IT Project Manager

The PENTA Building Group•Henderson, NV

15d

About The Position

The IT Project Manager serves as the operational backbone of PENTA’s eight-person, Las Vegas-based IT department, supporting a $2 billion general contracting organization. The role manages project scheduling, coordination, and status reporting across help desk, data and analytics, systems, and security initiatives. It also supports departmental documentation, vendor coordination, and procurement, allowing technical staff to focus on service delivery and infrastructure. The position works cross-functionally with the Help Desk Manager, Systems Manager, Security Engineer, and Help Desk Support Engineers. The role manages schedules and project status, prepares executive reporting, tracks departmental KPIs and help desk metrics, and supports project cost tracking and expense processing. It coordinates procurement and vendor activities and serves as a liaison with Finance, Procurement, and Operations on administrative and budgetary matters. It also maintains departmental and compliance documentation and may assist with light technical tasks, including troubleshooting coordination, asset tagging, and onboarding and offboarding documentation. The position requires strong organization, communication, and coordination skills, technical aptitude sufficient to assist IT staff, and the ability to manage concurrent projects in a fast-paced construction or professional services environment. Periodic travel to regional locations in Arizona and Southern California may be required. Physical requirements include sitting for 5–8 hours in an 8-hour day, standing or walking for 1–4 hours, occasionally lifting 15 pounds, and accessing and navigating offices and jobsites.

Requirements

3–5+ years of experience in project management or coordination.
Demonstrated experience managing project schedules, timelines, and cross-team coordination.
Proficiency with project management platforms such as Asana, Monday.com, MS Project, or Smartsheet.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office/365, especially Excel.
Strong written communication skills and experience producing polished documentation and reports.
Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and deadlines.
Comfort working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven construction or professional services environment.
High-level technical aptitude, including troubleshooting fundamentals, ticketing systems, and asset management tools, sufficient to assist technical staff when needed.
Ability to access and navigate offices and jobsites.
Ability to sit for 5–8 hours and stand, walk, or move around for 1–4 hours in an 8-hour day; occasional lifting of 15 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Experience in project management or coordination within an IT or technical department.
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Construction Management, or a related field.
PMP, CAPM, or similar project management certification (strongly preferred).
Experience supporting an IT department, including understanding IT vendor ecosystems, licensing models, and hardware lifecycles.
Experience in the construction, AEC, or general contracting industry.

Responsibilities

Manage IT project schedules, timelines, and status tracking across help desk, systems, and security initiatives using project management tools.
Prepare executive-level reports and presentations summarizing project status, budget health, and departmental initiatives.
Track departmental KPIs and help desk and ticketing metrics to support leadership decision-making.
Track project costs against approved budgets and flag variances to the Executive IT Director; support but do not own departmental budget planning.
Assist with expense report processing and reconciliation for IT projects and initiatives as needed.
Coordinate procurement activities, including obtaining quotes, tracking purchase orders, and maintaining vendor and license inventories.
Liaise with IT leadership and other business units, including Finance, Procurement, and Operations, on administrative and budgetary matters.
Create, organize, and maintain departmental documentation, including SOPs, project charters, meeting notes, and knowledge base articles.
Support IT policy and compliance documentation, including asset inventories, license compliance, and audit preparation.
Assist with light technical tasks as needed, such as basic troubleshooting coordination, asset tagging, and onboarding and offboarding documentation.
Travel periodically to other regional locations in Arizona and Southern California, as required.