We are seeking an IT Project Manager for a 12-month contract role in Denver, CO. This 12-month contract will be based out of Denver, Colorado, however, the work can be performed remotely for now, with occasional in-office requests for meetings as needed. There may come a time in the future, where this role will be in the office and working onsite daily. Interested candidates who are local to Colorado or will relocate on their own to Colorado are encouraged to apply.
In this role, you will perform all Project Management activities for a project currently underway to build a custom System and data monitoring system. You will manage the project from the current project state through the remaining project phases to completion. This project is a challenging and complex project which has detailed requirements defined. This role needs to be filled by a senior-level project manager, with significant project management experience managing large custom technical projects.
The responsibilities of this role are as follows:
- Read and assimilate the project documentation, including but not limited to the contract statement of work and requirements; project documentation created by the project team; client and vendor communications; and any project assessment documentation.
- Interview the project stakeholders to gather project information and status.
- Prioritize the issues and strategize a plan to address the critical issues by priority.
- Triage with the SME, customer, and vendor as needed based on issues that arise.
- Promptly gather all the details of high-level issues, or project blockers and alert management to the issues with suggested next steps toward a solution.
- Work closely with all levels: executives, managers, and individual contributors.
- Lead without direct authority over the members of project teams and must be comfortable facilitating meetings.
- Prepare and present information about the project and processes to all levels. negotiate deadlines and provide status updates.
- Create test plans and user acceptance documents that map to defined requirements.
- Submit weekly detailed status reports to the project team members, the Executive Director, and the Project Management Office manager.
- Schedule and facilitate project team meetings.
- Must have 8 or more years of experience managing multiple, concurrent high priority and complex projects and programs comprised of multiple projects.
- Must have experience managing large complex multi-year, high cost, technical projects.
- Must have experience managing projects with critical issues.
- Ability to assume management of a project in flight.
- Must have strong oral and written communication skills.
- Must have experience managing personnel in both direct and matrix organizations.
- Must have the ability to directly address conflicts and escalate issues where appropriate.
- Must have experience with writing requirements, overall test plans, and user acceptance documents that cover all system components and requirements.
- Must have experience in communicating with senior leadership/executive staff on the progress of the high-impact projects that he or she shall lead.
- Strong technical acumen is essential and the ability to break down the technical complexities into language appropriate for the team members and other project stakeholders, to understand without condescension.
This 12-month contract will be based out of Denver, Colorado, however, the work can be performed remotely with occasional in-office requests for meetings as needed. Interested candidates who are local to Colorado or will relocate on their own to Colorado are encouraged to apply.
