IT Project Manager – GDOT (Local Candidates Only | Hybrid |

Location: Atlanta, GA (Midtown)

Work Type: Hybrid (2–3 days onsite per week)

Contract

Experience Required: 3–5 years in IT Project Management

Under broad supervision, the GDOT IT Project Manager will lead and support multiple end-to-end technical projects, ensuring timely and accurate execution of project deliverables. This role involves working closely with engineering, vendors, and internal stakeholders while managing timelines, documentation, communication channels, and project governance.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, highly organized, proactive, and capable of running complex technical projects with minimal oversight. This role also requires applying both Agile and traditional Waterfall methodologies in a hybrid environment.

🚨 Local Applicants Only – Must be able to work onsite 2–3 days weekly in Atlanta (Midtown).

• Strong communication skills to collaborate with engineering teams, vendors, and leadership.
• High attention to detail across emails, schedules, resources, and documentation.
• Exceptional organizational abilities to manage daily project tasks and follow-ups.
• Flexibility to handle evolving project and program requirements.
• Data visualization & analysis skills—experience creating dashboards, tracking milestones, and evaluating team performance.

• Manage multiple simultaneous IT and infrastructure/software projects from initiation to delivery.
• Work collaboratively with project managers, vendors, clients, and engineering teams to ensure alignment and timely follow-through.
• Prepare and deliver presentations, kick-offs, and project charters including business drivers, scope, audiences, communications plan, and phase planning.

• Apply Agile methods (Kanban, Scrum) within a hybrid environment while maintaining traditional project schedules.
• Facilitate routine meetings, standups, sprint ceremonies, and project reviews.
• Maintain project boards and dashboards using Jira and ServiceNow.

• Draft, maintain, and archive detailed project documentation, SOPs, and process documents.
• Analyze incoming emails, identify action items, and respond with clarity and professionalism.
• Produce meeting notes that support executive decision-making and traceability.

• Maintain all project status reports, roadmaps, and progress updates using the provided tool stack.
• Identify risks, constraints, and inefficiencies; recommend and reinforce process improvements.
• Ensure proper escalation paths are followed and communication channels remain open across all teams.

Hands-on experience with the following is expected:

• Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow
• Microsoft Project Online
• SharePoint Project Templates
• Microsoft Outlook (advanced scheduling, alerts)

• 3–5 years of experience in IT or technical project management.
• College degree or relevant certifications preferred (PMP, CSM, ITIL, etc.).
• Exceptional writing & editing skills for documentation and communication.
• Experience reviewing contracts and extracting technical scope.
• Ability to operate independently with minimal supervision.

• This is a long-term position, but subject to annual budget approvals.
• The initial contract runs through the end of this fiscal year with planned renewal in July 2026.
• Onsite work is required in Atlanta – Midtown as needed by the project schedule.