IT Project Manager

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

Project Manager – Power Delivery Data Analytics Position

SUMMARY:

• 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:

Portfolio & Project Management:

• 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:

The successful candidate will:

• 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.