PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE MANAGER - 67016714

Requisition No: 871819 

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE MANAGER - 67016714

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 67016714 

Salary:  75,000.00 - 83,200.00 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 03/24/2026 

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

 POSITION: Project Manager II - Selected Exempt Service (SES)

WORKING TITLE: Project Management Office Manager

POSITION NUMBER: 67016714

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

 CANDIDATE POOL: Future vacancies may be filled from this advertisement for a period of up to six months.

This position is not a Telework position and is required to report to the APD office in Tallahassee, FL.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for eligible employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits, including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year.
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com).
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Tuition waivers.
• And more! For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave.

The Agency seeks team members who demonstrate the qualities of being humble, hungry, and smart and lead others to embody the same. This entails lacking excessive ego, sharing credit, being self-motivated, and exercising good judgment and intuition regarding the subtleties of group dynamics. 

This position with APD will serve staff and management across the Agency. Your work will impact the workplace culture, our community, and the population we serve as we continuously strive to achieve the Agency’s mission.

*Responses to the qualifying questions are required and must be verifiable based on your submitted application, and “see resume” will not be considered an acceptable response. 

SALARY RANGE

$ 75,000.00- $83,200.00 Annually                       $2,884.62 - $3,200.00 Bi-weekly

Position Summary

This is a professional position within the Quality and Accountability Division within the Agency for Persons with Disabilities. This position is responsible for carrying out the strategic vision, planning and coordination of operations and programmatic activities that lead to successful outcomes for individuals with unique abilities.

This position is responsible for spending the majority of their time supervising, communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees, and planning and directing employees’ work, and who have the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such action.

The Work You Will Do 

• Provide management and oversight of the scope development, implementation, tracking, and execution of all project’s agency wide.

• Oversee the partnership with the CDMS Program Manager, APD Procurement and Contracts Office, and the APD Budget office to assist with the review and tracking of any deliverables and contract updates for the CDMS project.

• Provide management and oversight of the change control log for future enhancements including but not limited to the CDMS program

• Develop various trackers and spreadsheets at the request of the Bureau Chief for Project and Performance Management

• Work effectively with cross-functional business units and groups with varying functional backgrounds (operational, technical, managerial, programmatic, etc).

• Recommend strategies for process improvements including organization change management.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Three (3) years’ experience providing project oversight.

• Bachelor’s Degree Preferred

• Must be proficient in Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, Power Point, Share Point) and other required computer software applications.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Knowledge of and Demonstrate Skills in:

• Methods of data collection, analysis, basic management principles and practices.

• Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, Power Point, Share Point) and other required computer software applications.

• Service orientation- actively looking for ways to help people and exceed the expectation of the person being served.

Ability to:

• Supervise.

• Manage multiple assignments/projects, ability to manage time effectively, prioritize tasks, set goals, meet deadlines, deliver on requests, and develop systems for achieving goals.

• Ability to listen and understand what others may be saying and asking questions when needed to seek information required to obtain the desired result.

• Effectively communicate, respectfully conversing with others to achieve a desired outcome.

• Write and edit using proper grammar and writing style outlined by agency and program requirements.

• Organize data into logical format for presentation in reports, documents, and other written materials.

• Utilize problem-solving techniques.

• Work independently and be detail oriented.

• Actively learn - Working with new material or information to grasp its implications and ability to apply.

Demonstrate Skills in:

• Critical thinking – analyzing available information, observations, and evidence to determine appropriate action 

Additional Information

Profile Completion

To qualify for this position, applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile, including their work history with the month and year. 

Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information but will not replace the required completed Candidate Profile.

Retiree Notice

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you will be required to repay all benefits received depending upon your retirement date.

Direct Deposit Program

As a condition of employment, a person appointed to a position in the State Personnel System is required to participate in the Direct Deposit Program.  Rather than receiving a paper paycheck, your funds will be deposited directly into your account at your financial institution. This will be accomplished by Electronic Funds Transfer. Banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions are eligible to accept such deposits. Retirement funds are also required to be in the Direct Deposit Program.

Background Screening Requirement

It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities that applicants for employment undergo Level 2 employment screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer.

No applicant for a designated position will be employed or permitted to volunteer until the Level 2 screening results are received, reviewed, and approved by the Agency.
Level 2 background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for Statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Federal criminal records checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation and may include local criminal records checks through local law enforcement agencies.

Pursuant to S. 110.1127(1), Florida Statutes, this position requires a background investigation, including fingerprinting.

APD only hires U.S. citizens and those lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. APD participates in the U.S. government’s employment eligibility verification program (E-Verify), which electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the U.S. after completing the employment eligibility verification form (I-9).

All applicants should complete the online application process. If you need assistance applying for this position, please call the People First service center at 1-877-562-7287. 

Responses to the qualifying questions are required to be considered for this position. Answers to the qualifying questions must be verifiable based on your submitted application.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.