IT Project Manager

GDT - General Datatech; United States; On-site; USD 76,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

GDT - General Datatech is seeking a seasoned Project Manager to lead management and oversight of technology projects, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery. You will manage scope, cost, schedule, staffing, vendors, and contractual deliverables, while developing detailed project plans and monitoring milestones.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 5–7 years of related experience, with PMP preferred. Strong stakeholder management, vendor coordination, and risk mitigation are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5–7 years of related experience.
• Or equivalent experience reflecting level of position.

Responsibilities

• Leads multiple medium to large sized projects.
• Leads development and execution of division project initiatives.
• Owns, tracks, and reports on key performance metrics for leadership.
• Develops objective-based comprehensive project plan per time and budget.
• Establishes and maintains stakeholder/vendor relationships for coordination.
• Creates, updates project schedules, charters, and status reports.
• Tracks financial data and resources; ensures availability of resources.
• Identifies and manages project risks; escalates issues as needed.
• Facilitates resolution of project-related conflicts and corrective actions.
• Ensures adherence to corporate standards and processes.
• Works with consultant staff performing project controls functions.
• Prepares IT project status reports by analyzing trends.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Project Management

Root Cause Analysis

Sourcing

Stakeholder Management

Vendor Relationship Management

Agile Methodologies

Scrum

SDLC

Clinical/Operations Knowledge

Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

5-7 years related experience

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Pay rate around $55-65/hr W2, depending on experience

This role is W2 only. It is not eligible for C2C.

Summary:

Leads the management and oversight of all aspects of a technology project to ensure it is completed on time and within budget. Has overall responsibility for managing scope, cost, schedule, internal staffing, vendors, and contractual deliverables. Develops detailed project plans. Monitors project milestones and generates periodic status reports. Evaluates and manages risk. Incorporates quality measures and standards to project deliverables.

Responsibilities:

• Leads multiple medium to large sized projects
• Leads development and execution of division project initiatives
• Owns, track, and report on key performance metrics for leadership
• Works with project stakeholders to develop an objective-based comprehensive project plan as per allocated time and budget
• Establishes, builds rapport, and maintains relationships with stakeholders, third parties and vendors to ensure their coordination with internal resources
• Creates, builds, and updates project schedules, project charters, status reports and work breakdown structures
• Tracks and reports on financial data, performance, and status of multiple projects by leveraging project management tools and techniques; continually reviews and makes recommendations to ensure adequate availability of resources
• Identifies key project risks and manages them to ensure the delivery of business goals; escalates issues to management as needed
• Facilitates and determines the resolution of project-related conflicts including necessary corrective action(s)
• Ensures consistency and adherence to corporate operational standards and processes
• Works with consultant staff performing a wide-range of project controls functions.
• Prepares information technology project status reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing information and trends.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Education/Experience:

• Requires a Bachelor's degree and 5 – 7 years of related experience.
• Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position.

Technical Skills:

• Experience with Microsoft Office; Project Management; Root Cause Analysis; Sourcing; Stakeholder Management; Vendor Relationship Management
• Knowledge of Agile Software Development; Scrum (Software Development); Software Development Life Cycle
• Must have experience in one of the following domains:
• Clinical/Operations – EDI, enrollment, medical, utilization management or related clinical experience

Soft Skills:

• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
• Ability to identify basic problems and procedural irregularities, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to work independently
• Demonstrated analytical skills
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
• Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision-making skills
• Ability to communicate and make recommendations to upper management
• Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion

License/Certification:

• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)-PMI preferred