A-11.13-Project Manager 11607020 &11607049

Focused HR Solutions; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Focused HR Solutions seeks an IT Project Manager for a 7‑month contract, fully remote but must reside in Colorado, Denver area. Requires 5–7 years of progressive IT project management experience; PMP certification is preferred.

You will own the project record, develop the schedule, manage budget/LOE, coordinate with security and DR, and drive governance, risk, and stakeholder communications through execution and closure.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of progressive IT project management experience.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Deep knowledge of PMLC, governance, and estimation principles.

Responsibilities

• Serve as central project owner, ensuring alignment with scope, budget, and schedule.
• Own the Project Record and develop the initial detailed schedule.
• Validate effort assumptions and track costs against LOE.
• Lead requirements workshops feeding the project schedule.
• Coordinate with Security/DR teams on requirements and scope.
• Build and present the finalized Project Plan.
• Kick off and establish project/Stakeholder cadence; manage RAID.
• Monitor execution, manage milestones, and communications.
• Manage CAB requests for production approval.
• Transition deliverables to Operations and finalize the project.
• Conduct process reviews and capture lessons learned.

Skills

Schedule management

Budget tracking

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Education

PMP Certification

Job description

100% Remote. Must be located in the State of CO

Our direct client has an opening for a Project Manager 11607020 &11607049

This position is 7 months with the option of extension, and the client is in Denver, CO

Experience: 5-7 years minimum of progressive IT Project Management experience.

Certification: Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification is preferred.

Process Expertise: Deep working knowledge of formal Project Management Life Cycles (PMLC), stage-gate governance, and project estimation principles.

Technical Acumen: Strong understanding of IT domains (e.g., ERP, Cloud/Security, Legacy Modernization).

Key Deliverables & Responsibilities

The contractor will serve as the central project owner, executing all tasks necessary to ensure alignment with approved scope, budget, and schedule.

Project Governance & Planning (Schedule Phase)

Own the Project Record: Establish and manage the complete project record, including creating the initial detailed project schedule, and ensuring the approved budget and budgeted level of effort (LOE) are correctly entered.

Estimation & Control: Validate project effort assumptions, reconcile capacity against approved budget/LOE from the Solution Proposal, and maintain accurate cost tracking via SH timesheets.

Requirements to Scope: Lead Details Gathering Workshops to capture comprehensive business and technical requirements, feeding directly into the detailed project schedule.

Security & DR Alignment: Coordinate with the OIT Disaster Recovery and Security teams to confirm the requirements and scope.

Governance & Approval: Build and present the finalized Project Plan.

Execute & Deploy Phases

Kickoff & Cadence: Plan and lead the Working Group Project Kickoff and establish the recurring Project Meeting and Stakeholder Meeting cadence to proactively manage risks and issues (RAID).

Execution Monitoring: Proactively monitor execution against the schedule, track project health, and own overall project communications.

Milestone Management: Drive progress toward critical milestones.

Change Management: Ensure the Lead Technical SME submits the necessary CAB (Change Advisory Board) Request for production approval.

Transition to Operations: Manage the final deliverables and completing all steps outlined in the Transition to Operations.

Execution & Closure (Close Phase)

Final Acceptance

Administrative & Reporting

Finalise the project record and ensure all project tasks and RAID entries are completed, and distribute the Final Status Report.

Process Improvement

Participate in Process Review Meetings throughout the project lifecycle to capture documented lessons and process improvement actions.