Senior IT Project Manager III

ZipStaff • St. Louis, MO

9d • Onsite

About The Position

ZipStaff is seeking an experienced Senior IT/Digital Project Manager to lead technology projects and initiatives across a variety of areas for a leading energy and utility organization. The role manages multiple concurrent projects, works with business and technical teams, and adapts delivery approaches across predictive/waterfall, Agile, and hybrid models. This is an on-site contract role in St. Louis, Missouri.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of Project Management experience in medium to large organizations.
• Demonstrated experience managing technology projects using predictive/waterfall, Agile, and hybrid approaches.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects and cross-team dependencies.
• Strong project planning, scheduling, financial management, risk, issue, and change management skills.
• Experience working with business stakeholders, technical teams, and third-party vendors.
• Strong written, verbal, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Project and Jira.
• Ability to understand technical concepts without needing to be the technical subject matter expert.
• Ability to work on-site in St. Louis, Missouri.

Nice To Haves

• PMP certification.
• A degree.
• Experience leading technology initiatives across applications, data, integrations, and infrastructure in a regulated utility or energy environment.
• A strong track record of managing concurrent projects and driving accountability across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead IT/Digital projects from planning through closure.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, issues, dependencies, and changes.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, forecasts, RAID items, and status reporting.
• Coordinate activities and dependencies across business, technical, and vendor teams.
• Manage concurrent projects spanning applications, data, integrations, infrastructure, vendor solutions, and other technology initiatives.
• Facilitate project meetings, decisions, governance, and change control.
• Manage project financials, including budgets, forecasts, actuals, and variances.
• Communicate project status, risks, issues, and decisions to stakeholders and leadership.
• Drive accountability for project commitments and escalate issues when appropriate.
• Ensure projects follow applicable project governance and control processes.

Benefits

• Health insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• 401(k) with matching.
• Paid time off.
• Referral program.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed