IT Project Manager

IT Project Manager

Location: Nashville, TN (fully onsite)

Employment Type: 6 month Contract-to-Hire

Pay Rate: $100k - $115k

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead multiple technology initiatives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. This individual will be responsible for the overall coordination, execution, monitoring, and successful delivery of projects from inception through implementation and business acceptance.

The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills, along with a proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, resources, timelines, budgets, and stakeholder expectations. This role requires a hands-on leader who can drive project success while maintaining a customer-focused approach.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple concurrent IT projects throughout the full project lifecycle.
• Coordinate project activities, resources, schedules, budgets, and deliverables.
• Monitor project plans, assignments, timelines, risks, and work efforts on a daily basis.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet quality standards.
• Track project milestones and adjust project plans as needed to meet business objectives.
• Manage project scope, budgets, schedules, and resource allocation.
• Identify, analyze, and mitigate project risks and issues.
• Escalate functional, quality, resource, and timeline concerns when necessary.
• Facilitate communication among stakeholders, project teams, and leadership.
• Lead cross-functional and multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Conduct project analysis and manage project triple constraints (scope, schedule, and budget).
• Prepare and deliver executive-level presentations and status reports.
• Negotiate project terms, scope, and work effort agreements.
• Drive projects through final business acceptance and implementation.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of IT experience in a leadership capacity.
• Minimum 2 years leading two or more concurrent project teams.
• Proven experience managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience leading projects from initiation through implementation.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree highly preferred

Required Certifications

Candidates must hold an active PMP certification and at least one of the following active certifications:

• CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management)
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• SAFe Scaled Agile Certification

Highly Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with both Agile and Waterfall project methodologies.
• Healthcare IT experience, specifically Medicare and Medicaid environments.
• Experience with CMMI-DEV (Capability Maturity Model Integration).
• Earned Value Management (EVM) experience.
• Advanced Microsoft Project scheduling and project planning experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, Project Management, or a related field.

About CEI:

As a trusted technology partner, CEI delivers solutions that help our customers transform their business and achieve meaningful results. From strategy and custom application development through application management - our technology and digital experience services are tailored to meet each unique need of our customers. Our staffing solutions bring specialized skills to complement our customers' workforce and project requirements.