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Target PR Range: 62-72/hr DOE Job Description The IT Project Manager I is a consultant role that provides project coordination and junior project management support for IT initiatives. This position works with project managers, IT leaders, technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and other cross-functional partners to help ensure projects and operational activities are organized, communicated, tracked, and completed effectively. The role requires strong written and verbal English communication skills, disciplined follow-through, and the ability to coordinate multiple workstreams, meetings, deliverables, and internal IT training activities. • Coordinate IT projects and workstreams from planning through implementation and closure, under the direction of a project manager or IT leader. • Maintain project plans, schedules, milestone trackers, action logs, decision logs, risk and issue logs, and other project documentation. • Monitor assigned tasks and deliverables; follow up consistently with owners to confirm progress, resolve blockers, and support timely completion. • Organize and facilitate project meetings, including scheduling, meeting materials, notes, decisions, and action-item follow-up. • Prepare clear, professional written communications, status updates, presentations, announcements, and stakeholder messages for IT initiatives. • Coordinate across IT teams, business partners, vendors, and other stakeholders to support alignment, dependencies, and execution. • Provide accurate and timely reporting on project progress, upcoming milestones, risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions. • Escalate schedule risks, unresolved actions, resource constraints, and other concerns to the project manager or appropriate leader. • Coordinate internal IT training activities, including training schedules, participant communications, logistics, materials, attendance tracking, and post-training follow-up. • Support change management, deployment readiness, and adoption activities associated with technology implementations. • Maintain project files, collaboration sites, templates, and records in accordance with organizational standards. • Assist with project governance and other project management activities as assigned. • Apply appropriate project delivery methods, including Waterfall, Agile, and hybrid approaches, based on the needs of the initiative. Skills and Qualifications • 1+ years of experience in IT project coordination, project management, PMO support, training coordination, or a related role; consulting experience is preferred. • Experience supporting technology projects and working with technical and non-technical stakeholders. • Strong written and verbal English communication skills, with the ability to draft clear business communications and present information professionally. • Exceptional organization, attention to detail, follow-through, and task follow-up skills. • Ability to manage multiple priorities, track deadlines, and maintain momentum in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment. • Strong meeting facilitation, stakeholder coordination, documentation, and status-reporting capabilities. • Demonstrated judgment in identifying risks, escalating issues, and communicating when commitments may not be met. • Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. • Experience with project management and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Azure DevOps, SharePoint, or similar platforms is preferred. • Working knowledge of project management methodologies, including Waterfall, Agile, and hybrid delivery models. • A bachelor’s degree in information technology, business administration, project management, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience. • Project management certification or training, such as CAPM, PMP, Scrum, or Agile, is a plus

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Must-haves

Target PR Range: 62-72/hr DOE
The role requires strong written and verbal English communication skills, disciplined follow-through, and the ability to coordinate multiple workstreams, meetings, deliverables, and internal IT training activities.
Coordinate IT projects and workstreams from planning through implementation and closure, under the direction of a project manager or IT leader.
Maintain project plans, schedules, milestone trackers, action logs, decision logs, risk and issue logs, and other project documentation.
Monitor assigned tasks and deliverables; follow up consistently with owners to confirm progress, resolve blockers, and support timely completion.
Organize and facilitate project meetings, including scheduling, meeting materials, notes, decisions, and action-item follow-up.
Prepare clear, professional written communications, status updates, presentations, announcements, and stakeholder messages for IT initiatives.
Coordinate across IT teams, business partners, vendors, and other stakeholders to support alignment, dependencies, and execution.
Provide accurate and timely reporting on project progress, upcoming milestones, risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions.
Escalate schedule risks, unresolved actions, resource constraints, and other concerns to the project manager or appropriate leader.
Coordinate internal IT training activities, including training schedules, participant communications, logistics, materials, attendance tracking, and post-training follow-up.
Support change management, deployment readiness, and adoption activities associated with technology implementations.
Maintain project files, collaboration sites, templates, and records in accordance with organizational standards.
Assist with project governance and other project management activities as assigned.
Apply appropriate project delivery methods, including Waterfall, Agile, and hybrid approaches, based on the needs of the initiative.
Skills and Qualifications
Experience supporting technology projects and working with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Strong written and verbal English communication skills, with the ability to draft clear business communications and present information professionally.
Exceptional organization, attention to detail, follow-through, and task follow-up skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, track deadlines, and maintain momentum in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
Strong meeting facilitation, stakeholder coordination, documentation, and status-reporting capabilities.

Nice-to-haves

1+ years of experience in IT project coordination, project management, PMO support, training coordination, or a related role; consulting experience is preferred.
Experience with project management and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Azure DevOps, SharePoint, or similar platforms is preferred.
Project management certification or training, such as CAPM, PMP, Scrum, or Agile, is a plus

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