Sr. Project Manager - MDOC

IO Datasphere, Inc.; Lansing (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead high-priority IT and organizational projects across a hybrid work model. The role focuses on multi-vendor delivery, governance, and stakeholder coordination within a public sector environment.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of project management experience, a PMP certification, and a strong track record delivering large-scale initiatives with budgets over $20 million.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills.
• Experience managing large IT projects in a complex enterprise or government environment.
• Proven track record of delivering multi-year projects on time and within budget.
• Experience coordinating with vendors and third-party providers.
• Adept at managing multiple concurrent projects with minimal supervision.
• Experience collaborating with diverse stakeholders across departments.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-priority IT projects and ensure alignment with program goals.
• Prepare schedules, budgets, and resource plans; report progress to sponsors.
• Manage scope, risks, and change requests; enforce governance and approval processes.
• Coordinate between technical and business teams to ensure seamless delivery.
• Oversee vendor relationships and contract deliverables; ensure compliance with policies.
• Facilitate stakeholder communications and maintain clear, timely status updates.
• Ensure artifacts and documentation are current and accessible.

Skills

Project Management

Budget management

IT project leadership

Vendor management

Multi-project leadership

Stakeholder management

Multi-vendor government experience

COTS integration

SaaS integration

PMP certification

Clarity (PM tool)

State government experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a related field

PMP certification

Tools

Clarity

Job description

Client Name Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC)

Requisition 167328

Location Lansing, MI

Duration 1 year

Due Date 11/05/2026

C2C Possible Yes. Rate depends on experience

Interview Method Webcam & Onsite

NOTE: Local candidates only. Must reside within the State of Michigan at the time of posting. 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. Monday's and Tuesday's are required onsite days. Must be available for an on-site interview. 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 Project manager to assist with high-priority projects. The Project Manager will lead a variety of initiatives throughout the year. Projects may include, but are not limited to, technology implementations, organizational initiatives, procurement efforts, and RFP-driven projects within both Agile and traditional project delivery environments. The ideal candidate will have a strong project management background, with demonstrated success leading large-scale, complex projects within government or other public sector organizations.

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 State of Michigan's Project Portfolio Management Tool (Clarity) to prepare project schedules, assign resources and manage 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 managing and communication of interfaces related to other agencies.
• Responsible for ensuring the project adheres to the Agency's methodologies, 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 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 interactions among stakeholders by clarifying the expectations of all participants and ensuring all deliverables are assigned, reviewed, and completed.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Demonstrated leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills.

Skills Required

8+ years of experience in the following:

• Experience as a Project Manager.
• Experience managing projects with budgets greater than $20 million.
• Experience managing IT projects within a large, complex enterprise environment.
• Experience managing vendors and/or third-party solution providers
• Experience leading multiple concurrent projects and driving work to successful completion with minimal supervision.
• Experience handling variety of stakeholders and system/ business owners from other departments.
• Experience managing multi-vendor environment in a government environment.
• Experience providing project management services for IT Projects involving Commercial Off the Shelf Technology (COTS
• Oversee technical teams with system architecture and integration across SaaS solutions
• Bachelor's Degree in a related field
• PMP (Project Management Professional) or other relevant project management certification.
• Experience using project portfolio management systems and tools (eg. Clarity).
• Previous experience working within state government, or other public sector agencies.