IT Project Manager - ITPM 25-34480

Job Title: IT Project Manager
Location: Sacramento, CA (Hybrid – Onsite Tuesdays; Remote Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Onsite attendance required for critical meetings as needed.)
Duration: 11-Month Contract

Position Summary

Seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to support a large enterprise Information Technology Project Management Office (PMO). This role will manage multiple concurrent enterprise-level IT initiatives using a structured Enterprise Project Management framework, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget while aligning with organizational strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage 2–5 concurrent enterprise-level IT projects across all phases of the project lifecycle, including Initiation, Planning, Execution, and Closing

• Apply PMP methodologies and enterprise project governance standards to ensure consistent, high-quality delivery

• Establish strong working relationships with project sponsors, executive stakeholders, and cross-functional teams

• Define project success criteria and measurable benefits in collaboration with sponsors

• Lead project discovery, planning, resource coordination, execution monitoring, risk management, communications, and closure activities

• Develop and maintain key project documentation, including:

  • Business Cases

  • Project Charters

  • Stakeholder Registers

  • Communication Plans

  • Risk and Issue Logs

  • Detailed Project Schedules with defined milestones

  • Benefit Realization Plans

  • Status Reports and Dashboards

• Facilitate formal phase gate reviews and approvals throughout the project lifecycle

• Coordinate with business planning, financial, and resource teams to ensure funding and staffing alignment

• Monitor and control scope, schedule, cost, and risks, initiating formal change requests when required

• Provide regular and ad hoc project status updates using enterprise project management and reporting tools

• Track project tasks and milestones using approved PPM and scheduling platforms

• Lead project closeout activities, including lessons learned and benefits realization follow-up

• Ensure adherence to ethical standards, governance requirements, and delegated approval authorities

Deliverables

• Approved Business Cases and Project Charters

• Comprehensive Project Management Plans aligned with PMP standards

• Detailed project schedules with enterprise milestone integration

• Stakeholder engagement and communication plans

• Monthly (or more frequent) status reports and dashboards

• Risk and issue logs with documented mitigation strategies

• Approved change requests (as applicable)

• Project closeout documentation, including lessons learned and benefits realization reports

Mandatory Qualifications

• Active PMP certification (certification status and date required)

• Minimum 5 years of IT Project Management experience

• Proven experience managing multiple concurrent enterprise-level projects

• Strong expertise in governance, schedule and cost control, risk management, and stakeholder communication

• Demonstrated professional maturity with the ability to adapt communication style across executive, technical, and business audiences

• Minimum 1 year of experience managing web content management and/or marketing automation projects

• Proficiency with enterprise project management tools such as:

  • ServiceNow PPM

  • SAP BPC

  • Microsoft Project

  • Atlassian Align

  • Power BI (preferred)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in regulated, public-sector, or utility environments

• Experience with Agile frameworks and/or Agile-related certifications