Senior IT Project Manager - Strategy and Roadmap

Parsons•Newark, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Parsons is seeking a talented IT Project Manager to join their team, working on a premier Infrastructure project. The Gateway Program is a critical infrastructure initiative focused on improving rail services, adding resiliency, and creating new capacity between Newark, New Jersey, and New York City. The first phase includes the Hudson Tunnel Project, involving the construction of a new tunnel and rehabilitation of an existing one. The Project Manager – IT Strategy & Roadmap will ensure the IT Strategic Plan and enterprise architecture are executed effectively, with strong alignment, traceability, and governance across all IT initiatives. This role involves maintaining the IT roadmap, tracking strategic objective delivery, and ensuring alignment with the target architecture, security posture, and long-term technology vision, in close coordination with the Deputy Director of Architecture & Planning and IT leadership. This role governs execution but does not own architecture decisions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
10+ years of relevant IT project or strategy experience.
Strong understanding of enterprise IT, cloud (Azure preferred), networking, and cybersecurity.
Strong stakeholder coordination and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Public sector or large-scale infrastructure experience.
Familiarity with TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework).
PMP or similar certification.
Experience with architecture diagrams/tools (Visio, Lucidchart).

Responsibilities

Maintain and continuously update the multi-year IT roadmap across applications, infrastructure, data, and security.
Translate strategic objectives into actionable initiatives with timelines and dependencies.
Maintain traceability between strategic goals, initiatives, and outcomes.
Ensure initiatives align with enterprise architecture standards and target-state designs.
Support architecture governance checkpoints and identify architecture drift.
Track delivery of strategic initiatives and maintain dashboards of progress, risks, and dependencies.
Ensure project outputs map to strategic objectives.
Inventory prior tactical decisions and assess alignment with target architecture and security standards.
Develop remediation plans and track progress.
Manage roadmap-aligned projects including scope, schedule, and risks.
Maintain project artifacts (charters, RAID logs, status reports).
Facilitate workshops and provide executive communications and updates.
Support governance processes and improve roadmap and reporting practices.
Coordinate and administer the IT Steering Committee (or equivalent governance forum) to support decision-making on IT strategy, roadmap priorities, and major technology investments.
Develop meeting agendas, materials, and briefing documents, including roadmap updates, initiative status, risks, and decision points.
Facilitate meetings and ensure clear documentation of decisions, action items, and approvals.
Maintain records of governance decisions and ensure alignment with the IT Strategic Plan, enterprise architecture, and security requirements.
Track follow-up actions and ensure timely execution of Steering Committee directives.
Ensure that proposed initiatives, changes, and exceptions are formally reviewed and approved through established governance processes prior to execution.