Project Manager II

Location: Hybrid – Denver, CO or Minneapolis, MN (2–3 days onsite)
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM (5–10 hours OT during peak phases)
Contract with strong potential for conversion

Position Overview

The Project Manager II is responsible for leading complex, enterprise-level technology initiatives through the full project lifecycle. This role oversees scope, schedule, budget, resources, risk, and stakeholder alignment to ensure successful delivery of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software deployments, system integrations, and modernization initiatives.

The ideal candidate brings strong experience managing large cross-functional teams, financial oversight (forecasting, variance analysis, accruals), governance frameworks, and enterprise software implementations in complex environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead full lifecycle delivery of enterprise IT projects using Waterfall, Agile, or Hybrid methodologies

• Manage COTS and SaaS deployments including ERP, CRM, collaboration tools, and enterprise platforms

• Oversee integration of new systems with legacy applications and infrastructure

• Develop and manage detailed project plans, schedules, RAID logs, budgets, and resource allocations

• Perform financial management including forecasting, accrual tracking, actuals vs. variance analysis, and budget reporting

• Establish and manage governance structures, steering committees, and executive reporting forums

• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration across IT, Finance, Operations, Security, Infrastructure, and Business units

• Lead vendor management activities including RFP participation, contract oversight, and performance tracking

• Develop executive-level status reporting, dashboards, and visual summaries for senior stakeholders

• Ensure compliance with internal processes, regulatory standards, and change management protocols

• Drive risk mitigation strategies and issue resolution across multiple workstreams

Typical Day

• Leading project status meetings and working sessions

• Coordinating developers, business analysts, infrastructure teams, and testers

• Managing documentation in tools such as Microsoft Project, ServiceNow/SPM, Confluence, Jira

• Reviewing financials and updating forecasts

• Preparing executive-ready summaries and dashboards

• Addressing risks, issues, and stakeholder concerns

• Collaborating with sponsors and department leadership to ensure strategic alignment

Team & Environment

• Supports project teams of approximately 10–15 members

• Works closely with Project Sponsors, Program Managers, Department Heads, Finance partners, and executive stakeholders

• Highly collaborative, team-oriented culture with strong emphasis on communication and transparency

• Primarily supports internal business customers

Required Qualifications

• 5–7 years direct Project Management experience

• 10 years total experience in PM or PM-adjacent roles (PMO, BA, Test Lead, Program Support, etc.) preferred

• Demonstrated experience managing enterprise COTS deployments and legacy system integrations

• Strong financial management background (forecasting, accruals, variance analysis, budgeting)

• Experience managing multimillion-dollar project budgets

• Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools such as:

  • Microsoft Project

  • Office 365

  • ServiceNow / SPM / PPM tools

  • Confluence

  • Jira

  • SharePoint

  • Power BI (preferred)

• Experience leading cross-functional teams across IT and business domains

• Strong governance and stakeholder reporting experience

Preferred Experience

• Utility or energy industry experience

• ERP implementations (SAP, Oracle, Yardi, RealPage or similar)

• CRM implementations (Salesforce, Oracle, etc.)

• Contact center or unified communications platform implementations

• Finance modernization initiatives

• Vendor sourcing and RFP management

• Accrual-based accounting knowledge

• PMO build-out or governance framework implementation

Certifications

• PMP preferred (not required)

• Agile certifications (CSPO, SAFe, Scrum Master, ICAgile) a plus

• Change Management certifications (Prosci) a plus

What Makes This Role Attractive

• Opportunity to lead high-visibility enterprise initiatives

• Exposure to executive leadership and governance forums

• Strong potential for permanent conversion

• Collaborative and supportive culture

• Work with innovative and sustainability-focused initiatives

• Professional growth in a large enterprise environment

Ideal Candidate Profile

The successful candidate is:

• A strategic yet hands-on project leader

• Financially disciplined and governance-oriented

• Comfortable presenting to executive audiences

• Skilled in translating business strategy into executable project plans

• Experienced in complex IT environments with multiple integrations

• A strong communicator who can motivate teams and influence stakeholders

• Detail-oriented, proactive, and solutions-driven