Senior IT Project Manager - Hardware Deployment

Dahl Consulting; Wayzata (MN); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 177,000; Part time

Job summary

Dahl Consulting is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager for a hybrid role in Wayzata, MN, supporting a major plant technology modernization program across hardware deployments in over 1,000 locations.

You will coordinate five workstreams, align scope and schedules, and maintain visibility into dependencies and risks, while driving consistent project structures and governance.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of dedicated project management experience.
• Experience in complex infrastructure or hardware deployment projects.
• Led multi-site implementations across large, dispersed orgs.
• Hands-on JIRA for roadmap/backlog/storyboarding.
• Coordinated projects with technical, ops, business and vendor teams.
• Supported organizational change management for tech deployments.

Responsibilities

• Provide PM support across five active workstreams.
• Define scope, deliverables, dependencies, and timelines with workstream leads.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans aligned to program objectives.
• Organize backlogs and coordinate task ownership and prioritization.
• Track milestones, risks, issues, and mitigation actions.
• Create and maintain up-to-date project documentation.
• Facilitate cross-functional coordination among teams and vendors.
• Communicate status, risks, and actions to stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Cross-site coordination

Agile & Waterfall

Tools

JIRA

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Office

Job description

Title: Senior IT Project ManagerLocation: Wayzata, MN (Hybrid, onsite 2-3 days per week)Job Type: Contract (7 Months)Compensation: $65-$85 per hour (W2)Industry: Food & Beverage Manufacturing-About the RoleWe are seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to support our client, a large global organization operating within the agricultural, food production, and industrial manufacturing sectors. This role will support a major plant technology modernization program focused on upgrading technology hardware across more than 1,000 locations.The Senior IT Project Manager will provide project management support across approximately five active workstreams, helping establish consistent project structures, coordinate cross-functional activities, and maintain visibility into key deliverables, timelines, dependencies, and risks.This position operates within a hybrid project delivery model, with approximately 40% of the work supporting Agile activities related to pre-deployment architecture and solution development and approximately 60% supporting waterfall-based hardware deployments to individual plant locations.Job DescriptionAs a Senior IT Project Manager, you will work closely with technical teams, business stakeholders, deployment groups, vendors, and workstream leads to coordinate complex technology initiatives. You will be responsible for bringing structure and consistency to an evolving program environment while ensuring stakeholders have clear visibility into project progress, priorities, risks, and required actions.Key responsibilities include:Provide project management support across approximately five active workstreams.Partner with workstream leads to define project scope, deliverables, dependencies, responsibilities, and timelines.Develop and maintain detailed project plans aligned with broader program objectives.Organize project backlogs and coordinate task ownership, timing, prioritization, and completion.Track project milestones, forecasts, dependencies, risks, issues, and mitigation activities.Create and maintain clear, accurate, and up-to-date project documentation.Develop and integrate a unified program roadmap across multiple workstreams.Provide consultative project management guidance to workstream leads and program stakeholders.Coordinate activities across technical teams, business stakeholders, deployment teams, and external vendors.Review project deliverables against documented requirements, expectations, and agreed-upon timelines.Communicate project status, decisions, risks, dependencies, and required actions to appropriate stakeholders.Support change management efforts associated with technology modernization and deployment activities.Establish practical, consistent, and repeatable project management processes within an evolving program environment.Facilitate productive discussions and help maintain project momentum when stakeholders have competing priorities or perspectives.Utilize Microsoft Teams and other Microsoft Office applications to support communication, collaboration, planning, and project tracking.Utilize JIRA, as applicable, to support roadmap development, backlog management, and storyboarding.QualificationsRequiredAt least 7 years of dedicated project management experience.Experience managing complex infrastructure, hardware deployment, or technology modernization programsProven ability to lead multi-site implementations across large, geographically dispersed organizationsHands-on experience using JIRA for roadmap development, backlog management, or storyboarding.PreferredExperience managing large-scale enterprise hardware deployment initiatives.Experience supporting technology implementations or deployments across multiple physical locations.Experience coordinating projects involving technical, operational, business, and vendor teams.Experience supporting organizational change management activities related to technology implementations.BenefitsDahl Consulting is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees that will allow you to choose the best coverage to meet your family’s needs. For details, please review the DAHL Benefits Summary: https://www.dahlconsulting.com/benefits-w2fta/.How to ApplyTake the first step on your new career path! To submit yourself for consideration for this role, simply click the apply button and complete our mobile-friendly online application. Once we’ve reviewed your application details, a recruiter will reach out to you with next steps!Equal Opportunity StatementAs an equal opportunity employer, Dahl Consulting welcomes candidates of all backgrounds and experiences to apply. If this position sounds like the right opportunity for you, we encourage you to take the next step and connect with us. We look forward to meeting you!#ZR#IT.Indeed#LI-LS1#LI-Hybrid