Project Manager - Temp to Perm

Accountabilities

• Lead projects across the full project management lifecycle, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closing, while ensuring adherence to established methodologies, standards, and guidelines.

• Establish and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, critical paths, risk and issue logs, and supporting documentation.

• Track project budgets, time, expenses, subcontractor costs, forecasts, and other financial information to maintain control over project performance.

• Facilitate project team meetings, recurring client meetings, workshops, and stakeholder sessions; document decisions, action items, and follow-ups.

• Provide regular, comprehensive project status updates covering progress, risks, issues, dependencies, budgets, timelines, and upcoming activities.

• Manage project risks, conflicts, scope changes, issues, and escalation processes while developing appropriate contingency and mitigation plans.

• Coordinate cross-functional interdependencies and maintain clear, timely communication between business, technical, client, and implementation teams.

• Define project success criteria and establish shared expectations with team members and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.

• Support and guide project team members and contractors, encouraging accountability, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and effective execution.

• Serve as a central point of control for project coordination, communication, escalation, and issue resolution.

• Conduct project postmortems and develop recommendations and lessons-learned reports to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

• Build strong client and business relationships that contribute to successful project delivery and customer satisfaction.

• Manage multiple customers and projects simultaneously while maintaining delivery quality and responding effectively to changing priorities.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as an IT Project Manager with responsibility for leading project teams and delivering technology initiatives.

• 5+ years of experience working with cloud, data, networking, telephony, software, or related IT technologies.

• Bachelor's degree preferred; PMP certification is also preferred, although substantial practical experience may be considered in lieu of formal education.

• Strong knowledge of project management principles and experience working with both waterfall and agile methodologies.

• Demonstrated ability to manage project schedules, budgets, documentation, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook, Project, PowerPoint, and Visio.

• Strong understanding of project tracking, communication, budget management, and collaboration technologies.

• Excellent facilitation skills, with the ability to lead meetings, workshops, and discussions involving both technical and non-technical participants.

• Solid technical understanding and the ability to define, clarify, and refine requirements throughout the project lifecycle.

• Strong analytical, organizational, prioritization, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage shifting priorities and demanding timelines.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business language.

• Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders and provide a consistently high level of customer service.

• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, take initiative, and manage confidential information professionally.

• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills, with a willingness to mentor junior colleagues and share knowledge.

• Ability to manage multiple projects and customers concurrently while minimizing the impact of interruptions and competing priorities.

• Adaptability and willingness to quickly learn and apply new technologies and technical concepts.

Benefits

• Six-month contract-to-permanent structure with potential for long-term employment based on performance and business needs.

• Fully remote work environment.

• Opportunity to lead diverse enterprise IT projects across cloud, data, networking, telephony, software, and related technologies.

• Exposure to cross-functional teams, technical stakeholders, business leaders, and customers.

• Opportunities to develop project leadership, technical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.

• Collaborative environment emphasizing knowledge sharing, mentorship, customer service, and professional development.

• Equal employment opportunity and a workplace committed to non-discrimination and inclusion.