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IT Project Manager
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Job Description
IT Project Manager – Technology Modernization
Client: City and County of San Francisco – Department of Technology (DT)
Location: hybrid/Onsite Monday and Tuesday at 1 South Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA
Duration: 12 Months
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM Pacific Time
Work Arrangement: Onsite Monday and Tuesday preferred; remaining days may be remote with client approval
Positions: 1
Work Authorization: USC only
Start Date: Early December 2026
Need local USC for Infrastructure PM role in San Francisco.
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate is a hands-on IT Project Manager with a proven track record of delivering technology modernization projects in complex enterprise environments.
They should be comfortable owning project schedules, budgets, risks, stakeholder communications, and vendor relationships while working closely with technical teams and executive leadership.
Candidates with experience managing IT infrastructure, cloud, networking, cybersecurity, or enterprise systems implementation projects will be particularly relevant.
Strong documentation, communication, organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple competing priorities are essential.
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to support the Department of Technology's Project Management Office (PMO) for the City and County of San Francisco.
The selected consultant will lead technology modernization initiatives, managing projects from initiation and planning through execution, implementation, and operational transition.
The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience managing complex IT infrastructure, applications, and systems integration projects, with strong capabilities in project governance, budgeting, scheduling, risk management, vendor coordination, and executive stakeholder communication.
The PMO oversees a portfolio of more than 100 technology initiatives, including cloud transformation, cybersecurity, network modernization, enterprise applications, business automation, and IT infrastructure improvements.
Key Responsibilities
Project Management & Delivery
- Lead complex IT modernization projects from initiation through implementation and operational transition.
- Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, budgets, resource requirements, and success metrics.
- Develop and maintain project charters, integrated project plans, schedules, and project documentation.
- Manage project execution to ensure delivery within approved scope, schedule, and budget.
- Coordinate cross-functional technical teams, business stakeholders, and external vendors.
- Oversee system integration, testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), deployment, and production readiness.
Stakeholder & Vendor Management
- Serve as the primary liaison between IT leadership, business departments, technical teams, vendors, and external partners.
- Facilitate project meetings, stakeholder communications, and executive status updates.
- Manage vendor relationships, procurement activities, and third-party consulting engagements.
- Monitor vendor performance and ensure contractual deliverables are achieved.
- Resolve project escalations and facilitate decision-making across multiple stakeholder groups.
Project Governance & Risk Management
- Develop and maintain risk registers, issue logs, change management plans, and mitigation strategies.
- Track project dependencies, milestones, critical paths, and resource assignments.
- Prepare executive dashboards, project performance reports, and financial status updates.
- Ensure compliance with organizational security, architecture, and governance standards.
- Support organizational change management, communications, training, and user adoption.
- Identify opportunities to improve project delivery processes and operational efficiency.
Required Project Deliverables
The IT Project Manager will be responsible for developing and maintaining the following:
1. Project Charter & Governance Documentation
- Project charter defining scope, objectives, and deliverables.
- Stakeholder roles and responsibilities, including RACI matrix.
- Project communication plan.
- Risk, issue, and change management plans.
2. Integrated Project Schedule
- Detailed project schedule with tasks, owners, durations, and effort estimates.
- Documented dependencies and critical path.
- Project milestones and baseline schedule.
- Ongoing schedule monitoring and reporting.
3. Project Budget & Procurement
- Bottom-up project budget estimates developed with cross-functional teams.
- Coordination of departmental funding and interdepartmental agreements.
- Preparation and submission of procurement requests and RFPs as needed.
- Ongoing budget tracking and financial reporting.
Minimum Qualifications – Mandatory
Candidates must meet all three minimum qualification requirements.
1. Education & Experience – One of the Following:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely related field, plus at least 2 years of experience implementing and managing integrated information systems projects.
OR
- At least 6 years of experience implementing and managing integrated information systems projects, without the degree requirement.
2. Demonstrated IT Project Management Experience
- Within the past 5 years, must have served as a Lead IT Project Manager or equivalent project leadership role on at least one integrated IT systems or IT infrastructure project.
- Must demonstrate direct responsibility for:
- Project scope management.
- Integrated project scheduling.
- Project budget management.
- Risk and issue management.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience managing large-scale IT modernization projects in government, public sector, or complex enterprise environments.
- Background in infrastructure modernization, cloud transformation, network upgrades, cybersecurity, enterprise applications, or systems integration.
- Strong experience developing project charters, RACI matrices, integrated schedules, budgets, and executive dashboards.
- Experience managing multiple vendors, procurement processes, and cross-functional technical teams.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver projects within established schedule and budget baselines.
- Strong executive communication, stakeholder engagement, and governance experience.
- PMP, CAPM, Agile/Scrum, or ITIL certifications are beneficial but not required.