Senior Project Manager

IO Datasphere, Inc.; Lansing (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

IO Datasphere, Inc. is seeking a Senior Project Manager to support a multi-year high-priority IT project.

The role requires leading a fast-paced, multi-vendor environment with a hybrid work model, onsite two days a week, and collaboration across technical and business teams. Applicants should have exceptional communication skills, a strong background in formal IT project management, and experience managing budgets, schedules, risks, and change control.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in IT project management as a formal PM
• Proven track record delivering projects on time and on budget
• Experience with multi-vendor environments and government projects

Responsibilities

• Use Clarity to prepare schedules, resources, and budgets
• Prepare presentations for executives and teams
• Monitor, control, and communicate project progress (cost, schedule, scope, risks)
• Ensure timely, clear communication with sponsors and stakeholders
• Lead collaboration between technical and business teams to gain commitment
• Maintain PMM deliverables: Charter, Schedule, Budget, Communications Plan, Status Reports, Risk/Issue Plans, Change Requests, Closeout Summary
• Interface with vendors and ensure adherence to contracts and approval procedures
• Facilitate Change Management and CAPs when necessary
• Understand project benefits and update artifacts accordingly
• Review vendor contracts and manage deliverables

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a related field

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

Tools

Clarity

MS Project

Job description

Requisition 167761

Location Lansing, MI

Duration 1 year

Due Date 11/09/2026

C2C Possible Yes. Rate depends on experience

Interview Method 1st round will be webcam. 2nd round will be on-site

NOTE: Candidates must be within a 90-mile radius of Dimondale, MI at the time of submission. Relocation not allowed. Resource will be working a hybrid schedule. NO REMOTE ONLY OPTION. Will need to be onsite from day 1, two days a week. Onsite days will be Tuesday/Wednesday.We can accept H1b, H4, TN and other valid work visas for IT. However we cannot accept OPT or CPT visas at this time.

Description:

Our client is looking for a Senior Project Manager to assist in supporting a multi-year high priority project.

The candidate must be comfortable working in a fast paced, multi-vendor deployment supporting a hybrid workforce (combination of on-site and remote work) at all levels of the organization. Applicants should possess exceptional communication and follow up skills along with significant experience in formal IT project management.

Tasks

• Utilize the Project Portfolio Management Tool (Clarity) to prepare project schedules, assign resources and management budgets.
• Prepare information for presentations geared to various audiences ranging from executives, managers and project team members.
• Accountable for monitoring, controlling, and communicating project progress by actively managing the cost, schedule, scope, resources, quality, and risks.
• Accountable and responsible for clear, timely, and accurate communications with stakeholders, particularly the project sponsors, project team members, program managers, and management, on the status of the project, using appropriate communication methods.
• Responsible for providing leadership and fostering collaborative participation between the technical and business teams by obtaining consensus and gaining commitment.

Responsible for working with the project team members to develop and maintain the following key Project Management Methodology (PMM) deliverables throughout the project lifecycle:

• Project Charter - Project Schedule - Project Budget - Communication Plan - Project Status Report - Risk and Issue Management Plans - Change Requests - Project Closedown Summary
• Responsible for managing interfaces related communication with other agencies
• Responsible for ensuring the project adheres to the SUITE PMM and System Engineering Methodology (SEM), including appropriate and timely transitions through the stages and phases of the project lifecycle.
• Responsible for facilitating and enforcing the Change Management process (Change Requests) when the project deviates from the approved scope, schedule, or budget. This includes ensuring all Change Requests have appropriate approval before action is taken or information is updated.
• Responsible for creating project Corrective Action Plans (CAP) when necessary for projects in yellow or red status.
• Responsible for understanding the project benefits and the impact of change requests to the benefits business cases. Responsible for ensuring related project artifacts are updated accordingly.
• Responsible for reviewing and understanding vendor contracts to actively manage the vendor deliverables and adherence to the vendor deliverable approval procedure.
• Facilitates the interactions among stakeholders by clarifying the expectations of all participants and ensuring all deliverables are assigned, reviewed, and completed.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Clear and concise written and verbal communication is crucial to success and productivity in this role
• Proven record for delivering projects on time and on budget in a formal project manager role

Skills Required

• 7+ years - Experience establishing and maintaining project budgets, schedules, change requests, risk and issue logs.
• 5+ years - Experience handling variety of stakeholders and system owners from other departments.
• 5+ years - Experience developing and maintaining detailed project integration schedules.
• 7 years - In-depth knowledge of and experience in IT project management, including industry standards and best practices.
• 7 years - Experience developing and delivering project status
• 5 years - Experience using project portfolio management systems and tools (eg.) Clarity
• 5 years - Advanced working knowledge of MS Project
• 5 years - Experience overseeing Technical Teams with system architecture and integration across SaaS solutions.
• 5 years - Experience providing project management services for IT Projects involving Commercial Off the Shelf Technology (COTS)
• 5 years - Experience managing multi-vendor environment in a government environment.
• 5 years - Experience developing and maintaining detailed project integration schedules.
• 5 years - Prior Developer/Senior Technical Project Management experience.
• 5 years - Experience with plan of Action and Milestones (POAM)
• Bachelor's Degree in a related field
• Possession of a Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.