IT Project Leader – Aerospace & Industrial Ops

ALTEN Technology USA; Kinston (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

ALTEN Technology USA is seeking an IT Project Manager in Kinston, NC to drive IT and Information Management projects across site operations. You will coordinate stakeholders, manage scope, schedule, budget, and risks to ensure delivery on time and within quality standards.

Ideal candidates have experience leading IT projects in aerospace/industrial environments, strong governance, and the ability to work onsite 2–3 days per week at the Kinston site, collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an IT Project Manager, IT Program Coordinator, or senior IT PMO in a complex organization.
• Strong understanding of IT project delivery and Information Management environments.
• Experience managing projects involving multiple technical, business, and operational stakeholders.
• Experience working in structured project governance environments.
• Ability to work onsite in Kinston, NC approximately 2–3 days per week

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate IT / Information Management projects supporting the Kinston site and its business operations.
• Manage projects from initiation through delivery, including scope, planning, milestones, resources, budget, risks, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Act as the primary coordination point between business stakeholders, manufacturing/engineering teams, IT teams, vendors, and management.
• Understand business and operational requirements and translate them into structured IT project activities and priorities.
• Maintain project roadmaps, schedules, action plans, RAID logs, decision logs, and delivery plans.
• Identify project risks, issues, and dependencies early and drive mitigation and escalation when required.
• Ensure effective communication and visibility regarding project progress, priorities, blockers, and decisions.
• Prepare and present project status reporting, KPIs, delivery performance, workload/capacity information, and management updates.
• Lead project governance routines including steering meetings, project reviews, working sessions, action follow-up, and escalation.
• Monitor project performance against quality, cost, delivery, and schedule objectives.
• Coordinate technical and functional contributors across local, regional, and potentially global teams.
• Ensure projects comply with client IT/IM governance, architecture, cybersecurity, change management, and project management processes.
• Support deployment, transition, change management, and operational readiness activities when applicable.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of project management practices, tools, templates, and governance processes.

Skills

IT Project Manager

Stakeholder management

Project governance

Risk management

Communication

Job description

ALTEN Technology USA is seeking an IT Project Manager in Kinston, NC to drive IT and Information Management projects across site operations. You will coordinate stakeholders, manage scope, schedule, budget, and risks to ensure delivery on time and within quality standards.

Ideal candidates have experience leading IT projects in aerospace/industrial environments, strong governance, and the ability to work onsite 2–3 days per week at the Kinston site, collaborating with cross-functional teams.