IT Project Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Project Manager 2 or 3

Date Posted: 6/10/2026

Location: Birmingham, AL 35203

Job Type: Contract Full-Time

Immediate W2 contract position available in Birmingham, AL.
Estimated Duration: 2 years

• We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead and coordinate a portfolio of strategic projects within our Data Analytics organization.
• This role is responsible for ensuring projects are delivered on schedule, within budget, and aligned with business objectives.
• The Project Manager will serve as a key coordinator across business teams, technical teams, leadership, and external vendors to drive successful project outcomes.
• The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive, and skilled at managing multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities.
• This individual will establish project roadmaps, facilitate collaboration, manage risks, and provide clear visibility into project progress and performance.
• Industry-specific experience is not required.

Work Schedule:

• 40 hours per week, 4 days in the office, 1 day remote (usually Friday)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously across the Data Analytics organization.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, roadmaps, milestones, and deliverables.
• Track project performance against schedule, budget, scope, and quality objectives.
• Identify project risks, dependencies, and resource constraints and develop mitigation plans.
• Ensure projects follow established governance, reporting, and change management
• processes.
• Support prioritization efforts and help align project activities with departmental and organizational goals.

Stakeholder Management & Communication:

• Serve as the central point of coordination between business stakeholders, technical teams, leadership, and external partners.
• Facilitate project meetings, workshops, status reviews, and planning sessions.
• Prepare agendas, document decisions and action items, and ensure timely follow-up.
• Provide regular project updates and executive-level reporting on project health, risks, milestones, and key decisions.
• Foster strong working relationships across cross-functional teams.

Vendor & Partner Coordination:

• Coordinate activities with vendors, consultants, and third-party partners.
• Monitor vendor deliverables, commitments, and project timelines.
• Facilitate issue resolution and escalation when necessary.
• Ensure external partners remain aligned with business priorities and project objectives.

Budget & Resource Management:

• Monitor project budgets, expenditures, and forecasts.
• Assist with resource planning and allocation across multiple projects.
• Track project staffing needs and help identify resource gaps or conflicts.
• Support leadership with project planning and investment decisions.

Process Improvement:

• Promote project management best practices and continuous improvement.
• Develop and maintain project templates, standards, and reporting mechanisms.
• Identify opportunities to improve project execution, communication, and collaboration.
• Support organizational change management and adoption efforts for new processes, tools, and technologies.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Project Management, Engineering, Analytics, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of project management experience leading technology, analytics, software, or business transformation initiatives.
• Proven experience managing multiple concurrent projects and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver projects on schedule and within budget.
• Strong organizational, planning, and prioritization skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Experience creating project roadmaps, schedules, status reports, and executive presentations.
• Ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical teams.
• Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Azure DevOps, Monday.com, or similar platforms.
• Preferred PMP, PMI-ACP, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), or equivalent project management certification.
• Experience supporting data analytics, business intelligence, reporting, data platform, or technology-related initiatives. • Experience managing external vendors and consulting partners.
• Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid project delivery methodologies.

DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS:

• Highly organized and detail-oriented.
• Strong leadership and coordination skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.
• Comfortable managing ambiguity and shifting priorities.
• Proactive communicator who drives accountability and follow-through.
• Able to influence and build consensus across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Results-oriented with a focus on delivering business value.

SUCCESS MEASURES:

• Maintain visibility and control across a portfolio of strategic projects.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with business objectives.
• Establish clear project roadmaps and reporting processes.
• Improve coordination between business teams, technical teams, and vendors.
• Provide leadership with timely, accurate insights into project status, risks, and resource needs.

We provide supplemental employees to the region's most sought after power projects. We credit our success to the commitment we show to our job applicants. E Group Recruiters are here to make sure your job search experience is the best it can be. Our recruiters are experts in knowing what the client manager is looking for in a resume, what bill rate the market will bear, and how to make your application stand out among the rest. Our personal touch continues even after we've found the perfect job for you. All full-time employees are eligible to pay for full health and retirement benefits including BC/BS health and dental insurance, life and disability insurances, and 401K with an immediately vested match is available. We have a dedicated team to guide you through these benefits.

Company Description

We provide supplemental employees to the region's most sought after power projects. We credit our success to the commitment we show to our job applicants. E Group Recruiters are here to make sure your job search experience is the best it can be. Our recruiters are experts in knowing what the client manager is looking for in a resume, what bill rate the market will bear, and how to make your application stand out among the rest. Our personal touch continues even after we've found the perfect job for you. All full-time employees are eligible to pay for full health and retirement benefits including BC/BS health and dental insurance, life and disability insurances, and 401K with an immediately vested match is available. We have a dedicated team to guide you through these benefits.