IT Project Manager

First Quality • Anderson, SC

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This position accomplishes project objectives by evaluating requirements and outcomes needed from the project as well as planning, executing, monitoring/controlling and closing project activities. In addition, the position will ensure change is introduced efficiently and effectively in the organization by leading, directing, coordinating and providing visibility into the organization’s change management efforts. The role creates change management strategies and develops change workstreams that maximize employees’ change readiness and adoption.
Employs structured project management methodologies (e.g. PMI) to deliver successful business outcomes through expertly managed projects at the IT or enterprise level.
Develops detailed project plans, deliverables, milestones, goals and inter/intra project dependency maps that ensure all required project work is executed completely, correctly and timely.
Works with project sponsors and stakeholders to define the appropriate resource requirements in terms of skills, knowledge, availability and capacity to successfully conduct project work. Ensures that any gap is identified and addressed at the proper time within the project timeline to maximize project efficiency and efficacy.
Assembles and coordinates project team members and assignments across individuals maintaining balanced workloads.
Creates comprehensive communications plans that identify the level, type, format and style of communications for the project team, stakeholders, and sponsors. Utilizes standard tools (e.g. RACI) to define roles and responsibilities at all times within the project lifecycle.
Prepares requests for proposals (RFPs) for external services and conducts all necessary meetings to facilitate selection. Monitors contracts and maintains regular communication with service providers.
Develops proper risk management strategies that focus on risk identification and proactive response/mitigation. Ensures that issue management is comprehensive, visible and timely to minimize impact to the project. Educates team members in risk/issue management and ensure that the discipline is built into the DNA of the project team and its operations.
Develops, maintains and communicates detailed project financial budgets and forecast status. Ensure project financials are managed proactively and provides visibility at required levels of the organization. Works closely with Sourcing and Vendor Management to ensure supplier engagements meet the project requirements and benefit the organization.
Complies with all policies and procedures and ensure the project teams are educated and follow them.
Works with IT Leadership to continuously improve project and change management processes, tools, knowledge and capability across the organization.
Employs a structured change management methodology (e.g. ADKAR) to facilitate change and promote commitment to adapt to the change. Knows how to tailor this methodology to be culturally appropriate for the enterprise.
Prepares for change by assessing the magnitude of change and the organization’s change readiness. Identifies pitfalls and potential points of challenge or change aversion. Develops counterstrategies to mitigate or minimize potential issues. Assesses impact to stakeholders affected by the change and regularly reviews the community for potential change fatigue.
Tailors change management plans (training and orientation) to accommodate the needs of the different stakeholder groups impacted.
Works with HR and other stakeholders to create a communications strategy and plan to ensure all employees are fully aware of impending changes. Creates mechanisms to de-emphasize old behaviors and encourage new desired ones.
Identifies, educates and provides leadership for change agents and change advocates within the stakeholder, executive and trusted informal leaders to create employee understanding and influence successful organizational change.
Performs quantitative assessment of change success and change adoption. Solicits feedback from stakeholders to determine the success of change management activities and ensure that behavioral changes align with strategic objectives.

Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organization, presentation and customer service skills.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities/projects and deliver results with limited resources.
• Ability and desire to be hands on with applications and technology tools to deliver solutions.
• Demonstrated leadership to project teams across matrix organization.
• Proven project and process management skills.
• Strong problem solving and decision making skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in technology, Engineering, or related field.
• 5-10 years project management experience in an Information Technology environment.
• 2-3 years organizational change management experience.
• 3 or more years of experience in cross-functional areas or leading cross-functional organizational projects.
• Financial knowledge to ensure organizational change efforts are aligned with the financial perspective of the desired business benefits.
• Project Management experience with large scale applications (SAP, GE Proficy, AI platforms, etc.).
• Methodology expertise – Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid approaches, and knowing when to apply each.
• Planning & scheduling – scope definition, work breakdown structures, timeline/Gantt chart management.
• IT/technical literacy – enough understanding of software development, infrastructure, networks, or cloud platforms to communicate credibly with engineers.
• Security & compliance awareness – understanding data privacy, regulatory, and security requirements relevant to IT projects.
• Communication – translating technical details for non-technical stakeholders and vice versa.
• Stakeholder management – aligning expectations across executives, business units, and technical teams.
• Adaptability – responding to shifting requirements, especially in fast-moving tech environments.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced business degree preferred.
• Multi-plant manufacturing environment preferred.
• PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification or equivalent preferred.
• Change Management professional certification desired.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate requirements and outcomes needed from the project.
• Plan, execute, monitor/control, and close project activities.
• Ensure change is introduced efficiently and effectively in the organization by leading, directing, coordinating and providing visibility into the organization’s change management efforts.
• Create change management strategies and develop change workstreams that maximize employees’ change readiness and adoption.
• Employ structured project management methodologies (e.g. PMI) to deliver successful business outcomes through expertly managed projects at the IT or enterprise level.
• Develop detailed project plans, deliverables, milestones, goals and inter/intra project dependency maps.
• Work with project sponsors and stakeholders to define appropriate resource requirements.
• Assemble and coordinate project team members and assignments.
• Create comprehensive communications plans.
• Utilize standard tools (e.g. RACI) to define roles and responsibilities.
• Prepare requests for proposals (RFPs) for external services and conduct necessary meetings for selection.
• Monitor contracts and maintain regular communication with service providers.
• Develop proper risk management strategies focusing on risk identification and proactive response/mitigation.
• Ensure issue management is comprehensive, visible, and timely.
• Educate team members in risk/issue management.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate detailed project financial budgets and forecast status.
• Ensure project financials are managed proactively.
• Work closely with Sourcing and Vendor Management to ensure supplier engagements meet project requirements.
• Comply with all policies and procedures and ensure project teams are educated and follow them.
• Work with IT Leadership to continuously improve project and change management processes, tools, knowledge, and capability.
• Employ a structured change management methodology (e.g. ADKAR) to facilitate change and promote commitment.
• Assess the magnitude of change and the organization’s change readiness.
• Identify pitfalls and potential points of challenge or change aversion.
• Develop counterstrategies to mitigate or minimize potential issues.
• Assess impact to stakeholders affected by the change.
• Regularly review the community for potential change fatigue.
• Tailor change management plans (training and orientation) to accommodate the needs of different stakeholder groups.
• Work with HR and other stakeholders to create a communications strategy and plan.
• Create mechanisms to de-emphasize old behaviors and encourage new desired ones.
• Identify, educate, and provide leadership for change agents and change advocates.
• Perform quantitative assessment of change success and change adoption.
• Solicit feedback from stakeholders to determine the success of change management activities.

Benefits

• First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations. As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.
• First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level