IT Project Manager 1

reliance • Edgemoor, GA

6h

About The Position

The IT Project Manager plans, executes, and delivers technology projects on time, within scope, and within budget. The role leads cross-functional teams, manages project risks, coordinates with business stakeholders, and aligns project objectives with organizational goals. The IT Project Manager is the primary point of contact for project communications and is accountable for overall project success.

The role manages concurrent IT projects across the Light Gauge Flat Rolled Group, including software development initiatives, ERP migrations, and system enhancements. It maintains project plans, schedules, milestones, deliverables, budgets, documentation, and status reporting; coordinates testing, deployment readiness, and post-implementation activities; and works with the corporate Enterprise Project Management Office on enterprise-wide initiatives. The position also supports visibility and alignment across the group's portfolio of technology initiatives and ensures compliance with IT policies, security standards, audit requirements, and safety protocols.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• At least 5 years of experience managing IT projects, including multiple concurrent software development initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience managing project schedules, milestones, deliverables, budgets, risks, and dependencies.
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including requirements, development, testing, and deployment.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams, including software developers, business analysts, technical personnel, and business stakeholders.
• Ability to lead project meetings, communicate progress, document decisions, and ensure timely completion of action items.
• Experience using project management and task-tracking tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, Microsoft Project, or similar platforms.
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, written communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, identify potential project delays, and proactively drive projects toward successful completion.
• Experience preparing project status reports, dashboards, and presentations for management and executive leadership.
• Professionalism, attention to detail, and commitment to security, stability, and service quality.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and vendors while balancing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate multiple concurrent IT projects, including software development initiatives, ERP migrations, and system enhancements across the Light Gauge Flat Rolled Group.
• Develop, maintain, and monitor project plans, schedules, milestones, deliverables, and budgets.
• Coordinate project activities across software development teams, Business Systems Analysts, infrastructure personnel, and other stakeholders.
• Facilitate project meetings, communicate progress, document decisions, and follow up on action items and commitments.
• Monitor project timelines and proactively address risks, dependencies, potential delays, and other delivery obstacles.
• Maintain project documentation throughout the software development lifecycle, including requirements, development activities, testing, approvals, and implementation milestones.
• Use project management tools such as Azure DevOps and/or Service Now to track activities, progress, workloads, and deliverables.
• Establish and maintain standardized project management processes, documentation practices, and reporting procedures.
• Prepare and deliver project status reports, dashboards, and executive-level updates on progress, risks, milestones, and outstanding decisions.
• Collaborate with the corporate Enterprise Project Management Office to coordinate internal IT deliverables for enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Clarify stakeholder responsibilities, deadlines, and deliverables and promote accountability across cross-functional teams.
• Coordinate testing, implementation planning, deployment readiness, and post-implementation activities.
• Track project expenditures and resource utilization against plans and identify budget or capacity concerns for leadership review.
• Identify opportunities to improve project delivery processes, communication, collaboration, and operational effectiveness.
• Support IT leadership in maintaining visibility across the group's active technology portfolio and alignment with business objectives.
• Ensure compliance with IT policies, security standards, audit requirements, and safety protocols.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities assigned by management.

What This Job Offers

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