IT Project Manager

Innova Solutions Inc; Fort Washington (Montgomery County); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & pharmacy coverage

Dental/vision insurance

401(k)

HSA/FSA

Job summary

Innova Solutions is seeking an IT Project Manager for a 6-month contract in Fort Washington, PA, hybrid. You will manage all aspects of project lifecycles, coordinate milestones, resources, risks, and communications with senior leadership and stakeholders.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years leading IT projects with SDLC/Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid approaches, plus strong MS Office and collaboration tool skills; PMP/CSM certifications preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree or Arts Degree.
• 3+ years' experience in managing and leading IT projects.
• 3+ years experience with SDLC, PMLC and Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies.
• Strong experience as a Project Manager of medium-to-large complex projects including cloud-based, systems and infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage project milestones, deliverables and resources.
• Estimate effort and costs; define timelines from kick-off to close.
• Identify risks, issues, and contingency plans; manage scope changes.
• Provide status reports to senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Ensure project scope and goals align with business objectives.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Team leadership

Collaboration

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor of Science or Arts degree

Tools

MS Office Suite

SharePoint

Visio

Project Management tools

Job description

Innova Solutions has a client that is immediately hiring for an IT Project Manager Position type: Full - Time - Contract Duration: 06 Months Location: Fort Washington, PA 19034 (Hybrid) As an IT Project Manager, you will:

• Responsible for the project management of a project. Includes: Deliverables and management of major project milestones.
• Management of the tasks, activities, and resources during lifecycle of the project: Initiating, planning, executing, closing.
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.
• Identifies gaps, analyzes project risks, establishes contingency plans, and identifies trigger events and responsibility for initiating and mitigating actions.
• Responsible for estimating level of effort and costs of the project and defining a project timeline that includes kick off through closing handoff to requestor; re-forecasting timelines and estimates as needed throughout the project seeking approval for change orders, change in costs and changes in resource needs.
• Maintains a strategic view over the project objectives and deliverables.
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
• Provides status reporting to senior leadership
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
• Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project lifecycle.
• Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents. Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders. Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
• Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts for the project. Resolves issues that impact the project in a timely, effective manner.
• Conduct project retrospective and create recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
• Assist in development process improvement and ensure best practices and tools for project execution and management.
• Partner with the business to create business cases as needed, that include benefits analysis and a plan to track benefits realization.
• Manages vendor relations and procurements related to the project requirements.
• Manage relationships with project stakeholders.
• Effectively communicates relevant project information to stakeholders and teams.
• Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project.
• Ensures Project Manager adherence to Corporate and PMO standards.
• Coach, mentor, motivate, and supervise project team members and contractors and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
• Provides guidance for project team members and encourages proactive development of skills and capabilities. May mentor individuals, possibly within other parts of the organization.
• Provides effective feedback, throughout the performance management cycle, to ensure optimum performance.
• Participates, as appropriate, in formal processes such as performance feedback and improvement, and disciplinary procedures.
• Sources and collects contract performance data and monitors performance against KPIs.
• Identifies and reports under-performance and develop opportunities for improvement.
• Manages to deliverables that may be outlined in SOWs.
• Reviews business cases and determine appropriate procurement routes.
• Monitors and reports on supplier performance, information security, customer satisfaction, and market intelligence.
• Investigates, resolves, or escalates problems and determines where change is required.

The Ideal Candidate will have:

• Bachelor of Science Degree or Arts Degree
• 3+ years' experience in managing and leading IT projects
• 3+ years, experience with an SDLC, PMLC and Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies
• Strong experience as a Project Manager of medium-to-large complex projects. (new system implementation, upgrades or enhancements) applications (including cloud based, system and infrastructure type projects desired)
• Proficient in working with MS Office Suite (Project, Excel, Word, Visio) and collaboration tools such as SharePoint or Project Management systems.
• Strong collaboration, influencing, and listening skills
• Experience working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential.

Preferred Qualification:

• Project Management Certification (PMP in good standing)
• Agile practice certification (CSM or comparable in good standing)

PAY RANGE AND BENEFITS:

Pay Range*: $70 - $75 per hour

*Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.

Benefits: Innova Solutions offers benefits( based on eligibility) that include the following:

• Medical & pharmacy coverage
• Dental/vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Health saving account (HSA) and Flexible spending account (FSA)
• Life Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Short term and Long term Disability
• Accident & Critical illness coverage
• Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection
• Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

ABOUT INNOVA SOLUTIONS:

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Innova Solutions employs approximately 50,000 professionals worldwide and reports an annual revenue approaching $3 Billion. Through our global delivery centers across North America, Asia, and Europe, we deliver strategic technology and business transformation solutions to our clients, enabling them to operate as leaders within their fields.

Recent Recognitions:

• Named One of America's Best Employers for New Grads by Forbes (2024
• Named One of the Best Companies to Work For by U.S. News & World Report (Private Companies List, 2024-2025)
• One of the Largest IT Staffing Firms in the US - Ranked #3 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024)
• One of the Largest Staffing Firms in the US - Ranked #13 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024; includes Innova Solutions, Volt, & HireGenics)
• Named One of the Top Ten Private Companies in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle (2023)
• One of the Largest Certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) in the United States (NMSDC, 2024)
• AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner with 100+ certifications

Website: https://www.innovasolutions.com/

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