Senior Technical Project Manager

Philadelphia, PA

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Job Description

Title: Senior Technical Project Manager
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Type: Contract

Our direct client is seeking a Senior Project Manager to plan and manage multiple complex, enterprise-wide IT Infrastructure Services projects, primarily for Digital Workplace and Corporate Applications. Reporting to the Director of Digital Workplace, this highly visible role leads matrixed teams from project initiation through close. The role partners with senior leaders and corporate functions to align technology solutions with business and service requirements, analyze opportunities and risks, and manage delivery schedules.

We are seeking applicants within a 50-mile radius of Philadelphia. Onsite interviews and onboarding at the Philadelphia office may be required for this role. If applicable, advance notice will be provided to support planning.

Key Accountabilities:

Deliver projects and programs of varying size and complexity to organizational quality, governance, and delivery standards using standard project management processes and approved methodologies, including Agile practices when appropriate.
Provide expertise throughout the project lifecycle for:
- Requirements gathering
- Scope management
- Timeline planning and management
- Issue resolution and escalation
- Communications and status reporting
- Change management
- Budget / forecasting
- Vendor management
- Risk management
- Stakeholder management
- Conflict resolution
- Service transition and operational readiness
- Decision making and facilitation
- Technical dependency management
- Project resource management
- Project team engagement
Partner with business owners and corporate functions to define needs, maintain engagement, and secure required approvals and sign-offs throughout the project lifecycle.
Manage requests for proposal, including requirements development, vendor coordination, proposal evaluation, and selection activities.
Coordinate the review and approval of functional and technical solutions by the appropriate business and technology stakeholders prior to development or implementation.
Assess and track project issues and risks and their impact on scope, schedule, budget, and delivery; drive resolution or timely escalation.
Document, assess, and manage changes to project scope, schedule, budget, and deliverables through the established project change control process.

Required Skills:

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
A minimum of 7 years of applicable experience as a project manager.
At least 5 of the required 7 years must involve technology projects, primarily across Digital Workplace and Corporate Applications, with exposure to the broader IT Infrastructure Services environment.
PMP certification is a plus.
Experience with technologies commonly used across Corporate Applications and Digital Workplace, including enterprise software solutions, client and desktop systems, collaboration and unified communications tools, and cloud-based technologies.
Experience using Jira or a comparable project and work management platform.
Experience developing and maintaining project documentation, including scope, requirements, deliverables, policies, procedures, and best practices.
Experience facilitating meetings and managing meeting time, documenting decisions, and tracking action items and next steps through completion.
Experience partnering with corporate functions to define requirements and support project delivery.
Experience managing technology projects from requirements and design through testing, implementation, and transition to operations.
Broad understanding of IT Infrastructure Services, particularly Corporate Applications and Digital Workplace technologies. Knowledge of how these areas partner with Infrastructure Engineering, Technology Operations, Security, Enterprise Architecture, Product Engineering, and other IT functions.
Excellent ability to grasp technical requirements and translate appropriately for the audience (who may not speak the same technical "language, " or may be non-technically oriented).
Ability to coordinate technology evaluations against business and technical requirements, existing-platform integration needs, security and architecture standards, and operational readiness and support requirements.
Working knowledge of predictive, including Waterfall, and Agile project management approaches and when each is appropriate.
Working knowledge of organizational change management practices, including stakeholder readiness, communication, training, adoption, and reinforcement.
Ability to identify issues and develop / lead the resolution of issues.
Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate the needs of technical peers, technical and user management, business users, vendors, and staff members.
Ability to identify, address, and resolve disagreements among project stakeholders, team members, vendors, or business partners in a constructive and timely manner while keeping the project focused on its objectives.
Ability to facilitate timely, well-informed stakeholder decisions through structured evaluation of options and risks, maintaining project momentum and alignment.
Knowledge of information technology, project management, governance, risk management, and service delivery best practices.
Ability to learn quickly, work effectively with incomplete information, identify assumptions and information gaps, and seek the input needed to move work forward.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages for technical and non-technical audiences, build alignment on requirements and goals, and navigate differing priorities with diplomacy.
Strong organizational skills to coordinate complex project activities through completion with minimal direction from technical leads, allowing them to focus on technical challenges.
Demonstrated leadership skills, including the ability to influence without direct authority, establish accountability, resolve conflicts, and guide matrixed teams toward project outcomes.

Partner's Consulting is an award-winning IT Consulting and Recruiting firm based in the Philadelphia area. We've built personal relationships with our clients over many years and work directly with decision makers on all open positions. Our core values are focused on the highest level of professional dedication to our client's requirements coupled with our desire to partner with highly qualified talent for joint success.

Numbers & Facts

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Skills

Agile Programming Methodologiesunmatched
Atlassian JIRAunmatched
Best Practicesunmatched
Bid Analysisunmatched
Budgetingunmatched
Business Servicesunmatched
Change Controlunmatched
Change Managementunmatched
Cloud Computingunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Computer Scienceunmatched
Conflict Resolutionunmatched
Consultingunmatched
Customer Relationsunmatched
Delivery Managementunmatched
Desktop PCunmatched
Documentationunmatched
Enterprise Applicationsunmatched
Enterprise Architectureunmatched
Forecastingunmatched
Identify Issuesunmatched
Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
Information Technology Consultingunmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Operational Supportunmatched
Operations Security (OPSEC)unmatched
Options Analysisunmatched
Organizational Skillsunmatched
Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Product Engineeringunmatched
Project Controlunmatched
Project Evaluationunmatched
Project Lifecycleunmatched
Project Management Professional (PMP)unmatched
Project Scheduleunmatched
Project Trackingunmatched
Project/Program Coordinationunmatched
Project/Program Managementunmatched
Request for Proposals (RFP)unmatched
Requirements Managementunmatched
Resource Managementunmatched
Risk Analysisunmatched
Risk Managementunmatched
Schedule Developmentunmatched
Security Architectureunmatched
Service Deliveryunmatched
Team Lead/Managerunmatched
Technical Leadershipunmatched
Technical Operationsunmatched
Technical Supportunmatched
Technology Analysisunmatched
Test Designunmatched
Time Managementunmatched
Unified Communicationsunmatched
Vendor/Supplier Managementunmatched
Waterfall Model of Software Developmentunmatched
Writing Skillsunmatched

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