IT Project Manager

WideNet Consulting Group; Issaquah (WA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401K

Employee Assistance Program

Sick time

Job summary

WideNet Consulting Group is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to support a government agency through critical system upgrades in a hybrid environment in Issaquah, WA. You will quickly assess scope, schedule, budget and risk, and drive projects to successful completion with minimal downtime.

The role requires strong leadership, sharp written and verbal communication, and a proven ability to inherit work midstream while coordinating with vendors, technical teams and business owners.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of IT project management experience with system upgrades.
• Experience taking over inflight projects and recovering schedule/budget.
• Experience upgrading live production systems with minimal downtime.
• Knowledge of Waterfall, Agile and hybrid methods.
• Vendor management against contracts and SOWs.
• Proficient in MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira or similar tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Inflight project recovery and delivery, assessing status, issues, schedule health and budget.
• Review documentation, rebalance scope, schedule and cost as needed.
• Develop a recovery plan and obtain leadership approval.
• Coordinate upgrades to live systems with minimal disruption.
• Plan cutovers, rollback, contingency and testing windows.
• Manage change control through the Change Advisory Board.
• Oversee go-live activities and post-implementation support.
• Serve as main contact between agency leadership, technical teams, and vendors.
• Coordinate vendor deliverables, milestones, and invoices per contract.

Skills

IT project management

Stakeholder mgmt

Vendor mgmt

MS Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Waterfall/Agile

Hybrid delivery

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Job description

Job Description:
Location: Issaquah– Hybrid, Tuesdays and Thursday on site.

We are looking for an experienced IT Project Manager to support a government agency through a series of critical system upgrades that are already underway. This person will step into active projects, quickly get up to speed on scope, schedule, budget and risk, and drive them to a successful finish. The ideal candidate is calm under pressure, comfortable inheriting work midstream, and skilled at upgrading live production systems without disrupting the public services that depend on them.

Key Responsibilities:

• Inflight Project Recovery and Delivery
• Take ownership of upgrade projects already in progress, assessing current status, open issues, schedule health and budget position within the first few weeks.
• Review existing project documentation, contracts and plans, identify gaps, and rebaseline scope, schedule and cost where needed.
• Build a clear recovery plan for projects that are behind schedule or over budget, and present it to leadership for approval.
• Keep work moving during the transition by maintaining continuity with vendors, technical teams and business owners.
• Upgrade Planning and Execution
• Plan and coordinate upgrades to live production systems, including enterprise applications, infrastructure, databases and network components.
• Develop detailed cutover, rollback and contingency plans that keep service interruptions to a minimum.
• Schedule maintenance windows and coordinate testing, including system, integration, regression and user acceptance testing.
• Work through the agency’s change management process and Change Advisory Board to get upgrades approved and documented.
• Oversee go live activities and post implementation support, making sure issues are resolved and lessons learned are captured.
• Stakeholder and Vendor Management
• Serve as the main point of contact between agency leadership, technical teams, business units and outside vendors.
• Manage vendor deliverables, milestones and invoices against contract terms and statements of work.
• Coordinate communication and training for staff and end users affected by system changes.

Required Qualifications:

• Five or more years of IT project management experience, with a focus on system upgrades, migrations or modernization.
• Proven experience taking over and recovering inflight projects.
• Experience upgrading live production systems with minimal downtime, including cutover and rollback planning.
• Strong knowledge of project management methods, including Waterfall, Agile and hybrid approaches.
• Experience managing vendors and outside contractors against contract terms.
• Proficiency with MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira or similar project management tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical topics to non technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience working with state, county, city or federal government agencies.
• Familiarity with public sector procurement, budgeting and oversight processes.
• Experience with ERP, permitting, financial, public safety or other enterprise system upgrades.
• Working knowledge of ITIL change and release management practices.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Certifications:
PMP (Project Management Professional) strongly preferred. PgMP, CSM, PMI ACP, PRINCE2 or ITIL Foundation are a plus.

Pay Range:$65.00 – $75.00 per hour, depending upon experience.
Health & Medical Benefits, 401K, Employee Assistance Program, and Sick Time applicable by state.

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