Senior Project Manager (IT)

Delivery centers in Michigan and overseas support large implementation programs. Consultants are staffed across industries early on, then specialize after a few years.

Position summary

Russetcast Consulting is looking for a Senior Project Manager (IT) to join a small, steady team. Looking for someone who runs a tight meeting, writes a status report people actually read and escalates early. This is an in-person role at our Detroit location.

Duties

• Plan and support go-lives, including cutover and rollback steps.
• Keep project documentation organized in SharePoint or Confluence.
• Coordinate work across IT, operations, finance and vendors.
• Report status to sponsors and steering committees.
• Run weekly status meetings and send clear notes with owners and dates.
• Handle change requests and their effect on scope, time and cost.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience.
• Strong written status reporting.
• Organized, with a habit of following up.
• Proficient in Smartsheet, MS Project or a similar tool.
• Working knowledge of waterfall and Agile methods.
• Able to travel up to 15%.
• Comfortable running meetings with senior stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Jira and Confluence.
• Construction or facilities project background.

Compensation and benefits

• Health insurance.
• 401(k) with 4% match.
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave.

Russetcast Consulting provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants.

This position requires a background check.

Interview process: a phone call, a meeting with the hiring manager, and a final conversation with the team.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Russetcast Consulting.