Job Title: Senior IT Project Manager (PM3)

Location: Dimondale, MI (Hybrid - 2 Days Onsite: Tuesday & Wednesday)

Duration: 12 Months (Possible Extension)

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior IT Project Manager (PM3) to lead complex, enterprise-level IT projects. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing large-scale technology initiatives, project budgets, schedules, risks, stakeholder relationships, and multi-vendor environments.

The candidate will oversee technical teams, system integrations, SaaS solutions, and COTS implementations while ensuring projects are delivered within approved timelines, budgets, and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-level IT projects from initiation through successful completion.

• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, resource allocations, and milestones using Microsoft Project and Clarity PPM.

• Monitor project scope, costs, timelines, resources, quality, risks, and dependencies.

• Prepare and present project status reports to executive leadership, stakeholders, and technical teams.

• Coordinate with business stakeholders, vendors, system owners, and cross-functional technical teams.

• Manage project risks, issues, change requests, dependencies, and corrective action plans.

• Oversee technical teams responsible for system architecture, SaaS solutions, and system integrations.

• Manage Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) technology implementations.

• Develop and maintain detailed project integration schedules and delivery plans.

• Manage multi-vendor project execution and contractual deliverables.

• Maintain project documentation, including charters, budgets, communication plans, status reports, and risk management plans.

• Ensure adherence to established project management and system engineering methodologies.

• Manage Plan of Action and Milestones (POAM) and project deliverables.

• Coordinate ADA compliance initiatives and file transfer service requirements.

• Facilitate communication between business teams, technical teams, vendors, and leadership.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of IT Project Management experience.

• 7+ years of experience managing project budgets, schedules, risks, issues, and change requests.

• 7+ years of successfully delivering projects within approved timelines and budgets.

• 7+ years of experience preparing and presenting project status reports.

• 5+ years of experience with Clarity PPM or similar project portfolio management tools.

• 5+ years of advanced Microsoft Project experience.

• 5+ years of stakeholder management and cross-functional coordination.

• 5+ years of experience overseeing technical teams, system architecture, and SaaS integrations.

• 5+ years of COTS implementation project management experience.

• 5+ years of multi-vendor project management experience, preferably in government environments.

• 5+ years of experience developing and maintaining detailed project integration schedules.

• 5+ years of Developer or Senior Technical Project Management experience.

• 5+ years of Plan of Action and Milestones (POAM) experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification.

• Scrum Master Certification.

• 3+ years of ADA compliance experience.

• 3+ years of File Transfer Services experience.

Additional Information

• Work Arrangement: Hybrid - 2 days onsite per week (Tuesday and Wednesday).

• Location: Dimondale, Michigan.

• Contract Duration: 12 months, with possible extension.