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Job Description

Job Description

Title: Senior IT Project Manager (Data Center & Enterprise Technology Projects)
Location: Onsite – Columbus, OH
Duration: Long Term contract

Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Senior IT Project Manager to lead the planning, execution, and delivery of complex enterprise technology and data center initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in managing large-scale IT infrastructure and application projects, coordinating cross-functional teams, and ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
The Senior IT Project Manager will serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, customers, and technical teams while driving project governance, resource planning, risk management, and successful project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex IT infrastructure, data center, and enterprise application projects.
• Manage project planning activities, including scope definition, resource allocation, timelines, budgets, and deliverables.
• Develop and maintain project documentation, including project plans, schedules, budgets, status reports, risk logs, issue logs, and change requests.
• Coordinate project activities across business, technical, administrative, and vendor teams.
• Ensure project milestones and objectives are achieved within approved timelines and budgets.
• Facilitate requirements gathering sessions and work closely with stakeholders to define business and technical requirements.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks and dependencies, and implement mitigation strategies.
• Provide regular project status updates and executive-level reporting to leadership and stakeholders.
• Serve as the primary point of contact between customers and project teams to ensure effective communication and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Lead project meetings, steering committee discussions, and governance activities.
• Drive issue resolution and manage project changes through established change control processes.
• Mentor and provide leadership to project team members, fostering collaboration and accountability.
• Ensure new or enhanced technology solutions align with business objectives and customer requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum 8+ years of experience managing enterprise IT projects, including infrastructure and application initiatives.
• Proven experience delivering complex, cross-functional technology projects in large enterprise environments.
• Strong experience in project planning, budgeting, scheduling, resource management, and project governance.
• Experience managing project risks, issues, dependencies, and change management processes.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and competing priorities.
• Excellent leadership, communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

Required Technical Skills

• Project Management Methodologies: Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid
• Project Planning and Scheduling Tools: Microsoft Project, Jira, Azure DevOps, Smartsheet
• Risk, Issue, and Change Management
• Budget and Resource Management
• Requirements Gathering and Business Analysis
• Executive Reporting and Project Governance
• Enterprise IT Infrastructure and Data Center Projects
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership and Vendor Management

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification
• PMI-ACP, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), or SAFe Certification
• ITIL Foundation Certification
• Experience working within government, public sector, or highly regulated environments
• Exposure to cloud migration, data center modernization, and enterprise digital transformation initiatives

Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate is a hands-on Senior IT Project Manager with a proven track record of delivering large-scale enterprise technology projects. The individual should possess strong leadership capabilities, exceptional stakeholder management skills, and the ability to coordinate business and technical teams to successfully deliver strategic IT initiatives.

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We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and retirement options.

TalentBurst is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workforce.

Company Description

Founded in 2002 by three former Monster.com executives; TalentBurst is an award-winning full-service Staffing Firm working directly with Fortune 500 companies in the US and Canada. We specialize in Contract and Contract to Permanent roles across many industries and have direct/contractual relationships with all our clients. Please visit our website or come meet us at our offices in Natick, MA, Miami, FL, Christiansburg, VA, Vineland, NJ, Houston, TX & downtown San Francisco, CA

Company Description

Founded in 2002 by three former Monster.com executives; TalentBurst is an award-winning full-service Staffing Firm working directly with Fortune 500 companies in the US and Canada. We specialize in Contract and Contract to Permanent roles across many industries and have direct/contractual relationships with all our clients. Please visit our website or come meet us at our offices in Natick, MA, Miami, FL, Christiansburg, VA, Vineland, NJ, Houston, TX & downtown San Francisco, CA