IT Project Manager

ATC; Town of Cottage Grove (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Purpose-Driven Work

People-Centric Culture

Flexibility & Balance

Growth & Development

Comprehensive Rewards

Reliable Innovation

A Shared Future

Job summary

ATC in Wisconsin is seeking an IT Project Manager to lead technology initiatives from initiation through closeout. This onsite role requires relocation to be near Cottage Grove or Pewaukee offices and does not support remote work.

You will coordinate business stakeholders, technology teams, vendors, and resources; develop plans, schedules, budgets, forecasts, and risk logs; and promote governance and continuous improvement across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, MIS, Information Technology, or related field preferred.
• Experience leading complex technology projects from planning through successful implementation.
• Strong project management skills across scope, schedule, budget, forecasting, risk, quality, and stakeholder management.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and managing multiple concurrent initiatives in a matrixed environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead technology initiatives from project initiation through implementation and closeout.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, forecasts, risk registers, issue logs, and status reporting.
• Facilitate requirements gathering, design discussions, testing activities, project meetings, and steering committees.
• Coordinate business stakeholders, technology teams, vendors, and contracted resources to achieve defined outcomes.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

Project leadership

PM skills

Cross-functional teams

MS Office suite

MS Project

Technical breadth

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Project Server

Planner

SharePoint

Teams

PowerBI

Visio

Job description

Summary of Responsibilities:

HELP DRIVE THE TECHNOLOGY INITIAT... This role is not available for remote work and would require relocation to Wisconsin, close to either our Cottage Grove, or Pewaukee office.

Essential Responsibilities:

What You'll Do

As an IT Project Manager, you'll serve as both a delivery leader and a strategic partner by:

Leading Technology Projects

• Manage technology initiatives from project initiation through implementation and closeout.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, forecasts, risk registers, issue logs, and status reporting.
• Facilitate requirements gathering, design discussions, testing activities, project meetings, and steering committees.
• Coordinate business stakeholders, technology teams, vendors, and contracted resources to achieve defined outcomes.

Managing Portfolio Priorities

• Support the planning and maintenance of ATC's portfolio of technology projects, programs, releases, and operational initiatives.
• Assist with project intake, classification, prioritization, scheduling, resource planning, and lifecycle monitoring.
• Identify dependencies, resource constraints, critical-path issues, and portfolio risks.
• Perform scenario analysis to evaluate the impact of changing priorities, capacity, work assignments, or investments.

Building Strong Partnerships

• Create alignment among business partners, technology teams, leadership, sponsors, and steering committees.
• Communicate project health, financial forecasts, risks, decisions, and recommended actions clearly and proactively.
• Build trust across organizational levels and influence progress without relying on direct authority.

Improving How We Work

• Support ATC's Release Project Management methodology, Stage Gate governance, and portfolio processes.
• Contribute to project management standards, procedures, templates, guidance, and training.
• Promote consistent execution, practical governance, and continuous improvement across the technology portfolio.

What You'll Bring

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Information Technology, or a related field preferred.
• Experience leading complex technology projects from planning through successful implementation and closeout.
• Strong project management skills across scope, schedule, budget, forecasting, risk, quality, and stakeholder management.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and managing multiple concurrent initiatives in a matrixed environment.
• Proficiency with project and collaboration tools; Microsoft Office, Planner / Project, SharePoint, Team, PowerBI, and Visio.
• Proficiency with project and portfolio management tools; Microsoft Project and Project Server experience preferred.
• Broad knowledge across software, hardware, networking, databases, integrations, and enterprise technology environments.
• Ability to communicate constructively across all organizational levels, build consensus, and drive decisions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification; required for Senior or higher grade-level consideration.
• Technology portfolio management, PMO governance, project intake, Stage Gate, or resource-capacity planning experience.
• Financial forecasting, procurement, vendor management, and risk/cost/benefit assessment experience.
• Utility, energy, engineering, infrastructure, or other highly regulated industry experience.
• Agile, hybrid, or traditional project delivery methodology experience.

Why ATC

• Purpose-Driven Work: We’re energized by meaningful and challenging work that contributes to the greater good, from powering everyday life to grid modernization.
• People-Centric Culture: We are difference makers. We lead with trust, value collaboration, and foster a supportive environment where people grow, contribute openly, and make a difference.
• Flexibility & Balance: Our work environment encourages autonomy, connection, and choice with accountability.
• Growth & Development: Curiosity, coaching, and engagement fuel careers. We invest in our people through cross-functional opportunities, skill-building, and assignments that stretch potential and build careers.
• Comprehensive Rewards: Compensation, benefits, and well-being offerings are thoughtfully and competitively designed to support employees’ unique needs.
• Reliable Innovation: Grounded in the communities we serve, we play a critical role in powering the grid, with the agility to innovate, lead, and drive progress in a time of transformational change in the industry.
• A Shared Future: We commit to creating an environment where people can do their best work, thrive, and drive success for our customers and stakeholders, delivering a lasting impact for all.

Join our Great Place to Work, where we build and operate the power grid that enables modern life, and where every role contributes to something bigger than any one of us.

The targeted base pay for this position is $119,500 to $139,400 annually.* Base pay is one component of our comprehensive total rewards package which includes an annual incentive bonus, employer-sponsored pension plan, 401(k) match, HSA contribution, life & disability insurance, health care benefits, generous time off plans, flexible work arrangements, and much more.

*The pay range is a general guideline. Employment offers are evaluated individually and consider qualifications, experience, academic achievements, internal equity, and business needs. Pay exceeding the posted range is considered for uniquely qualified candidates. Interested internal candidates, with questions, please consult your Human Resources Business Partner.

Number of Openings Available:

1

Posting Date:

2026-10-22

Time Type:

Full time

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Applicants have rights under employment laws.

ATC is an equal opportunity employer that seeks to foster diverse teams of talented people working safely together. We respect and embrace diversity of all aspects and hire, train and promote employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, genetics, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage women, minorities, veterans and individuals with a disability to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.

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