IT Project Manager

Job Title: IT Project Manager
Location: Maple Grove, MN – Local candidates only - Twin Cities (Hybrid role - must be in office 3 days a week (M,W,F)
Period: 04/01/2024 to 12/31/2024 - possibility for extensions depending on business needs and candidate performance

Hours/Week: 40 hours
Rate: $55-$60/hour (Hours over 40 will be paid at Time and a Half)
Contract Type: W-2

Scope of Services:

The IT Project Manager is responsible for developing, executing, and managing IT projects within the defined scope, working closely with business and IT management to establish project goals, objectives, and deliverables. They assess the impact of changes to scope, issues, and risks on projects, ensuring resolution through collaboration with department, management, and sponsors. The role involves measuring performance against the original plan and budget, developing and executing work plans, and obtaining authorized resources to ensure all activities are performed. The IT Project Manager gathers lessons learned, obtains final project approval from sponsors and stakeholders, and communicates project progress through timely and accurate project reports. They coordinate resources, assign tasks and deliverables to team members, and ensure compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures. The role may also involve aiding Program or Project managers on phases of larger projects, making decisions that impact project-level activities, and influencing project-level budgets. The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of experience in project management, business systems analysis, or software development, with specific experience in IT software project management in a waterfall setting, leadership, and proactive software delivery projects related to computer IT.

Role, Responsibilities, and Deliverables:

• Assess the degree to which changes to scope, issues and risks will affect projects working with department, management and sponsor to gain agreement for resolution.
• Measure performance to assure the project is progressing as compared to original plan and budget.
• Develop and execute a work plan obtaining authorized resources to ensure all activities are performed.
• Gather lessons learned and obtain final project approval from sponsor and stakeholders. Communicate project progress by producing project reports to provide timely and accurate project status and decision support information to Project Team and Department manager.
• Coordinate resources to ensure project needs are addressed and effectively assign tasks and deliverables to team members based upon their abilities.
• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.
• Aid Program or Project managers on phases of a larger project.
• Make decisions that impact project level activities.
• Influence project level budget.

Experience:

• At least 3 yrs. experience in project management, business systems analysis, or software development.
• IT Software project management in a waterfall setting.
• Leadership experience.
• Proactive Software delivery projects - must be computer IT related, building new computer systems, etc.
• Bachelor degree in Business, Computer Science or related discipline.