Senior IT Project Manager

Senior IT Project Manager - Plant Technology Modernization Program (Hybrid)

Location: 15407 McGinty Rd W, Wayzata, MN 55391
Contract: 6+ months | $96.80/hr W2
Work Arrangement: Hybrid (2-3 days on-site/week preferred)

About the Role
Join a pivotal technology modernization initiative impacting 1,000+ plant locations. As a Senior IT Project Manager, you will drive the successful upgrade of plant technology hardware and provide expert oversight across five concurrent workstreams. This role offers the opportunity to work on a high-profile enterprise program within a collaborative, hybrid environment, where your leadership will directly influence large-scale transformation efforts.

Responsibilities

- Lead and coordinate project management activities across five active workstreams, ensuring alignment with program goals
- Partner with workstream leads to define scope, deliverables, timelines, and interdependencies
- Develop, maintain, and communicate detailed project plans and unified roadmaps
- Organize task backlogs and manage task assignments, completion, and stakeholder accountability
- Monitor and report on project milestones, risks, issues, and mitigation strategies
- Maintain clear, accurate, and up-to-date project documentation
- Drive process standardization and best practices within an evolving program structure
- Facilitate productive discussions, ensuring progress despite competing priorities
- Collaborate with technical teams, business stakeholders, and deployment groups for seamless execution
- Support change management efforts tied to technology deployments and workstream initiatives
- Utilize Microsoft Teams, Office Suite, and JIRA to enhance collaboration and project tracking

Required Skills and Experience

- Minimum 7 years' dedicated project management experience, with proven success handling complex, multi-workstream projects
- Robust experience in project planning, deliverables definition, and execution tracking
- Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving abilities
- Strong risk, issue, dependency identification, and mitigation planning skills
- Demonstrated ability to drive process consistency in evolving environments
- Proficiency in Agile and waterfall methodologies, with hands-on use of Microsoft Office Suite
- Effective collaboration with technical, business, and vendor teams

Preferred Skills

- Direct experience with JIRA for roadmap and backlog management
- Background in large-scale hardware deployments across multiple physical sites
- Success coordinating technical, operational, and vendor project teams
- Experience supporting change management for technology implementations

Benefits

- High-impact role in an enterprise-wide technology modernization program
- Opportunity to shape and drive process improvements at scale
- Hybrid work flexibility with a collaborative and supportive team environment
- Competitive compensation

How to Apply
Ready to lead and make a measurable impact on a nationwide modernization initiative? Submit your resume today and join us in driving transformational change.