Senior ITS Project Leader — Delivery & Change

University of New England; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 90,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental plan options

Up to 8% retirement plan match

Generous leave time and holidays

UNE tuition waiver for employees and/​

Dependents tuition waiver (1 year)

Job summary

University of New England (UNE) is seeking an ITS Project Manager to coordinate, plan, and deliver technology initiatives within the ITS enterprise portfolio. This role partners with business owners, functional stakeholders, technical teams, and vendors to define scope, develop and manage integrated project plans, coordinate dependencies, and support successful go-lives and adoption.

The ITS Project Manager applies ITS project delivery standards, provides transparent status reporting, and

Qualifications

• Progressive experience managing technology projects, typically five to seven years.
• Working knowledge of project management methodologies, tools, and best practices (PMI, Agile, or hybrid).
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating vendor deliverables and working with third‑party partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of assigned projects, including project chartering, planning, execution, go-live readiness, and post go-live stabilization.
• Define project scope, requirements, success metrics, and acceptance criteria with sponsors and business owners.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, including milestones, dependencies, resourcing needs, and critical path activities.
• Coordinate work across ITS teams and business units to ensure deliverables are completed on schedule and aligned to standards.
• Support release and deployment planning, cutover coordination, and post-implementation review to improve delivery outcomes.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Vendor coordination

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in information technology, business administration, or related field

Tools

PMI methodologies

Agile

Hybrid delivery

Job description

University of New England (UNE) is seeking an ITS Project Manager to coordinate, plan, and deliver technology initiatives within the ITS enterprise portfolio. This role partners with business owners, functional stakeholders, technical teams, and vendors to define scope, develop and manage integrated project plans, coordinate dependencies, and support successful go-lives and adoption.

The ITS Project Manager applies ITS project delivery standards, provides transparent status reporting, and