Project Manager

Motion Recruitment Partners, LLC; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment in Birmingham, AL seeks a Project Manager to lead IT/OT technology projects from initiation to operations, owning scope, schedule, budget, risk, and stakeholder alignment.

You will apply PMO governance and work with business leaders, technical teams, operations, vendors, and cybersecurity stakeholders to deliver on time and within budget, using Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid methods. Contract duration is 6–12 months.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, engineering, business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5 or more years of project management experience, including delivery of complex IT and/or OT initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to manage scope, schedule, budget, risk, vendors, and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Project Planning & Delivery.
• Lead projects from initiation through closeout using Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid delivery methods.
• Develop and maintain project charters, integrated schedules, budgets, resource plans, and delivery roadmaps.
• Manage project scope, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, decisions, and change control.
• Ensure solutions are transitioned effectively to operational support teams with appropriate documentation and readiness.
• Manage projects involving enterprise applications, infrastructure, networks, data, integrations, cloud services, and operational technology.
• Coordinate delivery across IT, field operations, engineering, automation, SCADA, telecommunications, cybersecurity, and third-party vendors.
• Translate business and operational needs into clear project outcomes, delivery plans, and acceptance criteria.
• Maintain accurate project information, status, financials, resource needs, and forecasts in OnePlan.
• Apply PMO standards for intake, stage gates, status reporting, risk escalation, and executive governance.
• Monitor project budgets, vendor commitments, forecasts, and variances, and recommend corrective actions.
• Support portfolio prioritization, demand planning, capacity visibility, and cross-project dependency management.
• Lead cross-functional project teams and establish clear accountability for deliverables and decisions.
• Facilitate steering committee, working team, vendor, and stakeholder meetings with concise action-oriented reporting.
• Build trusted relationships and communicate effectively with technical, operational, and executive audiences.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Risk management

Vendor management

Cross-functional teams

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/engineering/business

Tools

OnePlan

Power BI

Agile

Waterfall

Job description

As the Project Manager in Birmingham, you will lead the planning and delivery of technology projects with an emphasis on initiatives that span Information and Operational Technology environments. This role is accountable for scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, and stakeholder alignment from initiation through transition to operations. The PM applies consistent PMO governance and delivery practices while working closely with business leaders, technical teams, operations personnel, vendors, and cybersecurity stakeholders.

Contract duration: 6 – 12 months

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, engineering, business, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 5 or more years of project management experience, including delivery of complex IT and/or OT initiatives
• Demonstrated ability to manage scope, schedule, budget, risk, vendors, and cross-functional teams
• Strong leadership, communication, analytical, facilitation, and problem-solving skills

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience delivering projects in energy, oil and gas, utilities, manufacturing, or another operationally intensive environment
• Experience with SCADA, industrial control systems, field communications, infrastructure, cybersecurity, or IT/OT integration
• Experience with OnePlan or a similar PPM tool and Power BI or comparable reporting technologies
• PMP or equivalent project management certification; Agile certification or experience is a plus

What You Will Be Doing

Daily Responsibilities

• Project Planning & Delivery
• Lead projects from initiation through closeout using Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid delivery methods
• Develop and maintain project charters, integrated schedules, budgets, resource plans, and delivery roadmaps
• Manage project scope, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, decisions, and change control
• Ensure solutions are transitioned effectively to operational support teams with appropriate documentation and readiness
• Manage projects involving enterprise applications, infrastructure, networks, data, integrations, cloud services, and operational technology
• Coordinate delivery across IT, field operations, engineering, automation, SCADA, telecommunications, cybersecurity, and third-party vendors
• Account for OT requirements including system availability, site access, safety, testing, cutover, and operational continuity
• Translate business and operational needs into clear project outcomes, delivery plans, and acceptance criteria
• Maintain accurate project information, status, financials, resource needs, and forecasts in OnePlan
• Apply PMO standards for intake, stage gates, status reporting, risk escalation, and executive governance
• Monitor project budgets, vendor commitments, forecasts, and variances, and recommend corrective actions
• Support portfolio prioritization, demand planning, capacity visibility, and cross-project dependency management
• Lead cross-functional project teams and establish clear accountability for deliverables and decisions
• Facilitate steering committee, working team, vendor, and stakeholder meetings with concise action-oriented reporting
• Build trusted relationships and communicate effectively with technical, operational, and executive audiences