Senior IT Project Manager

Inabia Software & Consulting Inc.; Middletown (CA); Hybrid; USD 83.000 - 124.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Inabia Software & Consulting Inc. in Pennsylvania seeks a Senior IT Project Manager to support the SPMO with rollout and adoption of new PPM capabilities.

You will lead process definition, piloting, and enterprise adoption while training PMOs and providing guidance and documentation. The role requires extensive experience in project, program, portfolio, or agile management, plus hands-on scheduling with MS Project and strong stakeholder management skills.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 7 years of IT project management experience in a PM role.
• Minimum 3 years in program, portfolio, or agile management.
• Experience with testing, user training, and creating user guides.

Aufgaben

• Support project managers in adopting project planning and scheduling using Microsoft Project or similar tools.
• Conduct demonstrations, office hours, and one-on-one sessions to help users.
• Support rollout and adoption of project change request workflows within the PPM tool.
• Apply PPM expertise to configure portfolio, program, and/or agile management modules.
• Collaborate with SDLC teams from requirements through testing.
• Lead pilot implementations and enterprise rollout of new PPM capabilities.
• Develop role-specific training materials, guides, and knowledge base articles.
• Support decentralized PMOs in standardizing processes across projects.
• Contribute to governance committees for PPM enhancements.

Kenntnisse

IT project management

Program management

Agile management

Stakeholder management

Training & documentation

Tools

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Visio

Microsoft Office

Jobbeschreibung

• Job Title : Senior IT Project Manager
• Client: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (CoPA)
• Requisition: OA/TBO – FA1
• Work: Remote with occasional travel to Middletown, Pennsylvania
• Location: Pennsylvania – Local Candidates Only
• Work Arrangement: Primarily Remote; occasional onsite presence required
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week
• Rate: $70/hr
• Visa Requirements: H-1B, Green Card (GC), or U.S. Citizen

Position Overview

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is seeking an experienced Senior IT Project Manager to support its Strategic Portfolio Management Office (SPMO). The team has recently deployed a new Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tool and is expanding its capabilities to support traditional project management, portfolio and program management, and agile management processes. The selected candidate will lead process definition, piloting, rollout, and enterprise adoption of new PPM capabilities. This role will also support decentralized Project Management Offices (PMOs) through training, guidance, documentation, and ongoing process improvement. This position requires an experienced IT Project Manager with a proven background in project, program, portfolio, or agile management. Architect, developer, and business analyst profiles will not be considered.

Key Responsibilities

• Support project managers in adopting project planning and scheduling capabilities using Microsoft Project or comparable enterprise PPM tools.
• Conduct demonstrations, office hours, and one-on-one sessions to help users effectively utilize project scheduling features.
• Support the rollout and adoption of project change request workflows within the PPM tool.
• Apply PPM business process expertise to help configure and develop portfolio, program, and/or agile management modules.
• Collaborate with the PPM tool development team throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), from requirements definition through testing.
• Lead pilot implementations and support the broader enterprise rollout of new PPM capabilities.
• Develop and deliver role-specific training materials, user guides, tips and tricks, and knowledge base articles.
• Support decentralized PMOs in replicating and adopting standardized project and portfolio management processes.
• Contribute to governance committees responsible for assessing, approving, and prioritizing PPM tool enhancements.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of IT project management experience in an actual Project Manager role. Experience working on projects in other capacities will not count toward this requirement.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in program management, portfolio management, or agile project management.
• Experience with software testing, user training, and developing user guides or documentation.
• High proficiency in project scheduling using Microsoft Project or another enterprise-class PPM tool.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Visio and the Microsoft Office suite.
• Strong communication, facilitation, training, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to support primarily remote work with occasional onsite attendance in Pennsylvania.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, PgMP, PfMP, Scrum, or SAFe certifications.
• Experience with ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM).
• Experience supporting enterprise PPM implementations, process rollouts, governance, and adoption across multiple PMOs.