Project Leader - FDOT (Tallahassee, FL)

BA Global Talent is seeking a highly skilled Project Leader in Tallahassee, FL, to join the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). This position serves within the Office of Information Technology (OIT) to provide comprehensive coordination, delivery, and adoption strategies for IT-focused work efforts. The successful candidate will drive change engagement and readiness, ensuring that people, processes, and technology are aligned across enterprise system implementations, cloud migrations, and digital transformation initiatives.

You would be joining a fantastic group of people who not only demonstrate their belief in BA and its mission but also deliver fantastic results. If you are a self-starter and can thrive in a fast-paced environment, then this is the role for you! Apply now for an opportunity to start or further your career with a young, fast-growing company that values its front line.

Responsibilities:

• Workstream Leadership: Serve as the primary OCM workstream lead for FDOT IT projects, managing information related to scope, budget, risk, and resources while ensuring integration with other project workstreams.

• Task Coordination & Quality Control: Coordinate OCM tasks and assignments, monitor daily execution, perform quality reviews of work products, and escalate functional or timeline issues as appropriate.

• Deliverable Management: Coordinate the development of OCM project materials and provide constructive feedback on all deliverables to confirm alignment with preceding and dependent project phases.

• Standards Compliance: Ensure all OCM deliverables meet or exceed acceptance criteria, are delivered on time and within budget, and adhere to FDOT’s high-quality standards.

• Milestone Tracking: Responsible for tracking key project milestones for every project containing an OCM component.

• Strategic Collaboration: Partner with IT project managers, solution architects, and technical teams to assess organizational impacts and develop stakeholder engagement, communication, and training plans aligned with go-live dates.

• Artifact Development: Develop and maintain critical IT-specific OCM artifacts, including change impact assessments, stakeholder analyses, readiness assessments, and resistance management plans.

• Meeting Facilitation: Participate in or facilitate OCM workstream meetings, workshops, and implementation activities to identify opportunities for achieving project goals.

Qualifications:

• Education: A Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Marketing, Business Administration, or a related field is required, though equivalent work experience may be considered.

• Core Experience: 3 - 5 years of business or industry work experience is required.

• Specialized Experience: Must have 1 - 3 years of experience specifically in project/program leadership or change management.

• Change Management Expertise: Proven knowledge of change management practices, adult learning theories, and instructional design concepts.

• Project Management Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of the principles, methods, and tools outlined in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).

• Technical Skills: Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Access.

• Strategic Communication: Ability to clearly convey information in written and verbal formats to various groups and effectively facilitate meetings or workshops.

• Analytical Ability: Skill in researching and analyzing data to report findings, recommend solutions, and implement innovative strategies.

• Interpersonal & Leadership Skills: Strong ability to motivate others, adapt leadership styles to varying situations, and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders and vendors.

• Quality Assurance: Knowledge of ideologies and tools for quality assurance and the ability to put them into practice to ensure high-standard deliverables.

On-Site: Tallahassee, Florida

Schedule: Full-Time

Only resumes submitted in English will be considered.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for job opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

BA Global Talent connects professionals across the Americas with meaningful opportunities at U.S. companies. We specialize in remote recruitment, HR operations, and workforce solutions, with a strong focus on transparency, support, and long-term success. At BA, you're never just a placement, you're part of a team that values growth, autonomy, and impact.

Team

IT & Tech Roles

Locations

Florida

Employment type

Full-time

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