IT Project Manager

Salt River Project; Tempe (AZ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Plan (at no cost to the worker

401(k) plan with employer matching

Medical, vision, dental, and life ins.

Over 200+ hours of PTO

Parental leave and adoption assistance

Tuition assistance

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

Salt River Project seeks a Senior IT Project Manager to drive the successful development and delivery of IT initiatives in the Tempe, AZ area. You will lead cross-functional teams, manage budgets, and serve as the primary client interface to ensure value delivery.

The role requires strong leadership, superior communication, and the ability to navigate complex stakeholder landscapes. SRP offers a hybrid workplace model and a comprehensive benefits package in Arizona.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience.
• Has understanding of how to leverage business applications for competitive advantage.
• Possesses business, analytical, technical and process skills.
• Ability to deal with multiple reporting relationships.
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills at all management levels.
• Strong communications skills, with an ability to express complex technical concepts in easily understood business terms.
• Ability to use technical tools required for the job.
• Competency in developing solutions to diverse/complex business problems.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for and is accountable for the successful completion and results of major IT projects.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Lead 5 to 15 individuals and manage project staffing.
• Interface with clients and provide timely status reports using standard formats.
• Identify scope changes and document them using standard procedures.
• Oversee project budgets and monitor expenditures to completion.
• Promote problem-solving and quality deliverables that meet business needs.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communications

Teamwork

Technical tools

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

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Senior IT Project Manager

Location: Tempe, AZ, US

Date: Oct 9, 2026

Requisition ID: 20572

Join us in building a better future for Arizona!

SRP is one of the largest public power and water utilities in the U.S. providing electricity to approximately one million customers in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. Since its founding in 1903, SRP has fostered a culture of stewardship and customer service consistently ranking as an industry leader in customer service according to J.D. Power and named one of Arizona's best employers by Forbes. SRP continues to adapt to its changing business environment by seeking innovative ways to reimagine utility service and the provision of critical resources essential to the life and economy of Arizona.

Why Work at SRP

At SRP, we foster an inclusive work environment and believe everyone should have a fair chance to work, regardless of who they are. That’s why we value teams with diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds to help SRP deliver on its mission of providing reliable, affordable and sustainable water and power.

SRP's success is rooted in our employees' happiness, health, and safety. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and enhance their well-being. In addition to competitive pay and performance incentives, eligible employees can take advantage of the following benefits:

• Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)
• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• Available your first day: Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance
• Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)
• Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance
• Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)
• Short and long-term disability plans
• Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs
• 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking

Summary

Overall responsibility for the successful development and implementation of assigned information technology projects which require senior leadership. Proactively assumes a leadership role to create a shared vision, promote clarity of purpose, influence and motivate stakeholders and create a sense of urgency to deliver business value. Plans, manages and monitors activities of all aspects of projects, assuring the satisfaction of customers business needs and delivery of project on time and within budget. Ensures the currency, quality and integrity of information and provides customers with consistent, timely communication of project status.

• Provides leadership for and is accountable for the successful completion and results of major projects. Projects typically having the following characteristics are managed by this level of individual:
  • Project duration is typically two years or less
  • Project typically has inter-departmental or enterprise impact
  • Project has medium to high risk/complexity
  • Project has medium to high business value
  • Total project value is typically between $2 million and $10 million
• Develops and manages detailed project plan to ensure that it is completed on time and within budget and meets business requirements; as well as develops, manages and tracks budgets to project completion.
• Typically leads 5 to 15 individuals. Directs, controls and approves individuals’ work while on the project.
• Responsible for all aspects of the project execution, including total budget responsibility.
• Reviews project proposal to clarify objectives, scope, benefits and deliverables and to determine timeframe, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available business segment resources to various phases of project.
• Leads the effort in creative approaches to problem solving and quality deliverables supporting business needs. Drives resolution.
• Acts as the primary interface to the client for all aspects of the assigned project and communicates to client using standard reporting formats, milestones, and metrics, and produces accurate and timely status reports. Communicates at the appropriate level to each stakeholder.
• Ensures potential changes to scope are clearly identified, communicated, evaluated, resolved and documented using standard procedures.
• Confers with project personnel to provide technical advice to and to manage identification and problem resolution. Reviews reports prepared by project personnel and modifies/schedules/plans as required in timely manner.
• Represents SRP to vendors, maintains appropriate vendor relationships.
• Increases personal and team effectiveness over time. Identifies and applies improvements to existing processes based upon lessons learned.

Education

A bachelor's degree relevant to the assignment from an accredited institution is preferred.

Experience

Minimum 7 years of relevant experience required. In lieu of a degree, 11 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience totaling 11 years may be considered.

Additional Requirements and Qualifications

• Has understanding of how to leverage business applications for competitive advantage
• Possesses business, analytical, technical and process skills
• Has the ability to deal with multiple reporting relationships
• Has strong teamwork and interpersonal skills at all management levels
• Has strong communications skills, with an ability to express complex technical concepts in easily understood business terms
• Has ability to use technical tools required for the job
• Competency in developing solutions to diverse/complex business problems

Hybrid Workplace

SRP currently offers a hybrid workplace, which allows employees whose jobs can be performed remotely, and who have sufficient technical capability, to telework up to three days per week. Although teleworking is available, all employees must live and work in Arizona.

Drug/Alcohol Policy Statement

To promote the safety and well-being of our employees, customers, and the communities we serve, SRP is committed to maintaining a drug/alcohol free work environment. Although marijuana may now be legal in Arizona, except as otherwise specified under Arizona law, SRP considers it to be an illegal drug for the purpose of our drug/alcohol policy because marijuana remains illegal at the federal level. Any candidate found to be impaired during the hiring process or who has the presence of an illegal drug or unauthorized substance in their system during the pre-employment drug/alcohol test may be disqualified from further consideration in the hiring process.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Salt River Project (SRP) is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state or local law.

Work Authorization

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Currently, SRP does not sponsor H1B visas, OPT, or other employment-related visa's.