Technical IT Project Manager

Free-Work UK; Trumbull (CT); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Our Client in Connecticut seeks a Technical IT Project Manager to oversee IT infrastructure and systems projects, including organizational change management. You will collaborate with Systems Analysts, sponsors, and cross-functional teams to shape scope, plan, budget, and schedules, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery.

Responsibilities include managing risks, leading teams, and communicating project status to stakeholders. PMP is preferred; Bachelor’s degree required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, business, or related field.
• 8+ years IT project management experience.
• Experience with IT infrastructure environments and business systems implementations.
• Experience managing global IT projects including mergers & acquisitions, ERP, networking, and IT security.
• Proven ability to work with IT teams, stakeholders and vendors.
• Strong planning, budgeting, and risk management skills.
• Familiarity with waterfall and hybrid project lifecycles.
• PM software tools knowledge and strong analytical abilities.

Responsibilities

• Clarify project objectives and constraints with stakeholders.
• Estimate resources and manage project budgets and schedules.
• Develop scope, deliverables, and timelines with cross-functional teams.
• Implement changes and manage risks and opportunities across projects.
• Provide regular status updates to stakeholders and sponsors.
• Lead risk assessment, root cause analysis, and issue resolution.
• Direct vendor and supplier work and track deliverables.
• Review proposed projects to ensure executable plans within budget and schedule.

Skills

IT project management

IT infrastructure

vendor management

problem solving

planning & organization

time management

leadership

analytical skills

cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, business, or related field

PMP certification preferred

Job description

Our Client is looking to recruit a Technical IT Project Manager who will be responsible for a set of projects (investments including the systems and organization change management within the business community – internally and with external business partners).

This role is for the management of projects with significant IT infrastructure and systems work content.

• Work with Systems Analysts and Business Process Champions to clarify project objectives and constraints.
• Estimate resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources in an effective and efficient manner
• Work closely with project sponsor, Business Process Champions, and cross-functional teams to plan and develop scope, deliverables, required resources, work plan, budget, and detailed schedule for proposed projects.
• Implement and manage changes and interventions to ensure project goals are achieved.
• Work with other managers to identify and manage risks and opportunities across multiple projects within the organization.
• Take responsibility for setting the agenda, driving issues forward and quickly identify the root cause of any problem.
• Perform team-based project planning, implementation, and reporting using informal/formal program/project and risk management tools and techniques to mitigate cost, schedule, and technical impacts to the organization.
• Lead the review/assessment of proposed projects and investments to establish executable and achievable plans within the proposed schedule, budget, and customer proposal requirements.
• Actively manage a critical path which allows for a line of sight into risk/issues before they have project/program impact
• During project execution, confirm internal team consensus that the organization is positioned for success; resolve conflicts among the team.
• Provide project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about project status, risks, mitigations, dependencies, adjustments, and progress.
• Manage work with vendors and suppliers by assigning tasks and communicating expected deliverables
• Utilize industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout entire project execution
• Monitor progress and make adjustments as needed
• Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement

Skill And Experience Required For The Role

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, business, or a related field
• At least 8 years of IT project management and related experience
• Excellent knowledge of information technology aspects, specifically with IT infrastructure environments and business systems implementations
• Strong track of managing IT projects in a global environment that involve mergers & acquisitions, ERP systems, networking, voice, compliance, IT security, software development, and working with vendors
• Proven ability to work with IT teams, business stakeholders, and external vendors
• Proven ability to solve problems creatively
• Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices
• Experience managing projects through standard project lifecycle methodologies (waterfall and hybrid)
• Excellent analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and extremely resourceful
• Proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline
• Excellent planning and organization ability
• Excellent time management skills
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent management and leadership qualities
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred

The salary for this position will be in the range $100K - $120K.

The Company is based in Trumbull, Connecticut USA.