Project Manager

Spectraforce Technologies
United States, Colorado, Denver
Nov 13, 2025
Project Manager 7 Months Denver, Colorado 80203 (REMOTE) Candidate Must Be Local ( Candidate must reside in Colorado ) Experience Required: Experience: 5-7 years minimum of progressive IT Project Management experience. Certification: Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification is preferred. Process Expertise: Deep working knowledge of formal Project Management Life Cycles (PMLC), stage-gate governance, and project estimation principles. Technical Acumen: Strong understanding of IT domains (e.g., ERP, Cloud/Security, Legacy Modernization). Key Deliverables & Responsibilities: The contractor will serve as the central project owner, executing all tasks necessary to ensure alignment with approved scope, budget, and schedule. Project Governance & Planning (Schedule Phase) Own the Project Record: Establish and manage the complete project record, including creating the initial detailed project schedule, and ensuring the approved budget and budgeted level of effort (LOE) are correctly entered. Estimation & Control: Validate project effort assumptions, reconcile capacity against approved budget/LOE from the Solution Proposal, and maintain accurate cost tracking via SH timesheets. Requirements to Scope: Lead Details Gathering Workshops to capture comprehensive business and technical requirements, feeding directly into the detailed project schedule. Security & DR Alignment: Coordinate with the OIT Disaster Recovery and Security teams to confirm the requirements and scope. Governance & Approval: Build and present the finalized Project Plan. Execute & Deploy Phases Kickoff & Cadence: Plan and lead the Working Group Project Kickoff and establish the recurring Project Meeting and Stakeholder Meeting cadence to proactively manage risks and issues (RAID). Execution Monitoring: Proactively monitor execution against the schedule, track project health, and own overall project communications. Milestone Management: Drive progress toward critical milestones. Change Management: Ensure the Lead Technical SME submits the necessary CAB (Change Advisory Board) Request for production approval. Transition to Operations: Manage the final deliverables and completing all steps outlined in the Transition to Operations. Execution & Closure (Close Phase) Final Acceptance Administrative & Reporting: Finalize the project record and ensure all project tasks and RAID entries are completed, and distribute the Final Status Report. Process Improvement: Participate in Process Review Meetings throughout the project lifecycle to capture documented lessons and process improvement actions.