Technical Project Manager (Temporary Position)
About The Position
Cleaver Brooks is seeking a Technical Project Manager to support high-visibility IT initiatives focused on developing and deploying new enterprise technology capabilities. This role will lead the project management lifecycle, collaborating closely with IT and cross-functional business teams to deliver solutions that enhance operational performance and drive digital modernization. This is a temporary individual contributor role with no direct reports, working closely with IT, business partners, and extended resources across Sales, Operations, Finance, Engineering, and other functional teams.
Requirements
- Experience managing technical or enterprise system projects
- Strong understanding of SDLC (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid)
- Experience supporting release cycles or system implementation teams
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities
- Proficient in MS Office Suite, SharePoint, MS Project, and Visio
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills across IT and business
- Comfort with decentralized teams and virtual communication tools
- Self-starter with strong ownership, initiative, and follow-through
- Bachelor's Degree required
- 5 years or more in IT environment
- 3 years or more managing IT related projects
Nice To Haves
- Master's Degree a plus
- Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred
- Project Management certification preferred
- Experience with IFS ERP Applications a plus
Responsibilities
- Maintain and update project tasks, milestones, and dependencies
- Drive accountability with project resources on task completion
- Monitor the critical path; proactively identify acceleration opportunities
- Manage cross-team dependencies and sequencing
- Facilitate prioritization of system features, enhancements, and requirements
- Support release governance and scope management
- Schedule and coordinate release planning and readiness reviews
- Track, document, and prioritize defects and break/fix items
- Enforce formal change management procedures
- Apply Agile and hybrid SDLC methodologies for planning and execution
- Track and mitigate risks, issues, and resource constraints
- Maintain project artifacts, status updates, and documentation
- Coordinate user acceptance testing and validation activities
- Monitor project time, labor reports, and cost tracking
- Serve as a liaison between IT and business stakeholders
- Provide clear and timely communication on progress, risks, and decisions
- Support organizational readiness and internal project communication
- Contribute to multi-phase IT project roadmaps
- Build supporting plans for upcoming releases, enhancements, or systems
- Manage concurrent project plans aligned to enterprise IT priorities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Industry
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
