Shared Project Manager Primarily for App Dev Projects

Job Title: Shared Project Manager Primarily for App Dev Projects
Job Type: Contract
Job Location: Hybrid

Position Overview:

Application Project Manager to lead complex IT projects supporting application programs at a major facility. Manage software upgrades, system implementations, and infrastructure enhancements. Serve as liaison between internal departments and external vendors, driving collaboration and technical decisions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage full project lifecycles, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, and budget
• Apply Agile and Waterfall methodologies to coordinate teams and mitigate risks
• Develop and execute business readiness and change management strategies
• Conduct technical assessments and feasibility studies to guide IT investments
• Translate business and technical requirements into actionable plans with stakeholder alignment
• Lead implementations ensuring quality of key deliverables
• Develop and manage comprehensive project schedules, including milestones, tasks, dependencies, and resources
• Identify, track, and resolve risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies
• Manage scope, schedule, and budget, including impact analysis and communication
• Produce monthly project status reports for leadership
• Develop and execute communication plans to support project transparency and stakeholder engagement
• Provide accurate estimates for IT project components
• Ensure adherence to organizational IT policies, standards, and processes
• Foster teamwork and collaboration, motivating and guiding the project team
• Ensure all team members and business partners understand their roles and responsibilities
• Coordinate user acceptance testing and ensure business readiness for change
• Collaborate with solution architects to research and recommend solution options

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Application Project Management experience, including working with software vendors and implementing purchased systems
• Strong leadership, team building, and collaboration skills across cross-functional teams
• Excellent planning, prioritization, and multitasking abilities in dynamic environments
• Proven ability to influence and facilitate consensus among diverse stakeholder groups
• Effective in solution development, risk mitigation, and execution
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experience with IT security concepts and their application in project planning
• Proficient in project management software (e.g., MS Project or equivalent)
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Valid driver's license and reliable vehicle for commuting between job sites and offices

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience managing projects involving purchased solutions (COTS systems)
• Bachelor's degree in MIS, Business, Liberal Arts, or a related field
• Project management certification (e.g., PMP, PMI-ACP)
• Strong understanding of system application architecture and components
• Experience identifying and documenting system requirements, including testing and validation processes
• Intermediate proficiency in Visio for process mapping and system design
• Experience with professional project management organizations (e.g., PMI, APM)

The projected hourly range for this position is $70 to $80.

On-Demand Group (ODG) provides employee benefits which includes healthcare, dental, and vision insurance. ODG is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.