IT Project Manager

IT Project Manager

Location: Colorado Springs, CO

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Employment Type: Contract

Certification: Project Management Professional (PMP)

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead multiple complex, interdependent business and technology projects from initiation through implementation and closure. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership, planning, stakeholder management, and project execution skills, with the ability to translate ambiguous business objectives into structured, actionable plans.

This role requires expertise in integrated project scheduling, dependency management, risk and issue resolution, change control, vendor coordination, and executive-level communication. Experience with enterprise asset management, ERP, supply chain, procurement, or utility-related technology initiatives is preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead multiple complex, cross-functional business and technology projects, maintaining clear ownership of scope, schedule, resources, deliverables, and outcomes.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans defining milestones, dependencies, decision points, resource requirements, deliverables, and measurable success criteria.
• Drive project execution by securing commitments, monitoring progress, addressing missed deliverables, removing obstacles, and escalating decisions when necessary.
• Partner with business owners, technology teams, vendors, program leadership, and executive sponsors to align priorities and maintain accountability.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and scope changes.
• Develop mitigation and recovery plans to address project challenges and keep initiatives on track.
• Facilitate meetings and decision-making sessions, ensuring decisions, action items, responsible owners, and due dates are documented.
• Prepare project status reports covering accomplishments, upcoming activities, schedule and budget status, risks, issues, decisions, and required leadership support.
• Coordinate vendor and third-party delivery activities to ensure alignment with project objectives, timelines, and commitments.
• Apply established technology project management processes while adapting delivery approaches to project complexity, urgency, and business needs.
• Support organizational change management, stakeholder engagement, governance, and successful implementation of business and technology transformations.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional business and technology projects.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to drive commitments, decisions, accountability, and measurable results.
• Expertise in integrated project planning, scheduling, milestone tracking, and dependency management.
• Experience managing project risks, issues, changes, escalations, and recovery plans.
• Excellent executive communication, stakeholder engagement, and relationship management skills.
• Experience facilitating meetings, guiding structured decision-making, and documenting action plans.
• Experience coordinating vendors, third-party providers, business teams, and technology delivery teams.
• Ability to translate ambiguous requirements and strategic objectives into executable project plans.
• Knowledge of project management principles for complex technology implementations and business transformation initiatives.
• Understanding of project budgeting, governance, change control, resource planning, and organizational change management.
• Familiarity with enterprise system implementation lifecycles.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, and project scheduling and reporting tools.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience with ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM).
• Experience with IBM Maximo Application Suite or comparable enterprise asset management platforms.
• Experience implementing ERP, supply chain, inventory management, procurement, or Procure-to-Pay solutions.
• Familiarity with Infor CloudSuite.
• Experience in utilities, infrastructure, or other operationally complex industries.
• Experience with enterprise asset management, supply chain, or ERP environments.
• Experience supporting business transformation initiatives involving multiple departments, technology platforms, and external vendors.

Certification

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Key Competencies

• Project leadership and execution
• Integrated planning and dependency management
• Risk, issue, and change management
• Executive reporting and stakeholder communication
• Vendor and third-party coordination
• Governance and accountability
• Organizational change management
• Enterprise technology implementation
• Decision-making and problem-solving