Project Manager

Aneka Talent Solutions; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 125,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Aneka Talent Solutions in Michigan’s Lansing area seeks an experienced IT Project Manager to lead complex programs with multi-year delivery and budgets exceeding $20 million.

Candidates will coordinate with vendors and state or public sector owners, drive projects to completion with minimal supervision, and demonstrate strong leadership and communication.

This role requires 8+ years of relevant experience and may involve working across departments to align business and IT goals.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience leading IT projects for large, complex enterprises.
• Budget accountability for projects > $20 million.
• Experience with government environments and multi-vendor programs.
• Vendor management and third-party solution providers.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management.
• Experience delivering IT projects with COTS solutions.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Mgmt

Vendor Mgmt

IT Projects

COTS Experience

Education

PMP Certification

Tools

Clarity

Job description

• 8+ years of experience as a Project Manager.
• 8+ years of experience managing projects with budgets greater than $20 million.
• 8+ years of experience managing IT projects within a large, complex enterprise environment.
• 8+ years of experience managing vendors and/or third-party solution providers.
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills.
• Experience leading multiple concurrent projects and driving work to successful completion with minimal supervision.
• Experience handling variety of stakeholders and system/ business owners from other departments.
• Experience managing multi-vendor environment in a government environment.
• Experience providing project management services for IT Projects involving Commercial Off the Shelf Technology (COTS).

Preferred Skills & Qualifications:

• PMP (Project Management Professional) or other relevant project management certification.
• Experience using project portfolio management systems and tools (eg. Clarity).
• Previous experience working within state government, the Department of Corrections, or other public sector agencies.