Role Summary:
The Senior Technical Project Manager is responsible for planning, estimating, and delivering complex, enterprise-scale technology initiatives. This role requires strong technical acumen, rigorous execution discipline, and the ability to motivate cross-functional teams while managing scope, schedule, budget, and risk. The ideal candidate can translate high-level business requirements into executable project plans, credible estimates, and delivery milestones, and can contribute directly to proposal development and RFP responses.
Key Responsibilities:- Project Delivery & Execution
- Lead end-to-end delivery of enterprise-scale technology projects (10–15+ man-years of effort) across application development, modernization, and cloud initiatives
- Decompose high-level business and technical requirements into detailed work breakdown structures (WBS), schedules, and delivery plans
- Develop and maintain Microsoft Project plans, including dependencies, critical path, resource loading, and baseline management
- Track and report on project health (schedule, cost, scope, risks, issues, dependencies) to senior stakeholders and executives
- Proactively manage scope changes, risks, and mitigation strategies to ensure predictable delivery
- Estimation & Planning
- Create credible effort, cost, and timeline estimates based on incomplete or evolving requirements
- Support pre-sales and delivery planning activities by developing staffing models, assumptions, and delivery approaches
- Validate estimates produced by technical leads, architects, and vendors
- Technical & Architectural Alignment
- Work closely with solution architects and engineering teams to ensure alignment withcloud (AWS and/or Azure) architectures and enterprise standards
- Demonstrate working knowledge of AI/ML concepts, including where AI can be applied responsibly within enterprise solutions (e.g., analytics, automation, decision support)
- Ensure non-functional requirements such as security, performance, scalability, and compliance are planned and tracked
- Team Leadership & Motivation
- Lead and motivate cross-functional teams (engineering, QA, DevOps, data, vendors, and business stakeholders)
- Establish clear expectations, accountability, and delivery cadence
- Resolve delivery conflicts and remove impediments to maintain team momentumRFP & Proposal Support
- Contribute to RFP responses, including project approach, timelines, staffing plans, assumptions, and risk mitigation
- Translate technical and delivery concepts into clear, persuasive written content suitable for evaluators
- Ensure proposed schedules and estimates are realistic and defensible
Required Qualifications:- EducationBachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related
- Experience 10+ years of experience managing large-scale IT or digital transformation projects
- Proven delivery of enterprise programs totaling 10–15+ man-years of effort
- Background in development/programming prior to Project Management
- Experience working with distributed teams and multiple vendors
- Demonstrated success managing projects with evolving or high-level requirements
- Technical SkillsStrong understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC) and modern delivery methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid)
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Project for detailed scheduling and resource planning
- Working knowledge of cloud platforms: AWS and/or Microsoft Azure
- Foundational understanding of AI/ML concepts and their enterprise use cases
- Ability to engage credibly with architects, developers, DevOps, and data teams
Core Competencies:- Technically savvy with the ability to translate business needs into executable plans
- Detail-oriented with strong analytical and organizational skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to review/create project artifacts (i.e Use Case, Test Cases, User Manuals, Run book etc).Strong stakeholder management and executive reporting capabilities
- Ability to lead, motivate, and hold teams accountable
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in public sector, regulated, or enterprise environmentsPMP, PMI-ACP, or equivalent certification (preferred but not required) Prior involvement in cloud migration, modernization, or AI-enabled initiatives
