be required
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Skills Required
- At least 8 years of experience managing large-scale, complex IT or business-transformation projects within a structured delivery environment
- At least 8 years applying project-management methodologies (PMI/PMBOK, Agile, Hybrid, or comparable frameworks)
- At least 8 years building and maintaining project schedules, budgets, resource plans, and delivery documentation
- At least 8 years managing stakeholders across technical teams, business units, and executive leadership
- At least 8 years leading risk management, issue tracking, escalation, and change-control processes
- At least 8 years producing clear written and verbal communications, including executive-level reporting
- At least 8 years using project-management tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or similar platforms
- Ensuring compliance with organizational governance, policies, and procurement-related requirements
- Availability to work on-site up to four days per week in Austin, TX (Texas Department of Public Safety Headquarters)
- At least 1 year supporting public-sector or state-government environments, particularly public safety or law-enforcement organizations
- At least 1 year managing projects within state procurement or contract frameworks (e.g., FAST, DIR)
- PMP certification or equivalent project-management certification with at least 1 year of related experience
- At least 1 year leading IT system implementations, data-system initiatives, or enterprise-application projects
RESPEC Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — - Retirement Support: Retirement benefits are positioned as a meaningful part of total rewards through the combination of an ESOP and a 401(k). Long-term wealth-building potential is emphasized as a differentiator versus base-salary-only comparisons.
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Healthcare Strength — - Healthcare Strength: Core medical, dental, and vision coverage is presented as a standard, comprehensive foundation. Additional protection coverage (life and disability) is also included, strengthening the overall benefits stack.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — - Fair & Transparent Compensation: Pay is characterized as generally fair-to-good when viewed across roles and in combination with total rewards. Clear salary ranges appearing in some job postings further support expectations-setting for certain positions.
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What We Do
In a world where one superhero can handle almost any problem, our entire team of award-winning technology experts is on a mission to make your business better. With extra vision to see solutions that others can’t and vast knowledge to bridge the gaps that others don’t, we’re transformers with the know-how to solve the world’s hardest problems. At RESPEC, we thrive on technology and making our clients successful. This is why we do what we do. From the depths of a cavern to the heights of a volcano, from an antiquated computer system to a business in dire need of re-engineering, our technical and business experts find solutions for extreme situations... like the time we cleansed and migrated 100 million rows of legacy data or the time we protected Mt. Rushmore. Know-How is Everything. We use our resourcefulness and vast experience to solve problems. It’s called know-how. And when you have it, problems aren’t problems at all. Know-how defines the core of who we are. It is how our clients see us. Know-how speaks to ingenuity, aptitude, and skill—it is not merely knowledge; it is knowledge on how to get things done. Imagine having access to a think tank with hundreds of diversely talented engineers, scientists, programmers, and developers under one roof—that’s RESPEC. Each team member is highly trained and skilled in understanding and applying the laws of a specific universe to solve any kind of problem. That’s why we have to talk about our team in terms of superheroes.
