IT Project Manager (Contract)

Job Details

IT Project Manager (Contract)

Location: Lakewood, Colorado (Hybrid – 4 days onsite / Fridays remote)
Duration: Contract through end of 2026 - opportunity for extension

Overview

We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead enterprise application initiatives, with a primary focus on a large-scale system upgrade project. This role will drive end-to-end project execution, partnering with cross-functional teams and external vendors to deliver complex technology solutions on time and within budget.

This is a hands-on delivery role requiring strong coordination, communication, and project controls to ensure successful outcomes across multiple stakeholders, including senior leadership.

 

Key Success Factors

• Clear, concise project reporting and communication across project teams, vendors, internal partners, and executive leadership
• Highly organized project planning and coordination, including meeting facilitation, follow-ups, and proactive management of action items, risks, and issues
• Strong budget and scope oversight, effectively managing scope creep and maintaining delivery within approved financial targets

 

Responsibilities

Project Leadership & Execution

• Lead enterprise application projects through full lifecycle: initiation, planning, execution, testing, deployment, and stabilization
• Develop and manage integrated project plans, including milestones, dependencies, and resource allocation
• Coordinate day-to-day activities across IT, business stakeholders, and third-party vendors

Governance, Reporting & Communication

• Establish project governance structure and meeting cadence (working sessions, status updates, executive reviews)
• Deliver clear, executive-level reporting on schedule, scope, budget, risks, and key decisions
• Ensure all action items, decisions, and commitments are documented and tracked to completion

Risk, Issue & Change Management (RAID)

• Maintain and actively manage RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies)
• Proactively mitigate risks and resolve issues through escalation when necessary
• Implement structured change control processes to assess and manage impacts to scope, schedule, and cost

Budget & Vendor Management

• Track project budgets, forecasts, and vendor spend against approved funding
• Identify variances early and implement corrective actions
• Oversee vendor performance and validate deliverables against scope and acceptance criteria

Testing, Deployment & Stabilization

• Coordinate testing strategy, including UAT planning, defect tracking, and readiness assessments
• Lead go-live and cutover planning activities
• Ensure operational readiness, documentation handoff, and post-deployment support
• Drive knowledge transfer and interim support to ensure system stability

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience leading enterprise application projects, including system upgrades or implementations
• Strong execution skills in project planning, scheduling, RAID management, change control, and budget tracking
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage external vendors
• Excellent communication skills with experience delivering executive-level updates
• Strong organizational and follow-through skills, including meeting facilitation and action tracking

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with EHS or compliance systems (e.g., environmental, health & safety platforms)
• Background working with enterprise systems such as ERP, HCM, or similar platforms
• Experience supporting environmental or regulatory compliance initiatives (Air Compliance a plus)
• Experience with system migrations, upgrades, or platform transitions
• PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management certification

The ideal candidate will be able to pass a pre-employment background check and drug screenings.

JAB Recruitment is an equal opportunity employer.  Qualified applicants are considered for positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, citizenship status, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected status.  EOE/M/F/D/V


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