IT Project Manager
$93k - $120k
Mid
Bachelor's
Houston, TX, USA
In PersonPeriodic travel to company locations, jobsites, and operational facilities may be required.
IT OperationsIT Project Management
About the job
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field is preferred; equivalent combinations of education, technical experience, and demonstrated project leadership may be considered.
- At least three years of managing technology projects, including enterprise implementations, migrations, infrastructure programs, or business systems deployments.
- Experience leading multiple concurrent projects with significant responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, and resources.
- Demonstrated experience establishing project governance processes, intake procedures, PMO functions, or project management standards.
- Experience gathering business requirements and developing business requirements documents, functional documentation, process maps, and acceptance criteria.
- Experience managing implementation vendors and managed service provider relationships, including statement of work management, deliverable tracking, and performance accountability.
- Experience leading organizational change management, user adoption, training coordination, and stakeholder engagement initiatives.
- Expert knowledge of project lifecycle management, program delivery, portfolio management, governance, risk management, and budget tracking.
- Strong understanding of Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid project delivery methodologies.
- Advanced requirements gathering, process mapping, business analysis, and documentation skills.
- Technical fluency across enterprise applications, cloud solutions, infrastructure services, integrations, reporting platforms, and business systems.
- Strong vendor management and contract coordination capabilities.
- Ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders and business requirements for technical teams.
- Proficiency with project scheduling, collaboration, reporting, and documentation tools.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and protect sensitive business information.
- The role may require experience supporting construction, electrical contracting, field services, manufacturing, or distributed workforce organizations; this experience is preferred.
- Full-time availability during standard weekday business hours, with flexibility to support implementations, migrations, vendor schedules, maintenance events, and critical project milestones; occasional evening, weekend, or extended-hour work may be required.
- Ability to travel between company locations and project sites as needed; travel requirements vary based on project assignments and business needs.
- Ability to walk, stand, and navigate office, warehouse, and construction environments; site visits may require adherence to safety standards and use of personal protective equipment.
- Project Management Professional certification is preferred.
- Agile certifications such as Certified Scrum Master, PMI-ACP, SAFe, or equivalent are preferred.
- ITIL or IT Service Management certifications are preferred.
- Prosci or other Change Management certifications are preferred.
- Experience implementing PMO frameworks and project governance programs is preferred.
- Experience with enterprise software implementations and systems integrations is preferred.
- Experience supporting construction, electrical contracting, field services, or other operational organizations with distributed workforces is preferred.
- Familiarity with Microsoft 365, collaboration tools, project portfolio management software, workflow automation platforms, and reporting solutions is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead complex IT projects through initiation, planning, execution, deployment, stabilization, and project closeout.
- Develop business cases, project charters, schedules, budgets, resource plans, communication plans, and project success criteria.
- Manage project scope, schedule, budget, quality, risks, issues, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations.
- Coordinate multiple concurrent projects while balancing organizational priorities and resource capacity.
- Forecast project impacts, identify delivery challenges, and communicate recommendations and mitigation strategies.
- Establish and maintain scalable project governance processes, project intake procedures, templates, stage reviews, and decision-making frameworks.
- Develop and maintain a consolidated project portfolio view of active and proposed initiatives.
- Track milestones, project health, resource utilization, budgets, risks, dependencies, and strategic priorities.
- Provide project portfolio reporting and recommendations to leadership for prioritization and investment decisions.
- Continuously improve project management standards, documentation, and delivery methodologies.
- Facilitate requirements discovery sessions with business stakeholders and department leaders.
- Develop business requirements documents, functional specifications, process maps, workflows, and acceptance criteria.
- Analyze business processes and identify opportunities for technology improvements and operational efficiencies.
- Translate business needs into actionable technical requirements for implementation teams and vendors.
- Clarify assumptions, challenge incomplete requirements, and ensure deliverables align with business objectives.
- Manage implementation vendors and managed service providers throughout project lifecycles.
- Review and coordinate statements of work, project milestones, deliverables, change requests, and implementation schedules.
- Monitor vendor performance and ensure accountability for project commitments.
