IT Project Management COTS Manager

COOLSOFT; Lansing (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

COOLSOFT in Lansing, MI seeks an experienced IT Project Management COTS Manager to lead multi‑year government projects across both Agile and traditional delivery models. The role blends on‑site collaboration with a hybrid schedule and multi‑vendor engagement.

The ideal candidate has extensive project management experience in public sector environments, strong communication skills, and the ability to drive change while ensuring adherence to state methodologies.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a Project Manager.
• 8+ years of experience managing projects with budgets greater than $20 million.
• 8+ years of experience managing IT projects within a large, complex enterprise environment.
• 8+ years of experience managing vendors and/or third-party solution providers.
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Utilize Clarity to prepare project schedules, assign resources and manage budgets.
• Prepare information for presentations for executives, managers and project team members.
• Monitor, control, and communicate project progress with cost, schedule, scope, resources, quality and risks.
• Communicate with stakeholders, project sponsors, project team members, program managers and DTMB management on project status.

Skills

PM experience

Large budgets

IT project mgmt

Vendor management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

IT Project Management COTS Manager

(Jobs in Lansing, MI)

Job Details

Job location in Lansing, MI

Skill required Project/Program Manager, IT Project Management, Bachelors Degree, COTS

Open Date 29-Oct-2026

Close Date

Job type Contract

Duration 9 Months

Compensation DOE

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Job interview type ---

Submission deadline : 11/6/2026 10:00:00 AM

Client Info : EPMO

Start date : 01/04/2027

End Date : 09/30/2027

Job title Manager

Job Description Manager: Project/Program Manager, IT Project Management, Bachelors Degree, COTS

Description

The Project Manager will lead a variety of initiatives throughout the year. Projects may include, but are not limited to, technology implementations, organizational initiatives, procurement efforts, and RFP-driven projects within both Agile and traditional project delivery environments. The ideal candidate will have a strong project management background, with demonstrated success leading large-scale, complex projects within government or other public sector organizations.

The candidate must be comfortable working in a fast paced, multi-vendor deployment supporting a hybrid workforce (combination of on-site and remote work) at all levels of the organization. Applicants should possess exceptional communication and follow up skills along with significant experience in formal IT project management. This position requires the PM to be working in person for 2 days a week and 3 days remote.

Basic Duties

• Utilize the State of Michigans Project Portfolio Management Tool (Clarity) to prepare project schedules, assign resources and manage budgets.
• Prepare information for presentations geared to various audiences ranging from executives, managers and project team members.
• Accountable for monitoring, controlling, and communicating project progress by actively managing the cost, schedule, scope, resources, quality, and risks.
• Accountable and responsible for clear, timely, and accurate communications with stakeholders, particularly the project sponsors, project team members, program managers, and DTMB management, on the status of the project, using appropriate communication methods.
• Responsible for providing leadership and fostering collaborative participation between the technical and business teams by obtaining consensus and gaining commitment.
• Responsible for managing and communication of interfaces related to other agencies.
• Responsible for ensuring the project adheres to the State of Michigans methodologies, including appropriate and timely transitions through the stages and phases of the project lifecycle.
• Responsible for facilitating and enforcing the Change Management process (Change Requests) when the project deviates from the approved scope, schedule, or budget. This includes ensuring all Change Requests have appropriate approval before action is taken or information is updated.
• Responsible for understanding the project benefits and the impact of change requests to the benefits business cases. Responsible for ensuring related project artifacts are updated accordingly.
• Responsible for reviewing and understanding vendor contracts to actively manage the vendor deliverables and adherence to the vendor deliverable approval procedure.
• Facilitates interactions among stakeholders by clarifying the expectations of all participants and ensuring all deliverables are assigned, reviewed, and completed.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a Project Manager.
• 8+ years of experience managing projects with budgets greater than $20 million.
• 8+ years of experience managing IT projects within a large, complex enterprise environment.
• 8+ years of experience managing vendors and/or third-party solution providers.
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and organizationa

Additional Details

Interview Process: Virtual (must be available for an in person interview)

Hybrid Work Schedule: Resource will be working a hybrid schedule. NO REMOTE ONLY OPTION. Will need to be onsite from day 1, two days a week. Mondays and Tuesdays are required onsite days.

Local candidates: Must reside within the State of Michigan at the time of posting.

EOE Protected Veterans/Disability