**High potential of conversion into fulltime**

Job Purpose
Accountable for managing IT capital projects with scope, cost and schedule certainty in alignment with the defined stage gate process. This role provides direction to project team members and resolves or escalates issues that affect these projects. Provides management insight into the assigned projects and how the status of those projects affects business and operational goals. Project portfolio includes IT application software, custom development, infrastructure, and telecommunications projects.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Plan, coordinate and document project related activities of smaller scale projects
• Lead project team to establish leading indicators and proactive requirements to deliver customer value and business outcomes; execute projects is accordance with applicable corporate standards, guidelines, policies and processes; adhere to all reporting and submission deadlines, including monthly financial cost analysis
• Define the project organization structure required for the project and identify the technical resources required to achieve project goals; work with appropriate Client management and/or vendor partner for assignment of resources to the project team; prepare and manage vendor contracts and change orders, approve vendor invoices
• Manage assigned projects to meet scope, budget, and schedule commitments and maintain communication channels to provide IT and customer stakeholders with insight into the programs and its status; resolve and/or escalate risks and issues as necessary
• Provide clear, timely and accurate project status reports; prepare reports and presentations to stakeholders as necessary
• Provide leadership, oversight and coordination to various internal and external resources providing services for the projects assigned
• Develop business cases and initiate projects to align with departmental strategy
• Participate in the acquisition of related software, products and service
• Manage the integration of vendor tasks; track and review vendor deliverables (as applicable)
• Responsible to ensure that overall project technical design aligns with IT architecture and security standards

Education, and/or Certification

• Bachelor's degree in business, Engineering, or Computer Science or related work experience. Master's degree is a plus.
• IT Project Manager: 5+ years' experience managing projects and/or programs
• Experience delivering projects in a highly outsourced environment

Knowledge/Skills/Capabilities:

• Experience managing Information Technology projects
• Technical understanding of IT and/or systems operations
• Experience in creating and managing project schedules in Microsoft Project

Any certificates, licenses, etc. required of the position:

• PMP or other project management certification desired
• Agile certification desired

Pay Range: $62 - $67 Hourly

The specific compensation for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Our full-time consultants have access to benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401K contributions as well as any other PTO, sick leave, and other benefits mandated by appliable state or localities where you reside or work.