Senior IT Project Manager

Infrastructure,Modernization, and Technical Delivery

Candidates who possess both project management expertise and a practical understanding of enterprise infrastructure, software delivery,and technical architecture will be especially successful in this role.

Position Summary

Senior IT Project Manager (Contractor)

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead and coordinate a portfolio of technical and infrastructure-focused initiatives.This position will manage complex technology projects involving infrastructure modernization, software platform upgrades, system integrations, cloud services,and application delivery.

The ideal candidate possesses strong project management skills combined with a solid technical foundation, enabling them to effectively collaborate with architects,developers, infrastructure engineers, database administrators, security teams,and executive stakeholders. Experience managing infrastructure projects, system migrations, software upgrades, and enterprise technology initiatives is highly desirable.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead multiple concurrent IT projects through initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
• Manage project schedules, scope, budget, risks, issues, dependencies, and resource coordination.
• Coordinate technical teams including infrastructure, application development, database, cloud, security, and vendor resources.
• Facilitate project governance activities including status reporting, and executive communications.
• Develop and maintain project artifacts including project charters, schedules, RAID logs, work plans, meeting minutes, and status reports.
• Partner with technical leads and architects to identify project impacts, implementation risks, and deployment considerations.
• Manage vendor and contractor activities to ensure deliverables meet project objectives and timelines.
• Support organizational technology modernization efforts and infrastructure lifecycle management.
• Ensure project alignment with agency standards, governance processes, and strategic objectives.

Current Project Types

The selected contractor may support initiatives such as:

• Infrastructure modernization and data center migration activities
• Windows Server, SQL Server, and .NET platform upgrades
• Application modernization efforts
• System integration and API projects
• Cloud and hybrid technology initiatives
• Regulatory and business system enhancements
• Enterprise software implementation projects

Requirements

Skill

Required / Desired

Amount

of Experience

IT Project Management experience

Required

7

Years

Experience managing technical or infrastructure-focused projects

Required

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.

Required

Experience working with cross-functional technical teams

Required

Strong risk management, issue management, and stakeholder management skills

Required

Familiarity with project management methodologies (PMI, Agile, Hybrid).

Required

Experience managing infrastructure upgrades, migrations, or modernization initiatives

Highly desired

Working knowledge of Windows Server environments, databases, cloud platforms, networking, or enterprise applications

Highly desired

Experience coordinating with architects, engineers, and software development teams

Highly desired

Experience with Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, Planner, Jira, or similar tools.

Highly desired

Public sector or government experience

Highly desired

PMP certification preferred

Required