Senior IT Project Manager

Location: Harrisburg, PA
Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite; Work Location: Harrisburg, PA
Schedule: 8 Hours/Units per day; 5 Days per week
Interview: Virtual
Contract: 07/27/2026 - 07/03/2027. Historically, these roles are extended for an additional year.
Visas Accepted: USC, GC, GC EAD, H1B

Role Overview

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead and coordinate a portfolio of technical and infrastructure-focused initiatives. This position will manage complex technology projects involving infrastructure modernization, software platform upgrades, system integrations, cloud services, and application delivery.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead multiple concurrent IT projects through initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
• Manage project schedules, scope, budget, risks, issues, dependencies, and resource coordination.
• Coordinate technical teams including infrastructure, application development, database, cloud, security, and vendor resources.
• Facilitate project governance activities including status reporting, and executive communications.
• Develop and maintain project artifacts including project charters, schedules, RAID logs, work plans, meeting minutes, and status reports.
• Partner with technical leads and architects to identify project impacts, implementation risks, and deployment considerations.
• Manage vendor and contractor activities to ensure deliverables meet project objectives and timelines.
• Support organizational technology modernization efforts and infrastructure lifecycle management.
• Ensure project alignment with agency standards, governance processes, and strategic objectives.

Required Technical Skills

• IT Project Management experience
• Experience managing technical or infrastructure-focused projects
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.
• Experience working with cross-functional technical teams
• Strong risk management, issue management, and stakeholder management skills
• Familiarity with project management methodologies (PMI, Agile, Hybrid).
• PMP certification

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing infrastructure upgrades, migrations, or modernization initiatives
• Working knowledge of Windows Server environments, databases, cloud platforms, networking, or enterprise applications
• Experience coordinating with architects, engineers, and software development teams
• Experience with Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, Planner, Jira, or similar tools.
• Public sector or government experience