IT Project Manager – Contract (Raleigh, NC)

Mfinite Consulting LLC employs contract IT project managers for assignments with North Carolina state and public-sector agencies. The role leads IT projects from planning through go-live, coordinating teams, stakeholders, schedules, budgets, risks, and governance reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end delivery of IT projects with multiple deliverables, delegating and coordinating tasks across teams
• Build and manage the integrated project plan, schedule, budget, scope and resources
• Run status meetings and governance reporting; track risks, issues and change requests
• Coordinate with agency business owners, NCDIT, vendors and technical teams
• Manage new system implementations, upgrades and releases through go-live
• Follow State project management standards and keep documentation audit-ready

Requirements:

• 1–3+ years managing IT projects (Mid-Level 3–5 years, Senior 5–7, Expert 7+)
• Proven use of project tools (MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Azure DevOps or similar)
• Strong written status reporting and stakeholder communication
• Experience with both Agile and Waterfall delivery
• Eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
• PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM or SAFe certification
• State or federal government IT project experience
• Program, release or production-support management experience