Overview

MSA Professional Services is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of strategic technology initiatives across the organization.  This role manages projects ranging from infrastructure modernization and cybersecurity initiatives to enterprise data platforms, cloud solutions, and application improvements.

 

The Senior IT Project Manager partners with IT teams, business leaders, and external vendors to translate organizational needs into structured project plans and ensure successful implementation.  This role requires strong leadership, stakeholder management, and the ability to guide complex technology initiatives in a collaborative environment.

 

This position is ideal for an experienced IT Project Manager, Technology Program Manager, or PMO leader who thrives in a multi-disciplinary organization and enjoys working across teams to deliver meaningful technology improvements.

 

Why Join MSA

As a 100% Employee-Owned ESOP firm, our technology initiatives directly support the communities we serve.  Our IT team partners closely with engineers, planners, architects, and other professionals to deliver innovative solutions that improve how we work and how we serve clients.

 

You’ll have the opportunity to:

• Lead high-impact enterprise technology initiatives

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across the organization

• Contribute to modernization efforts including cloud platforms, enterprise data systems, and cybersecurity initiatives

• Help shape how technology supports a growing professional services firm

If you enjoy leading complex projects and driving meaningful organizational change through technology, this role offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact.

Responsibilities

What you will do:

Project Leadership & Execution

• Lead IT projects from initiation through completion using established project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid).

• Define project scope, objectives, timelines, and success criteria in partnership with stakeholders.

• Develop and manage project schedules, budgets, resource plans, and communication strategies.

• Track project performance including scope, budget, schedule, risks, and deliverables.

• Coordinate work across infrastructure, networking, cybersecurity, helpdesk, data engineering, and application teams.

• Manage third-party vendors and technology partners.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build strong relationships with internal business partners and leadership.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders.

• Facilitate communication between technical teams and business leaders.

• Provide regular project updates, dashboards, and executive-level reporting.

Implementation & Delivery

• Lead project lifecycle activities including planning, execution, testing, deployment, and closeout.

• Identify and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies.

• Oversee testing processes including user acceptance testing (UAT).

• Ensure projects align with IT governance, cybersecurity standards, and enterprise architecture practices.

• Manage deployment planning, cutover coordination, and transition to operational support.

Strategic Contributions

• Support IT portfolio planning and project prioritization.

• Facilitate Agile-style delivery practices for analytics or data initiatives.

• Contribute to modernization initiatives including:

  • Cloud migration

  • Enterprise data platforms

  • Data lake / lakehouse architectures

  • Cybersecurity improvements

• Support organizational change management including training and adoption planning.

Qualifications

What you bring:

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, Project Management, or a related field.

Experience

• 10+ years of project management experience, preferably within technology or enterprise IT environments.

• Experience managing cross-functional IT initiatives involving infrastructure, data, and application teams.

• Experience in the Architecture, E