IT Project Manager

Everest Consultants, Inc. is seeking an IT Project Manager to provide overall project management leadership for a Simplification Project. The role involves coordinating project functions, managing schedules and budgets, and ensuring effective communication among stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day leadership and overall project management for a Simplification Project
• Facilitate project team meetings to coordinate activities, monitor progress, and ensure alignment across project stakeholders
• Lead design sessions to support project planning, solution development, and decision-making
• Prepare and deliver project status updates in accordance with the project communications plan
• Develop, maintain, and communicate detailed project schedules, including gathering schedule inputs and updating project timelines
• Create, maintain, and communicate the project risk register, identifying, tracking, and mitigating project risks
• Develop, maintain, and communicate the project organization chart throughout the project lifecycle
• Manage and communicate project budgets and financial forecasts across the full project scope
• Maintain and complete System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) documentation throughout all phases of the project
• Collaborate with application development, integration, and business teams to support project execution and delivery
• Coordinate requirements clarification, testing activities, documentation, issue tracking, and issue resolution
• Support system integration and production readiness activities involving technologies such as AWS/OATI, PI/OSIsoft, EMS, APIs, and SFTP
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with project stakeholders to ensure effective communication and successful project outcomes
• Organize project activities, monitor deliverables, and ensure project milestones are completed on schedule

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum of five years of project management experience leading technology or IT projects
• Demonstrated experience facilitating project team meetings and design sessions
• Experience developing and communicating project schedules, status reports, and stakeholder communications
• Experience creating, maintaining, and communicating project risk registers and organizational charts
• Experience managing project budgets, forecasts, and financial reporting
• Experience maintaining SDLC documentation throughout the project lifecycle
• Strong project management, organizational, and time management skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to coordinate cross-functional teams
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail and meeting deadlines
• Experience supporting system integration, testing coordination, documentation, and issue resolution activities
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Solid IT project management experience
• Strong organizational and project coordination skills
• Ability to work Pacific Time business hours
• Familiarity with project collaboration and documentation tools such as Jira, SharePoint, or Confluence preferred
• Experience supporting projects involving AWS/OATI, PI/OSIsoft, EMS, APIs, or SFTP is beneficial
• Utility operations experience preferred but not required
• PMP certification preferred