IT Project Manager

ATC•Cottage Grove, WI

14d•Onsite

About The Position

American Transmission Co. (ATC) is seeking an IT Project Manager to lead high-impact technology projects and help shape and manage its broader technology portfolio. The role combines project delivery leadership with strategic partnership, coordinating stakeholders, aligning priorities, managing complexity, and delivering initiatives from idea through implementation and closeout. This position is not available for remote work and requires relocation to Wisconsin, near either the Cottage Grove or Pewaukee office. The IT Project Manager will manage project plans, schedules, budgets, forecasts, risks, issues, requirements, design discussions, testing, and governance activities. The role also supports portfolio planning and maintenance, including intake, prioritization, scheduling, resource planning, lifecycle monitoring, dependency identification, and scenario analysis. The position promotes ATC's Release Project Management methodology, Stage Gate governance, portfolio processes, and consistent project management standards. The targeted base salary is $119,500 to $139,400 annually. The total rewards package includes an annual incentive bonus, employer-sponsored pension plan, 401(k) match, HSA contribution, life and disability insurance, health care benefits, generous time-off plans, flexible work arrangements, and other offerings. One opening is available. The position is full-time.

Requirements

Experience leading complex technology projects from planning through successful implementation and closeout.
Strong project management skills across scope, schedule, budget, forecasting, risk, quality, and stakeholder management.
Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and managing multiple concurrent initiatives in a matrixed environment.
Proficiency with project and collaboration tools, including Microsoft Office, Planner / Project, SharePoint, Team, PowerBI, and Visio.
Broad knowledge across software, hardware, networking, databases, integrations, and enterprise technology environments.
Ability to communicate constructively across all organizational levels, build consensus, and drive decisions.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Information Technology, or a related field is preferred.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification; required for Senior or higher grade-level consideration.
Technology portfolio management, PMO governance, project intake, Stage Gate, or resource-capacity planning experience.
Financial forecasting, procurement, vendor management, and risk/cost/benefit assessment experience.
Utility, energy, engineering, infrastructure, or other highly regulated industry experience.
Agile, hybrid, or traditional project delivery methodology experience.
Experience with Microsoft Project and Project Server is preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage technology initiatives from project initiation through implementation and closeout.
Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, forecasts, risk registers, issue logs, and status reporting.
Facilitate requirements gathering, design discussions, testing activities, project meetings, and steering committees.
Coordinate business stakeholders, technology teams, vendors, and contracted resources to achieve defined outcomes.
Support planning and maintenance of ATC's portfolio of technology projects, programs, releases, and operational initiatives.
Assist with project intake, classification, prioritization, scheduling, resource planning, and lifecycle monitoring.
Identify dependencies, resource constraints, critical-path issues, and portfolio risks.
Perform scenario analysis to evaluate the impact of changing priorities, capacity, work assignments, or investments.
Create alignment among business partners, technology teams, leadership, sponsors, and steering committees.
Communicate project health, financial forecasts, risks, decisions, and recommended actions clearly and proactively.
Build trust across organizational levels and influence progress without relying on direct authority.
Support ATC's Release Project Management methodology, Stage Gate governance, and portfolio processes.
Contribute to project management standards, procedures, templates, guidance, and training.
Promote consistent execution, practical governance, and continuous improvement across the technology portfolio.