Senior IT PM: COTS Projects (Hybrid)

COOLSOFT; Lansing (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

COOLSOFT in Lansing, MI seeks an experienced IT Project Management COTS Manager to lead multi‑year government projects across both Agile and traditional delivery models. The role blends on‑site collaboration with a hybrid schedule and multi‑vendor engagement.

The ideal candidate has extensive project management experience in public sector environments, strong communication skills, and the ability to drive change while ensuring adherence to state methodologies.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Utilize Clarity to prepare project schedules, assign resources and manage budgets.
• Prepare information for presentations for executives, managers and project team members.
• Monitor, control, and communicate project progress with cost, schedule, scope, resources, quality and risks.
• Communicate with stakeholders, project sponsors, project team members, program managers and DTMB management on project status.

Skills

PM experience

Large budgets

IT project mgmt

Vendor management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

COOLSOFT in Lansing, MI seeks an experienced IT Project Management COTS Manager to lead multi‑year government projects across both Agile and traditional delivery models. The role blends on‑site collaboration with a hybrid schedule and multi‑vendor engagement.

The ideal candidate has extensive project management experience in public sector environments, strong communication skills, and the ability to drive change while ensuring adherence to state methodologies.