Project Manager

_{13th August, 2025}

Project Manager #1033945
Position Description:
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Senior Project Manager to lead complex, large-scale IT initiatives. This role requires a strong blend of project management expertise, leadership capabilities, technical awareness, and change management proficiency to ensure successful project outcomes aligned with business objectives and enterprise standards.
 
Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic oversight, leadership, and accountability for one or more large, complex IT projects, typically lasting longer than 6 months, involving 20 or more team members, and requiring executive-level communication and coordination.
• Ensure alignment with our project management methodologies, including SUITE, investment management, and systems engineering methodology.
• Lead cross-functional teams through all phases of project planning and execution, including the development of integrated schedules, risk management plans, and budget tracking.
• Monitor and report on project progress regarding scope, quality, schedule, and budget, and escalate issues and risks to executive leadership as necessary.
• Perform long-term release planning to support organizational strategic goals and ensure alignment with broader enterprise initiatives.
• Evaluate technical requirements in collaboration with IT and business stakeholders, proposing solutions that meet business needs while adhering to our best practices and industry standards.
• Apply structured change management practices grounded in the ADKAR (Prosci) framework to ensure stakeholder alignment and successful adoption of project deliverables.

 
Technical Competencies:

• Strong knowledge of APIs, system interfaces, and multi-system integrations across complex IT environments.
• Working knowledge of IT infrastructure components and their interactions within networked environments (e.g., firewalls, VIPs, F5 listeners, ports).
• Familiarity with core infrastructure environments including networks, servers, storage, web platforms, and virtual/cloud solutions.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with technical teams and external vendors to support solution design, integration, deployment, and issue resolution.

 
Change Management and Stakeholder Engagement: This position plays a critical role in driving change adoption through:

• Integration of change management principles from the outset of the project.
• Close collaboration with stakeholder engagement leads to develop and implement communication plans, facilitate training sessions, and monitor organizational readiness.
• Supporting stakeholders at every level to reduce resistance, align expectations, and ensure long-term user adoption of new systems and processes.

 
 
Top Skills & Years of Experience (Ideal Candidate Profile):

• 5+ years overall experience
• Experience with the ADKAR (Prosci) Framework
• Proven ability to lead large, cross-functional teams and manage high-visibility projects with medium to high risk.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills with experience interacting with Agency Leadership.
• Ability to manage both technical delivery and change management efforts within complex environments.
• Demonstrated success managing vendor-supported projects with integrated technical components and stakeholder groups.

 
Additional Info:
 
At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra.  We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.
We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years!
FastTek Global is a financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused.
We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.
Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:
 

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

 
Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.
FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023!
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