IT Project Manager (Full Scope Poly required)

Red River is a Managed Services company that values teamwork and innovation. They are seeking an IT Project Manager who will manage customer project efforts, ensuring exceptional service and successful project delivery throughout the lifecycle of complex projects.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the project throughout its life cycle based on customer defined requirements and processes
• Develop and maintain a detailed project plans to include establishing timelines and building budgets
• Report on progress and provide regular updates to upper management
• Work with other departments to ensure that project objectives are achieved within established timeframes
• Coordinate between customer contacts, team resources, direct team members, partners, subcontractors, and project stakeholders on all aspects of a project
• Manage partners or subcontractors throughout the lifecycle of the project
• Manage the budget on projects by reporting burn rates and tracking utilization to keep projects within assigned budget allocation
• Provide detailed reporting to management on the development of projects
• Translate metrics into actionable, meaningful intelligence
• Centralize all project documents (hard and soft copies) in the appropriate data stores per the guidance from the customer. Provide detailed reporting to management on the development of projects
• Manage expectations and track risks and benefits
• Communicate and gather required documentation on the project
• Quickly and efficiently document status, action items and update project documents
• Lead meetings and manage the attendees to control topics and agenda compliance
• Create presentations and deliver content in a highly effective and professional manner
• Develop and maintain standard operating processes
• Maintain industry certifications as required
• Support cost center growth efforts by directly identifying new business opportunities and driving pipeline development across tangential and organic market segments
• Other business duties as assigned

Requirements:

• At least 5 years of experience in the project manager field or in a related area
• Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
• Bachelor-level degree in management or equivalent educational or professional experience and/or qualifications
• Experience with collaboration tools such as Teams and/or WebEx
• Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures
• Proficient with SharePoint, MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Project and MS Visio
• A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected
• Well organized and detail oriented
• Analytical and have a keen grasp on evaluating project activities and mitigating risks to successful completion
• Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision
• Interact professionally with other employees, customers and suppliers
• Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments
• Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations
• U.S. Citizenship Required
• PMP Certification or master's degree in project management
• AWS, Azure or GCP Cloud Certification