IT Project Manager

Diamond Technology•San Francisco, CA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Diamond Technology is hiring an IT Project Manager for a client that is a large local public organization. The role leads complex IT modernization projects from planning through implementation and operational transition, ensuring delivery on schedule, within budget, and aligned with organizational priorities. The position is hybrid, with on-site work on Mondays and Tuesdays and flexible work-from-home options. It is a one-year engagement at 40 hours per week, with a desired start in late December 2026. The stated work availability is Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific; any remote work must be performed within the United States. The Project Manager defines project scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, budgets, resource plans, and success metrics. They develop project charters, work plans, integrated schedules, risk registers, communication plans, and executive reporting. The role coordinates IT leadership, business departments, vendors, external partners, and cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment, communicating status, risks, recommendations, and business impacts to executive leadership and governance bodies. The role oversees system integration, testing, deployment, user acceptance testing, and production readiness, while ensuring compliance with organizational security, architecture, and governance standards. It also includes risk and change management, vendor and procurement oversight, organizational change management, and support for enterprise project governance, portfolio processes, and continuous improvement. The initial scope includes preparing a project charter that defines in-scope and out-of-scope work, deliverables, stakeholder roles and responsibilities, a RACI matrix, a communication plan, and risk, issue, and change management plans. The Project Manager will also develop an integrated project schedule with team, client, and vendor input, documenting dependencies, critical path, tasks, owners, duration, effort, milestones, and baseline schedule. Budget duties include developing a bottom-up estimate, securing client-department funding through interdepartmental agreements, and submitting procurement requests or RFPs where needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field plus at least 2 years managing integrated information systems projects, or 6 or more years of that experience.
Within the last 5 years, have served as lead project manager on at least 2 integrated IT systems or infrastructure projects, with direct responsibility for scope, integrated schedule, budget, and risk/issue management; specific examples are requested.
Authorized to work in the United States.
Consent to being submitted for and interviewed for the position.
Able to start within 30 days of Notice to Proceed.
Able to work Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific.
Any remote work must be performed within the United States.

Nice To Haves

PMP, CAPM, Agile/Scrum, or ITIL certification.
Public-sector or government IT experience.

Responsibilities

Lead complex, multi-year IT modernization projects from planning through implementation and operational transition.
Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, budgets, resource plans, and success metrics.
Develop and maintain project charters, work plans, risk registers, communication plans, executive reporting, and baseline schedules.
Ensure projects are delivered on schedule, within budget, and aligned with organizational priorities.
Act as the primary liaison among IT leadership, business departments, vendors, and external partners.
Build consensus among stakeholder groups, facilitate decision-making, and lead cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment.
Communicate project status, risks, recommendations, and business impacts to executive leadership and governance bodies; prepare performance reports, dashboards, and progress summaries.
Translate complex technical concepts into clear, business-focused communications.
Oversee system integration, testing, deployment, user acceptance testing, and production readiness.
Ensure compliance with organizational security, architecture, and governance standards.
Identify risks, dependencies, and issues and develop and execute mitigation strategies.
Lead organizational change management, including communication, training, and user adoption activities.
Manage vendor relationships, procurement activities, contract execution, and third-party consulting engagements; monitor vendor performance and contractual deliverables.
Support enterprise project governance, portfolio management processes, and project management best practices.
Develop and present project performance metrics, dashboards, and recommendations to leadership, and promote continuous improvement.
Document project scope, deliverables, stakeholder roles and responsibilities, and a RACI matrix; build communication and risk, issue, and change management plans.
Develop and document an integrated project schedule, including dependencies, critical path, tasks, owners, duration, effort, milestones, and baseline schedule.
Develop bottom-up project budgets, secure funding from client departments through interdepartmental agreements, and submit procurement requests and RFPs as needed.