Remote IT Project Manager — 7-Month Contract (CO)

Focused HR Solutions; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Focused HR Solutions seeks an IT Project Manager for a 7‑month contract, fully remote but must reside in Colorado, Denver area. Requires 5–7 years of progressive IT project management experience; PMP certification is preferred.

You will own the project record, develop the schedule, manage budget/LOE, coordinate with security and DR, and drive governance, risk, and stakeholder communications through execution and closure.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of progressive IT project management experience.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Deep knowledge of PMLC, governance, and estimation principles.

Responsibilities

• Serve as central project owner, ensuring alignment with scope, budget, and schedule.
• Own the Project Record and develop the initial detailed schedule.
• Validate effort assumptions and track costs against LOE.
• Lead requirements workshops feeding the project schedule.
• Coordinate with Security/DR teams on requirements and scope.
• Build and present the finalized Project Plan.
• Kick off and establish project/Stakeholder cadence; manage RAID.
• Monitor execution, manage milestones, and communications.
• Manage CAB requests for production approval.
• Transition deliverables to Operations and finalize the project.
• Conduct process reviews and capture lessons learned.

Skills

Schedule management

Budget tracking

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Education

PMP Certification

Job description

Focused HR Solutions seeks an IT Project Manager for a 7‑month contract, fully remote but must reside in Colorado, Denver area. Requires 5–7 years of progressive IT project management experience; PMP certification is preferred.

You will own the project record, develop the schedule, manage budget/LOE, coordinate with security and DR, and drive governance, risk, and stakeholder communications through execution and closure.