Project Manager

Hollstadt Consulting; Minnesota; Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 118,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Paid sick leave

401k + Matching

Job summary

Hollstadt Consulting is seeking a part-time Project Manager to lead a 1-year hybrid engagement in St. Paul, Minnesota, coordinating a cross-functional team and vendor partners to replace an aging management system.

The selected candidate will establish a practical delivery plan, facilitate decisions, identify risks early, and keep teams aligned toward a feasible go-live date. The role requires strong planning, scheduling, risk management, and clear, proactive communication across client staff,

Qualifications

• Experience managing enterprise application implementation projects from planning through deployment.
• Experience managing vendor deliverables, schedules, risks, issues, and dependencies across teams.
• Strong facilitation, written communication, and stakeholder management skills

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining the project plan, schedule, milestones, and workstream dependencies
• Leading project meetings and tracking decisions, action items, risks, issues, and changes
• Coordinating internal and other stakeholders
• Managing vendor coordination, deliverable review, and follow-up on commitments
• Coordinating integration planning
• Planning and tracking configuration, data conversion, testing, training, deployment, and transition activities with responsible teams
• Preparing status reports, escalating decisions and risks, and maintaining project documentation

Skills

Enterprise project management

Vendor coordination

Stakeholder management

Project documentation

Job description

Hollstadt Consulting is a management and technology consulting firm dedicated to placing professionals at engagements where they will excel. When you work with us, you'll work with a refreshingly real company led and staffed by seasoned experts who are also down-to-earth, good people. We're committed to treating you with respect and helping you achieve your career aspirations. Since 1990, Hollstadt has been a trusted partner to more than 150 domestic and global companies and has successfully completed over 3,000 projects. Our continued growth has created challenging and rewarding opportunities for accomplished IT and Business Consultants. Hollstadt Consulting is an equal opportunity employer including disability/veteran. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Hollstadt Consulting and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel at any time.

Job Description

Role: Project Manager (Part-Time)

Location: Hybrid in St. Paul, MN

Duration: 1 year

Rate: up to $73.12/hour W2, dependent on skills and qualifications

Project Background

The client is replacing its aging management system. Internal support for the current system cannot continue beyond 2027. The project will implement a supported solution for operations and requires coordination across the client and other partners.

The project has previously encountered issues and is being refreshed for implementation. The Project Manager will coordinate dependencies with the team, while helping the team resolve decisions about integrations and protected information sharing.

The client seeks a Project Manager who can establish and maintain a practical delivery plan, facilitate decisions, identify risks early, and keep internal and vendor teams aligned through implementation. The target go live date is to be determined. The Project Manager will work with internal and vendor teams to establish a feasible implementation schedule.

Scope of Work

The selected contractor will provide project management services, including:

• Developing and maintaining the project plan, schedule, milestones, and workstream dependencies
• Leading project meetings and tracking decisions, action items, risks, issues, and changes
• Coordinating internal and other stakeholders
• Managing vendor coordination, deliverable review, and follow-up on commitments
• Coordinating integration planning
• Planning and tracking configuration, data conversion, testing, training, deployment, and transition activities with responsible teams
• Preparing status reports, escalating decisions and risks, and maintaining project documentation

The contractor will lead project management activities and work with internal leads on scope, priorities, and approvals. Internal and vendor teams will remain responsible for technical configuration, development, and operational decisions.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience managing enterprise application implementation projects from planning through deployment, including prior project management experience for an other public sector organization
• Experience managing vendor deliverables, schedules, risks, issues, and dependencies across teams
• Strong facilitation, written communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to develop and maintain practical project plans, status reports, decision logs, and other project controls

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing jail management, public safety, justice, or corrections systems
• Experience with interfaces, data migration, system integrations, and regulated data
• Experience implementing Central Square or similar Management System solutions

Position Level

This is a part-time Project Manager role requiring an experienced professional who can:

• Independently manage a complex implementation involving a software vendor and multiple internal teams
• Translate technical and operational dependencies into a clear schedule and actionable decisions
• Work collaboratively with client leaders, operational staff, Information Services, and external partners

Term and Work Schedule

• Duration: Up to one year from the agreed contract start date.
• Hours: 20 hours per week. The weekly schedule will be coordinated with the client to support project priorities and key meetings.

Work Arrangement

• Work arrangement: Hybrid, combining work from home with onsite work at offices in St. Paul, Minnesota.
• Onsite presence may be needed for project meetings, operational discovery, testing, and deployment activities, as agreed with the client.
• Business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central Time. Any scheduling adjustments for testing or deployment will be agreed with the client within the contracted hours.

Deliverables and Performance Expectations

The selected candidate will be expected to provide:

• A maintained project plan and milestone schedule with assigned owners and dependencies
• Current risk, issue, decision, and action logs with timely escalation
• Regular status reports and clear coordination of internal and vendor deliverables
• Documented readiness for testing, training, deployment, and transition milestones, including assigned owners, acceptance criteria, and outstanding issues

Hollstadt offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, paid sick leave, and retirement benefits to eligible employees. With three different medical plans to choose from, you can enroll in the coverage you need from individual to family, or anywhere in between!

Remarketing Process

Hollstadt is based on retention and relationships. We get to know your strengths and career wishes throughout your assignment and then start remarket discussions 6-8 weeks prior to your end date. By being proactive, we are able to keep your down time between assignments as short as possible, unless you choose otherwise.

Professional Development

Hollstadt offers on-demand training through our consultant portal. Trainings give our consultants the continuing education they need to excel on their projects. Many of our courses apply towards continuing education credits and we have an entire training hub dedicated to upskilling in Artificial Intelligence (AI).

401k + Matching

One popular benefit is our 401(k) match on the first 4% of your contributions. Hollstadt wants to help you reach your long-term financial goals and understands that planning for your future is critical. Consultants also have access to support from a Financial Advisor.

Ongoing Support & Networking

We have made a significant investment in building a support program for our consultant team - so you never have to feel like you are going it alone. We also have a Consultant Coach program which acts like a 'work buddy' to provide a safe ear for questions or concerns at your client site.