Our client is seeking an experienced and dynamic Project Manager to lead complex, large-scale IT initiatives. This role requires a strong blend of project management expertise, leadership capabilities, technical awareness, and change management proficiency to ensure successful project outcomes aligned with business objectives and enterprise standards.

Tasks

• Provide strategic oversight, leadership, and accountability for one or more large, complex IT projects, typically lasting longer than 6 months, involving 20 or more team members, and requiring executive-level communication and coordination.
• Ensure alignment with project management methodologies, including investment management, and systems engineering methodology.
• Lead cross-functional teams through all phases of project planning and execution, including the development of integrated schedules, risk management plans, and budget tracking.
• Monitor and report on project progress regarding scope, quality, schedule, and budget, and escalate issues and risks to executive leadership as necessary.
• Perform long-term release planning to support organizational strategic goals and ensure alignment with broader enterprise initiatives.
• Evaluate technical requirements in collaboration with IT and business stakeholders, proposing solutions that meet business needs while adhering to best practices and industry standards.
• Apply structured change management practices grounded in the ADKAR (Prosci) framework to ensure stakeholder alignment and successful adoption of project deliverables.

This position plays a critical role in driving change adoption through:

• Integration of change management principles from the outset of the project.
• Close collaboration with stakeholder engagement leads to develop and implement communication plans, facilitate training sessions, and monitor organizational readiness.
• Supporting stakeholders at every level to reduce resistance, align expectations, and ensure long-term user adoption of new systems and processes.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Strong leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills with experience interacting with Agency Leadership.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with technical teams and external vendors to support solution design, integration, deployment, and issue resolution.
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills is crucial to success and productivity in this role.

NOTE: Local candidates only - Candidates must be located within 2 hours of Lansing, MI at time of submission. NO RELOCATION ALLOWED. Resource will be working a hybrid schedule. NO REMOTE ONLY OPTION. Will need to be onsite from day 1, two days a week.  

Location: Lansing, MI (Hybrid)

Contract: 1+ years