Technical Project Manager

Open Systems Technologies; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Open Systems Technologies seeks a Technical Project Manager to lead IT initiatives in Houston. You will define scope, develop plans, manage resources and budgets, and coordinate project teams to deliver on time and within specifications.

The role requires strong communication, ability to work with distributed teams, and meticulous attention to detail across multiple concurrent projects.

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to coordinate work across multiple teams and locations.
• Organized, dependable, and good at juggling several priorities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate companion workstreams supporting several large IT initiatives.
• Track activities, dependencies, decisions, risks, issues, and follow-up actions.
• Maintain regular communication with project stakeholders and participating teams.
• Coordinate work across offices and help ensure local activities align with broader project plans.
• Facilitate status updates, working sessions, and follow-ups as needed.
• Identify delays, gaps, or conflicting priorities and escalate them appropriately.
• Provide general project coordination support for smaller IT projects when capacity allows.
• Keep project information, schedules, action items, and other coordination materials current.

Skills

Communication

Coordination

Organizational skills

Stakeholder management

Project management

Job description

The Technical Project Manager manages technical projects from initiation through completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and according to specifications. Responsibilities include defining project scope, developing project plans and schedules, managing resources and budgets, and coordinating project teams.

Core responsibilities

• Coordinate companion workstreams supporting several large IT initiatives.
• Track activities, dependencies, decisions, risks, issues, and follow-up actions.
• Maintain regular communication with project stakeholders and participating teams.
• Coordinate work across offices and help ensure local activities remain aligned with broader project plans.
• Facilitate status updates, working sessions, and follow-ups as needed.
• Identify delays, gaps, or conflicting priorities and escalated them appropriately.
• Provide general project coordination support for smaller IT projects when capacity allows.
• Keep project information, schedules, action items, and other coordination materials current.

Desired experience and capabilities

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to coordinate work across multiple teams and locations.
• Organized, dependable, and comfortable managing several priorities at once.
• Experience supporting large IT projects, programs, implementations, or cross-functional initiatives.
• Ability to work independently while maintaining regular communication with project leadership.
• Strong follow-through and attention to detail.
• Comfortable working with project plans, action logs, status reporting, meeting notes, and stakeholder communications.
• Able to recognize issues and dependencies early and help drive them to resolution.

Technology expectations

No specific technology platform is required at this time. Candidates should be comfortable learning and working with common IT project-management, collaboration, scheduling, and reporting tools. Experience with enterprise technology environments and distributed teams is preferred.