- Coordinate project dependencies involving vendors, third-party systems, and service partners.
- Validate project deliverables and document formal acceptance of completed work.
- Lead organizational change management initiatives supporting technology implementations.
- Coordinate stakeholder communications, training activities, and user adoption strategies.
- Develop communication plans that support both office personnel and field operations.
- Ensure operational continuity during implementations, migrations, upgrades, and system transitions.
- Facilitate user acceptance testing, defect management, deployment readiness reviews, and post-implementation support transitions.
- Apply project governance and change control processes.
- Evaluate schedule, budget, scope, resource, and operational impacts of proposed changes.
- Identify project risks, develop mitigation plans, and escalate issues when appropriate.
- Coordinate rollback planning, deployment readiness, cutover activities, and transition planning.
- Maintain comprehensive project documentation, decision logs, ownership records, and project archives.
- Facilitate post-project lessons learned sessions.
- Identify opportunities to improve project delivery, governance, documentation, and stakeholder engagement.
- Coach team members and stakeholders on project management best practices.
- Support development of a scalable project management framework for future organizational growth.
- Perform additional duties as assigned in support of business and departmental objectives.
- Lead cross-functional project teams consisting of business stakeholders, technical resources, vendors, and managed service provider personnel.
- Partner with executives, department leaders, and project sponsors to align technology initiatives with business objectives.
- Provide functional leadership and project direction without direct supervisory authority.
- Coordinate responsibilities across internal teams, vendors, consultants, and implementation partners.
- Mentor team members on project management methodologies, documentation standards, and delivery practices.
- Facilitate executive updates, project steering meetings, and stakeholder reviews.
- Collaborate with departments, technical teams, vendors, business stakeholders, field operations, and construction project personnel.
- Travel periodically to company locations, jobsites, and operational facilities as required.
- Support implementations, migrations, vendor schedules, maintenance events, and critical project milestones, including occasional evening, weekend, or extended-hour work.
Desired Qualifications
- Project Management Professional certification.
- Agile certifications such as Certified Scrum Master, PMI-ACP, SAFe, or equivalent.
- ITIL or IT Service Management certifications.
- Prosci or other Change Management certifications.
- Experience implementing PMO frameworks and project governance programs.
- Experience with enterprise software implementations and systems integrations.
- Experience supporting construction, electrical contracting, field services, manufacturing, or other operational organizations with distributed workforces.
- Familiarity with Microsoft 365, collaboration tools, project portfolio management software, workflow automation platforms, and reporting solutions.
About the company
Enterprise Electrical designs, installs and maintains electrical systems for commercial construction projects, from warehouses and cold storage facilities to offices and industrial buildings. Its design-build service combines electrical planning with construction, while design-assist work supports projects developed with other teams. Customers hire it for building construction and renovations, and its service department handles repairs, equipment upgrades and preventive maintenance after installation. The contractor works with building owners and construction teams on power distribution, lighting and communications infrastructure. Founded in 2014, Enterprise Electrical is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Founded
2014
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What believers are saying
- School costs get support: Enterprise reimburses tuition for Independent Electrical Contractors electrical school.
- Advancement has a curriculum: Enterprise Electrical University teaches leadership and electrical code mastery.
- Retirement saving includes employer money: Enterprise lists a company match for its retirement plan.
What critics are saying
- Schedules follow projects: Enterprise's exempt Dallas quality director role includes early starts and extended days.
- Leadership still visits jobsites: Enterprise's Dallas quality director role requires site travel and exposure to noise, dust and weather.
- Craft entry requires paperwork: Enterprise interviews applicants only with Texas electrical licensing, identification and a Social Security card.
What makes Enterprise Electrical unique
- Technical coordination starts virtually: Enterprise uses three-dimensional models to detect conflicts between electrical systems and other building trades.
- Specialist divisions have dedicated leadership: Enterprise appoints separate vice presidents for semiconductor construction and mission-critical facilities.
- Military heritage shapes its identity: veteran-owned Enterprise draws inspiration from the World War II aircraft carrier USS Enterprise.
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