IT Project Manager

CLASSIFICATION TITLE:

IT Project Manager

SALARY:

$85,183.29 - $110,177.47

DEPARTMENT:

Information Technology

Opening Date:

08/12/2025

Closing Date:

08/26/2025 12:00 a.m.

FLSA STATUS: Exempt - Overtime pursuant to Collective Bargaining Agreement or Human Resources and Labor Relations Policy

EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP: Just cause subject to probationary period

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Under the direction of department management, this position is responsible for the end-to-end management and successful delivery of technology initiatives across multiple Macomb County departments. The IT Project Manager applies standard project management practices to initiate, plan, execute, monitor, mitigate risk, and close projects of varying size and complexity. This role involves building and leading cross-functional teams, aligning technical solutions with business goals, and ensuring project outcomes are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget. Clear communication skills are essential for conveying project goals, progress, and outcomes to stakeholders through written documentation, presentations, and meetings.  The position requires ongoing collaboration with internal stakeholders, vendors, and IT service providers, as well as a high degree of visibility to develop trusted partnerships, identify opportunities for process improvement, and support long-term strategic planning.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Project Initiation:

Defines, estimates, and presents new project requests outlining scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks and return on investment (ROI) to obtain executive level approval.

Conducts project kick-off and status update meetings to guarantee timely delivery of deliverables while proactively addressing project risks and scheduling conflicts.

Project Planning:

Develops and maintains client's annual project roadmap, ensuring feasibility while coordinating and prioritizing both planned and unexpected project requests.

Develops and manages project plans ensuring all deliverables and milestones are identified and accounted for with responsibility and due dates assigned.

Develops and implements detailed project communication plans to ensure timely updates and transparency is maintained throughout the life of the project.

Collaborates with project team and stakeholders to identify, document, and define traceability of business, system, and network requirements.

Guides teams through the planning, design, development, testing, training, and implementation phases of projects with varying complexity.

Project Execution:

Develops and maintains client's annual project roadmap, ensuring feasibility while coordinating and prioritizing both planned and unexpected project requests.

Develops and manages project plans ensuring all deliverables and milestones are identified and accounted for with responsibility and due dates assigned.

Develops and implements detailed project communication plans to ensure timely updates and transparency is maintained throughout the life of the project.

Collaborates with project team and stakeholders to identify, document, and define traceability of business, system, and network requirements.

Guides teams through the planning, design, development, testing, training, and implementation phases of projects with varying complexity.

Project Monitoring and Control:

Defines and controls project scope of work, purpose, business value, risks and assumptions with the client and project resources.

Provides reports to an agreed schedule (or upon request), that include Risk Mitigation and overall project status updates (e.g., red, yellow, green summary status).

Reviews project deliverables at every phase to ensure accuracy, quality, and completeness.

Monitors and reconciles project expenses to ensure they align with the planned budget, managing and controlling overall project cost.

Manages and communicates project risk with respect to predictive analysis, problem solving, communication, and controlling project impact.

Communicates effectively and creates change orders with clients based upon modifications in scope or when issues are identified that impact timelines and/or budgets.

Stakeholder and Vendor Oversight:

Serves as the primary information technology liaison with assigned departments/clients to ensure overall IT support and solutions delivered with quality and timeliness.

Establishes and maintains a high degree of visibility with assigned departments/clients to ensure overall IT support and solutions are