IT Project Manager — Public Sector Technology Modernization

Cornerstone Concilium is seeking an IT Project Manager to support the PMO of a large public-sector technology department in San Francisco. The role leads technology modernization projects from initiation through implementation and operational transition, spanning areas such as infrastructure, applications, cybersecurity, and cloud.

Responsibilities:

• Lead complex, multi-year IT modernization projects through planning, implementation, and operational transition
• Develop project charters that define scope, deliverables, stakeholder roles (RACI -Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed), communication plans, and risk, issue, and change controls
• Build integrated project schedules with dependencies, critical path, task owners, milestones, and baselines
• Develop bottom-up budgets, secure client-department funding through interdepartmental agreements, and prepare procurement requests and RFPs
• Keep projects within 10% of approved baseline schedule and budget, documenting variances and change requests
• Oversee system integration, testing, UAT, deployment, and production readiness, including occasional after-hours cutovers
• Serve as primary liaison between IT leadership, business departments, and vendors; manage vendor performance and contract deliverables
• Report status, risks, and metrics to executives and governance bodies through dashboards and progress summaries
• Lead change management, including communication, training, and user adoption

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely related field and 2+ years implementing and managing integrated information systems projects; or
• 6+ years implementing and managing integrated information systems projects
• within the last 5 years, served as lead IT Project Manager on at least one integrated IT systems or infrastructure project, with direct ownership of scope, integrated schedule, budget, and risk/issue management
• Authorized to work in the United States for the full engagement
• Two strong IT project examples from the last 5 years where you personally owned delivery, with measurable outcomes and schedule/budget results
• Public-sector or government IT experience, including governance, procurement, and interdepartmental funding
• Experience in infrastructure, network and voice modernization, cybersecurity, cloud, or enterprise applications
• Certifications such as PMP, CAPM, Agile/Scrum, or ITIL (helpful, not required)
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to translate technical topics for executive audiences