IT Project Manager – Enterprise Technology Projects

IT Project Manager – Enterprise Technology Projects

Type: Long-term Contract (potential for conversion)

Location: Glendale, AZ

Work Setting: Onsite

CornerStone Technology Talent Services is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager - Enterprise Technology Projects to provide project management support across multiple concurrent technology initiatives. This position will lead projects spanning enterprise applications, infrastructure, systems implementations, vendors, and business operations in a public-sector environment.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and lead large-scale or complex IT projects involving cross-departmental and cross-functional teams.
• Manage a portfolio of concurrent projects with varying scope, size, complexity, and priority.
• Partner with departments to identify, document, and validate business and technical requirements.
• Establish and maintain project schedules, budgets, resource plans, risks, issues, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Prioritize projects based on business needs and allocate resources across competing initiatives.
• Lead project meetings and provide regular status updates to stakeholders, management, and leadership.
• Coordinate projects across application, infrastructure, security, vendor, and business teams.
• Prepare or review RFPs, bid specifications, contracts, change orders, and vendor selection documentation.
• Collaborate with vendor implementation teams to resolve technical issues and support system configuration or customization.
• Conduct project assessments to ensure delivered solutions meet organizational goals and user requirements.
• Support PMO governance, project reporting, documentation standards, and continuous process improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Project Management, or a related field.
• Five or more years of experience in IT project management, systems analysis, technology delivery, or related areas.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple IT projects simultaneously.
• Broad experience delivering application, infrastructure, systems implementation, and business technology projects.
• Strong knowledge of project management principles, resource allocation, project prioritization, and staffing.
• Experience with system development lifecycle processes and systems analysis methods.
• Strong PMO experience, stakeholder management, and vendor coordination capabilities.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and executive communication skills.
• Ability to analyze project challenges, evaluate alternatives, and make sound recommendations.
• Public-sector, municipal, or government project experience is preferred.
• Equivalent combinations of education and relevant experience will be considered.

Certification Requirements

• Must obtain Arizona Criminal Justice Information System Terminal Operator Certification – Level D within one month of hire.
• Must obtain Project Management Professional certification within 12 months of hire.