Direct Client: Senior IT Project Manager @ Dauphin County, PA – HYBRID.

Senior IT Project Manager

Dauphin County, PA – HYBRID

One Year Contract

 

We are seeking candidates who do not require visa sponsorship, are eligible to work on a W2

 

Infrastructure, Modernization, and Technical Delivery

 

Candidates who possess both project management expertise and a practical understanding of enterprise infrastructure, software delivery,and technical architecture will be especially successful in this role.

Position Summary

 

Senior IT Project Manager (Contractor)

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead and coordinate a portfolio of technical and infrastructure-focused initiatives. This position will manage complex technology projects involving infrastructure modernization, software platform upgrades, system integrations, cloud services, and application delivery.

The ideal candidate possesses strong project management skills combined with a solid technical foundation, enabling them to effectively collaborate with architects, developers, infrastructure engineers, database administrators, security teams, and executive stakeholders. Experience managing infrastructure projects, system migrations, software upgrades, and enterprise technology initiatives is highly desirable.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead multiple concurrent IT projects through initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
• Manage project schedules, scope, budget, risks, issues, dependencies, and resource coordination.
• Coordinate technical teams including infrastructure, application development, database, cloud, security, and vendor resources.
• Facilitate project governance activities including status reporting, and executive communications.
• Develop and maintain project artifacts including project charters, schedules, RAID logs, work plans, meeting minutes, and status reports.
• Partner with technical leads and architects to identify project impacts, implementation risks, and deployment considerations.
• Manage vendor and contractor activities to ensure deliverables meet project objectives and timelines.
• Support organizational technology modernization efforts and infrastructure lifecycle management.
• Ensure project alignment with agency standards, governance processes, and strategic objectives.

 

Current Project Types

The selected contractor may support initiatives such as:

• Infrastructure modernization and data center migration activities
• Windows Server, SQL Server, and .NET platform upgrades
• Application modernization efforts
• System integration and API projects
• Cloud and hybrid technology initiatives
• Regulatory and business system enhancements
• Enterprise software implementation projects

 

 

Skill	Required  Exp	Candidate Exp
IT Project Management experience	7
Experience managing technical or infrastructure-focused projects	Required
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.	Required
Experience working with cross-functional technical teams	Required
Strong risk management, issue management, and stakeholder management skills	Required
Familiarity with project management methodologies (PMI, Agile, Hybrid).	Required
Experience managing infrastructure upgrades, migrations, or modernization initiatives	Highly desired
Working knowledge of Windows Server environments, databases, cloud platforms, networking, or enterprise applications	Highly desired
Experience coordinating with architects, engineers, and software development teams	Highly desired
Experience with Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, Planner, Jira, or similar tools.	Highly desired
Public sector or government experience	Highly desired
PMP certification preferred	Required