IT Project Manager IV - JET - 16502

Apex Systems; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401K with company match

ESPP

HSA

EAP with counseling

Job summary

Everforth Apex is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead large IT programs with 100+ resources in a hybrid Chicago environment. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, deliver strategic plans, and present to senior leadership while ensuring adherence to budgets and timelines.

You will drive disaster recovery, information security, and governance initiatives, collaborating with stakeholders to forecast needs and optimize outcomes.

Qualifications

• Must manage large programs with 100+ resources and complex schedules.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, including leadership presentations.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Maintains effectiveness by delivering and supporting IT strategic plans.
• Directs research by studying goals, strategies, and user projects.
• Coordinates resources and timetables with departments and data center.
• Verifies results by auditing implemented technologies.
• Implements disaster recovery and information security controls.
• Recommends IT strategies and policies by evaluating outcomes and trends.
• Forecasts requirements and budgets; analyzes variances and actions.
• Maintains standards to ensure quality service.
• Keeps current with state-of-the-art practices and contributes to team goals.

Skills

Multi-million project management

Verbal and written communication

Independent / self-directed work

Job description

Job#: 3047193

Job Description

• Location (Remote - Y/N): Chicago 1-2 days a week
• Duration: 12 months, then extension
• Top 3 skill sets required for this role:
• 1. Ability to manage multi-million projects with 100+ resources
• 2. Communication verbal and written; ability to prepare Sr. Leadership presentations
• 3. Being able to work independently with little supervision
• Nice to have skills or certifications:
• 1. PMP
• 2. Agile Certification
  

• Location (Remote - Y/N): Chicago 1-2 days a week
• Duration: 12 months, then extension
• Top 3 skill sets required for this role:
• 1. Ability to manage multi-million projects with 100+ resources
• 2. Communication verbal and written; ability to prepare Sr. Leadership presentations
• 3. Being able to work independently with little supervision
• Nice to have skills or certifications:
• 1. PMP
• 2. Agile Certification
  

Primary Responsibilities

• Maintains organization's effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and supporting strategic plans for implementing information technologies
• Directs technological research by studying organization goals, strategies, practices, and user projects
• Completes projects by coordinating resources and timetables with user departments and data center
• Verifies application results by conducting system audits of technologies implemented
• Preserves assets by implementing disaster recovery and back-up procedures and information security and control structures
• Recommends information technology strategies, policies, and procedures by evaluating organization outcomes; identifying problems; evaluating trends; anticipating requirements
• Accomplishes financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective action
• Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by staying current on state-of-the-art practices.? Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
  

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.

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Everforth Apex is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. (Do not submit resumes or solicit consultants to this email address). UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex.