IT Project Manager Specialist - Denver International Airport
About The Position
Denver International Airport (DEN) is seeking an IT Project Manager Specialist to join its Business Technologies (BT) team. This role will lead complex, critical, and visible projects, primarily focused on hardware, network, datacenter, and other infrastructure implementations. The Project Manager will serve as a liaison between BT and airport business divisions, requiring strong communication and management skills to manage interdependencies and minimize operational risk to DEN. The IT PM Specialist will provide the necessary management to successfully implement mission-critical upgrades while maintaining acceptable risk levels.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Information Systems, Computer Science or a related field.
- Four (4) years of experience managing medium-to-large-sized information technology projects.
- Experience at the type and level of the IT Project Manager II.
- Experience supporting data management, storage, analytics, and business intelligence, or infrastructure-related projects.
- Broad understanding of networking, compute and storage, telephony, application development, and desktop/hardware configurations.
- Extensive experience managing third-party professional services.
- Proven ability to lead vendor project managers and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
- Valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.
Nice To Haves
- Project Management Professional (PMP) and/or Agile certifications preferred.
Responsibilities
- Defines and initiates project objectives, manages budget, scope, and schedule of multiple projects.
- Develops, implements, and monitors complex project budgets; allocates shared resources among projects within the program; prepares reports detailing project budget status and compliance with funding source requirements.
- Provides status updates and reports as required to project sponsors and stakeholders.
- Develops, negotiates, implements, and monitors contracts, ensuring conformance to approved plans and contract specifications; acts as a liaison to the City Attorney’s Office, follows prospective contracts through the review process, and coordinates actions for breach of contract situations.
- Facilitates planning meetings with various technical and client teams to gather input for detailed schedules.
- Develops and implements plans to ensure compliance with information technology industry standards, internal architecture and infrastructure protocols, and established business practices; conducts risk and cost/benefit analyses, manages project risks, and devises strategies for unexpected crises and unresolved risks.
- Ensures the quality of project deliverables and obtains user acceptance of completed products or services; performs project closure activities including release of staff, and completing lessons learned and project implementation reviews of best practices.
- Assists with the development and implementation of project management processes and methodologies to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, adhere to high quality standards, and meet customer expectations.
Benefits
- A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
- 457B Retirement Plan
- 140 hours of PTO earned within first year
- 12 paid holidays
- 1 personal holiday
- 1 Wellness Day
- 1 volunteer day per year
- Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
