Project Manager (IT)

This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more information, please see: https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/13801066 Job Description: Information Technology - Project Manager (IT) Location: Chicago, Illinois (Onsite) Duration: 12 months Role Overview This role is responsible for leading the successful delivery of large infrastructure technology programs and projects. The Project Manager will provide leadership and oversight for several key initiatives, ensuring effective governance, stakeholder management, and timely delivery of project objectives and benefits according to established standards. Key Responsibilities - Lead project teams to deliver objectives and benefits, providing oversight to control scope, schedule, resources, and cost. - Develop project plans, provide executional leadership, and track progress on project goals. - Identify and manage project risks and dependencies, including contingency planning and developing health restoration plans. - Ensure adherence to project standards, IT controls, risk, and regulatory requirements. - Provide structured project management leadership by establishing governance and ensuring clear roles and responsibilities. - Manage stakeholder expectations and motivate the project team. - Facilitate discussions and working sessions across various project teams. - Establish and execute project communication plans, providing timely updates on status and health. - Partner with stakeholders to plan for and manage project resources. - Escalate issues in a timely manner to address decisions needed and remove roadblocks. Required Qualifications Experience: A minimum of 7+ years of experience leading infrastructure technology projects and guiding teams through complex initiatives of significant scope, scale, and risk. Skills: - Program/project management expertise with working knowledge of Waterfall, Hybrid, and/or Agile methodologies. - Demonstrated ability leading multiple concurrent projects. - Proficiency in navigating a matrixed environment to influence, inform, and collaborate with all levels of an organization. - General familiarity with infrastructure technology such as Servers, Storage, Network, Database, and Middleware. - Familiarity with PPM Tools like Clarity and other tools including ServiceNow, Jira, and Azure DevOps. - Working knowledge of the MS Office Suite, including MS Project, SharePoint, and Teams. Preferred Qualifications - PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) or Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) certification. - Experience in a large financial services firm or a highly regulated industry. - Experience leading application development initiatives. - Network project experience. Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here{target="_blank" rel="noopener"} for more details. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Everforth Apex and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undeliver d messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at https://www.apexsystems.com/privacy-policy{target="_blank" rel="noopener"} Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include Co