IT Project Manager

Diamond Technology, Inc.•San Francisco, CA

8d•$85 - $95•Hybrid

About The Position

Diamond Technology, a Technical Services company, is recruiting an IT Project Manager for a client that is a large local public organization. This hybrid role requires onsite work on Mondays and Tuesdays, with flexible work-from-home options. The engagement is listed as lasting one year at 40 hours per week, with a desired start date of late December 2026 and an hourly rate of $85–$95. The IT Project Manager will lead complex IT modernization projects from planning through implementation and operational transition. The role defines scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, budgets, resource plans, and success measures; develops project documentation and schedules; and ensures delivery aligns with organizational priorities, schedule, and budget. The manager serves as the primary liaison among IT leadership, business departments, vendors, and external partners, coordinating matrixed teams and communicating status, risks, recommendations, and business impacts to executives 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 covers risk and change management, organizational change and user adoption, vendor and procurement management, governance and portfolio processes, performance reporting, and continuous improvement. Initial scope includes developing a project charter that clarifies what is in and out of scope; documenting deliverables and stakeholder roles and responsibilities; creating a RACI, communication plan, and risk, issue, and change management plan; developing an integrated project schedule with dependencies, critical path, task owners, durations, effort, milestones, and a baseline; and developing a bottom-up budget, securing client department funding through interdepartmental agreements, and submitting procurement requests or RFPs as needed.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field plus at least 2 years managing integrated information systems projects, or at least 6 years of that experience.
Within the last 5 years, 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 required.
Authorized to work in the United States.
Consent to being submitted 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 time.
Any remote work must be performed within the United States.
Direct ownership of IT project scope, integrated schedules, budgets, and risk/issue management.
Experience building project charters, RACI matrices, communication plans, risk/issue/change plans, and baseline schedules with a critical path.
Experience with bottom-up budgeting, securing funding from client departments, and preparing procurement requests and RFPs.
Ability to communicate with stakeholders, vendors, and executives; provide governance reporting; and manage escalations.
Experience delivering infrastructure, network/voice, cloud, or cybersecurity modernization projects through UAT, cutover, and handoff to operations.

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, integrated schedules, and executive reporting.
Ensure projects are delivered on schedule, within budget, and in alignment with organizational priorities.
Serve 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, 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.
Promote continuous improvement and industry best practices in project delivery and service management.
Clarify project scope and document deliverables, stakeholder roles and responsibilities, and a RACI matrix.
Develop a communication plan and risk, issue, and change management plan.
Develop an integrated project schedule with dependencies, critical path, task owners, durations, effort, milestones, and a baseline schedule.
Develop a bottom-up budget with the cross-functional project team, secure client department funding through interdepartmental agreements, and submit procurement requests or RFPs when needed.