Senior IT Project Manager: TMS, Telematics & EDI

Universal Logistics Holdings Inc.; Warren (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Universal Logistics Holdings Inc. is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager in Warren, MI, to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives across enterprise IT and transportation-technology systems.

You will own projects end-to-end, selecting Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid approaches and guiding project coordinators and junior PMs. Responsibilities include charter development, schedule and budget management, and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of IT project management experience, including multi-team or multi-vendor projects.
• Strong leadership, facilitation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Excellent verbal, written, and executive-level communication.
• Experience managing project budgets, schedules, and vendor/contract relationships.
• Proficiency with PM tools (MS Project, Jira, Smartsheet).
• Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall/project-management approaches.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full lifecycle of enterprise IT and transportation-technology projects (software dev, system integrations, platform implementations).
• Develop charters, scope statements, WBS, schedules, RACI, and RAID logs.
• Monitor progress against schedule, scope, and budget; address variances.
• Lead implementations and upgrades of TMS, fleet telematics, and EDI/ELD integrations.
• Manage vendor/contract relationships and ensure deliverables meet requirements.
• Mentor and guide junior staff; drive change management and user adoption.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Mentoring

Executive-level facilitation

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

PMP certification

Agile/Scrum certification (CSM/PMI-ACP)

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

Smartsheet

Job description

Universal Logistics Holdings Inc. is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager in Warren, MI, to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives across enterprise IT and transportation-technology systems.

You will own projects end-to-end, selecting Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid approaches and guiding project coordinators and junior PMs. Responsibilities include charter development, schedule and budget management, and stakeholder engagement.