Project Manager

Jobylon AB; Wheaton (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobylon AB seeks an experienced IT Project Manager to lead end-to-end project delivery for public sector initiatives. You will develop plans, schedules, budgets, and risk mitigation while coordinating cross-functional teams across Java/J2EE, .NET, IBM iSeries, COBOL, and data-driven reporting using Power BI.

You will serve as the primary liaison with executive leadership, vendors, and technical teams, ensuring on-time delivery within scope and budget and driving modernization initiatives in a

Qualifications

• 8+ years of IT project management experience in the public sector.
• Experience delivering enterprise application development and support projects.
• Experience with Agile and Waterfall delivery models.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project delivery from initiation through deployment and post-production support.
• Develop project plans, schedules, budgets, resource allocations, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for business stakeholders, executive leadership, vendors, and technical teams.
• Facilitate requirements gathering, project status reporting, and steering committee meetings.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and communication plans.
• Oversee development projects involving Java/J2EE, .NET, JavaScript, IBM iSeries, COBOL, and enterprise integration technologies.
• Coordinate application modernization and digital transformation initiatives.
• Identify project risks, dependencies, and constraints. Develop mitigation and contingency plans.
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies, governance standards, and security requirements.
• Manage ongoing application maintenance and production support activities.
• Coordinate incident, problem, and change management processes.
• Oversee SLA performance and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Produce executive dashboards, project status reports, metrics, and resource utilization reports.
• Conduct project reviews and post-implementation assessments.
• Monitor project financials and contractual obligations.

Skills

IT project management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Cross-functional leadership

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

Java/J2EE

.NET

IBM iSeries/AS400

COBOL

Power BI

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project delivery from initiation through deployment and post-production support.
• Develop project plans, schedules, budgets, resource allocations, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for business stakeholders, executive leadership, vendors, and technical teams.
• Facilitate requirements gathering, project status reporting, and steering committee meetings.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and communication plans.
• Oversee development projects involving Java/J2EE, .NET, JavaScript, IBM iSeries, COBOL, and enterprise integration technologies.
• Coordinate application modernization and digital transformation initiatives.
• Identify project risks, dependencies, and constraints. Develop mitigation and contingency plans.
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies, governance standards, and security requirements.
• Manage ongoing application maintenance and production support activities.
• Coordinate incident, problem, and change management processes.
• Oversee SLA performance and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Produce executive dashboards, project status reports, metrics, and resource utilization reports.
• Conduct project reviews and post-implementation assessments.
• Monitor project financials and contractual obligations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience managing IT projects for Court, Judicial, Justice, Government, or Public Sector organizations.
• 8+ years of IT experience with at least 5 years in project management.
• Proven experience managing enterprise application development and support projects.
• Experience working in environments utilizing Java, .NET, IBM iSeries/AS400, and enterprise databases.
• Experience managing both Agile and Waterfall delivery models.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, PMI-ACP, PRINCE2, Scrum Master, or equivalent certification.
• Experience with application modernization initiatives.
• Experience managing government or large-scale enterprise projects.
• Familiarity with Power BI reporting and dashboard development.