Project Manager with IRS MBI Clearance

University of Michigan Health-West; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Michigan Health-West is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead technical initiatives that support business operations, transformation efforts, and client-facing delivery. This fully remote role may require up to 50% travel, coordinating with IT, business owners, clients, and partners to ensure timely delivery and alignment.

The role emphasizes managing scope, timelines, budgets, and documentation across the full lifecycle, with a focus on quality control and stakeholder

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of 5 years of project management experience.
• PMP or CSM certification is required.
• Experience with Agile, DevOps, PMP, and ITIL v4.
• Working knowledge of Smartsheet, MS Project, Jira, Confluence, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and OneNote.
• Experience leading technical projects in IRS environments.
• Experience supporting mixed technology environments (Windows, Unix, Linux, Solaris).
• Strong communication, organization, and stakeholder management.
• Active MBI clearance with IRS is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage technology projects supporting transformation and client needs.
• Direct full lifecycle of small to medium projects or contribute on larger programs.
• Collaborate with IT and business stakeholders to ensure timely delivery.
• Maintain schedules, budgets, and contractual delivery requirements.
• Serve as the primary contact between technical teams and clients.
• Oversee day‑to‑day tasks for project teams and vendors.
• Prepare status reports and ensure lifecycle documentation is complete.
• Track costs, schedules, and performance metrics and take corrective actions.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder comms

Leadership

Budget & scheduling

Documentation

Agile / DevOps

ITIL v4

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

PMP or CSM certification

Tools

Smartsheet

MS Project

Jira

Confluence

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

OneNote

Job description

Compensation:
$130,000 – $135,000 per year.

About the Role

This opportunity is for an experienced Project Manager to lead technical initiatives that support business operations, transformation efforts, and client-facing delivery. The role focuses on managing project scope, timelines, budgets, documentation, and stakeholder communication across the full project lifecycle. This position is fully remote and may require travel up to 50%.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and manage assigned technology projects that support transformation initiatives, business operations, and external client needs
• Direct and oversee the implementation and full lifecycle of small to medium-sized projects, or contribute as part of a project management team on complex programs
• Work closely with IT engineering teams, IT leadership, business owners, clients, and partners to support timely delivery and stakeholder alignment
• Maintain responsibility for approved schedules, project execution, and contractual delivery requirements
• Serve as the primary point of contact between technical teams, project and program leadership, business stakeholders, and external clients
• Manage day-to-day tasks for internal and vendor-supported project team members
• Collaborate with functional and technical teams to ensure accurate and timely implementations
• Assist with project budgets, staffing resources, and schedule management
• Perform quality control and support quality assurance across project deliverables
• Prepare and submit project status reports and related updates to the PMO and other stakeholders
• Ensure delivery of project lifecycle documentation, including project plans, installation plans, standard operating procedures, systems design documents, configuration management plans, release management plans, and risk management plans
• Track project costs, schedules, and performance metrics, and take corrective actions when needed to maintain budget, schedule, and quality goals
• Apply project management lifecycle and systems development lifecycle methodologies throughout delivery
• Contribute to internal project standards and documentation repositories
• Support proposal development and related project input
• Travel as needed, up to 50%
• Perform additional project-related duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• At least 5 years of project management experience
• PMP or CSM certification is required
• Experience with project methodologies such as Agile, DevOps, PMP, and ITIL v4
• Working knowledge of project management and collaboration tools such as Smartsheet, MS Project, Jira, Confluence, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and OneNote
• Experience leading technical projects in IRS environments
• Experience supporting mixed technology environments including Windows, Unix, Linux, and Solaris
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience managing staff, processes, deadlines, budgets, revenue, and profitability
• Ability to lead technical projects across multiple functional, technical, and knowledge domains
• Active MBI clearance with IRS is required