Senior Project Manager, Information Technology

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When you join RTD, you will be among dedicated employees exhibiting RTD's values of passion, respect, diversity, trustworthiness, collaboration, and ownership. RTD is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of our diversity value statement, we encourage our employees to honor diversity in thought, people, and experience. Come join RTD on this great journey to be the trusted leader in mobility, delivering excellence and value to our customers and community.

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The Senior Project Manager, Information Technology is responsible for leading project teams to deliver multiple medium to large-sized business software projects that span multiple departments, with multi-year durations, managing resources, stakeholders, schedules, issues, risks, reporting, and project changes to ensure successful project delivery.

RTD unfortunately does not offer sponsorship for employment. This includes sponsorship required now or in the future and includes persons who currently have status via an F-1 visa, OPT, STEM-OPT, H-1B, TN-1, or Form I-766 included. Only applications that require no sponsorship now or in the future will be considered.

Please complete the application in its entirety. Include all previous employment so that it may be taken into consideration. Please include a resume attachment with submittal of your application. Resume should document months and years with your dates of employment. Failure to submit a complete and timely application will result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received before the closing date and time listed. This posting will cease accepting applications on Tuesday, July 29th 2025.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Essential: 

• Works with cross functional teams, vendors, and other stakeholders to build and deliver solutions to support cybersecurity posture and business operations. Understands and manages the interdependencies between technology, operations, and business needs.
• Develops and updates project schedules, track key project milestones, and implement adjustments to complete projects and ensure high quality deliverables.
• Identify, track, and manage project risks, assumptions, issues and decisions.
• Communicates project status, risks, issues, scope, and changes to appropriate leaders, stakeholders, and project team members.
• Utilizes and/or improve PMO templates, workflows, and processes to support the needs of the team.
• Facilitate procurements, create procurement packages, assists Procurement Department with contract and work order scope negotiations, and provides contract administration and vendor relationship management.

Other:

• All job-related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Sciences/Information Technologies or related field.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
• A minimum of eight years of direct work experience in an IT and business software project software project manager capacity, in all aspects of process execution.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Proficiency in complex procurement processes. Demonstrated experience in matrixed resource management including project team members, stakeholders, executive sponsors, and contractors in a hybrid work environment, across multiple locations.
• Proficiency in project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid).
• Excellent and demonstrated written and verbal communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite including SharePoint.
• Proficient with project management scheduling tools such as Microsoft Project, JIRA, and Smartsheets.
• Ability to manage time and workload effectively which includes planning, organizing, and prioritizing with attention to details.
• Demonstrated experience in matrixed resource management, including project team members, stakeholders, executive sponsors and contractors.

OR:

An equivalent combination of education, experience, knowledge, skills,