Project Manager 1 IT

Title: Hybrid IT Project Manager I

Pay Rate: $58.62/hr.
Employment Type: Full-time Contract / Temporary (12 months)
Schedule: Monday Friday Full-time (Hybrid; minimum 2 days onsite per week)
Location: Redwood City CA 94063
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Position Overview

Tekberry is seeking a highly skilled and experienced IT Project Manager to support University IT (UIT) at one of the worlds premier academic and research institutions. This role supports the University IT Project Management Office (UIT PMO) and is responsible for leading multiple large-scale complex cross-functional IT initiatives that impact research teaching and learning administration and healthcare across the university.

Our client devotes tremendous intellectual and physical resources toward the betterment of humanity. As a major Bay Area employer we seek individuals committed to excellence and continuous turn the university supports professional development and career growth for its workforce.

This position reports to the UIT PMO and works alongside a team of technical project managers within multidisciplinary project teams delivering critical university-wide technology initiatives.

Role Focus

• 80% Project Leadership & Delivery
• 20% Technical Contribution

The Project Manager is expected to exercise independent judgment balance competing stakeholder priorities and deliver consistent high-quality outcomes while managing multiple projects simultaneously.

Key Responsibilities

Project Leadership & Delivery (80%)

• Lead and manage large-scale complex IT projects including:
  • Discovery and requirements definition
  • Vendor selection and implementation
  • SaaS deployments
  • Enterprise system integrations
  • IT infrastructure upgrades
  • Application upgrades and modernization initiatives
• Develop maintain and execute integrated project plans using project management best practices including:
  • Scope schedule budget risk communication resource and procurement management
• Manage multiple concurrent projects with moderate to high complexity and performance risk
• Maintain project artifacts including:
  • Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)
  • RAID logs
  • Dashboards and status reports
  • Project schedules and financial tracking
• Facilitate project meetings stand-ups steering committees vendor sessions and executive briefings
• Ensure projects align with our IT governance UIT PMO standards and quality expectations
• Identify manage and mitigate project risks and issues proactively
• Drive continuous improvement across project delivery processes

Technical Contribution (20%)

• Support system integration planning data flow mapping and technical evaluations
• Collaborate with engineering architecture security and infrastructure teams to ensure technical feasibility and risk mitigation
• Support testing strategies quality assurance processes and system cutover planning
• Apply working knowledge of:
  • IT infrastructure
  • Application architecture
  • Data integration
  • SDLC methodologies
  • Information security and privacy practices

Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration

• Partner effectively with:
  • Functional leads
  • Business owners
  • Faculty and operational teams
  • Vendors and external partners
  • Executive sponsors
• Communicate clearly and professionally with technical and non-technical audiences
• Balance customer expectations with project realities in a consensus-driven environment
• Build trust motivate diverse cross-functional teams and resolve conflicts diplomatically

Required Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelors degree in a related field and
• 8 10 years of experience managing large complex IT projects including:
  • Project planning scheduling tracking and budgeting
  • Multi-stakeholder environments
  • Moderate performance risk
    An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Highly effective written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to assemble engage and lead cross-functional teams
• Strong command of project management disciplines:
  • Integration scope time cost quality HR communications risk and procurement
• Ability to manage ambiguity and competing priorities
• Demonstrated resilience diplomacy influence and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal awareness and sound judgment
• Depth of technical knowledge sufficient to lead complex IT initiatives

Desired Qualifications

• PMP certification (strongly desired)
• Proven experience with Agile Waterfall and Hybrid methodologies
• Strong experience with:
  • SDLC
  • Change risk and conflict management
  • Complex integrated project plans with detailed WBS
• Demonstrated leadership in consensus-driven environments
• Strong negotiation facilitation and decision-making skills
• Experience with the following tools:
  • MS Project Word Excel PowerPoint Visio
  • Smartsheet
  • ServiceNow Project Portfolio Management (PPM)
  • Zoom Slack
• Experience with enterprise systems such as:
  • Oracle E-Business Suite
  • Oracle HCM
  • PeopleSoft (Student and HR Administration)
• Experience managing:
  • IT infrastructure projects
  • Application and system integrations
  • Quality assurance and testing processes
  • Data integration across platforms
• Understanding of:
  • Web application architecture
  • System and application integration
  • Technology tiers and object-oriented concepts

Work Environment & Conditions

• Hybrid role requiring a minimum of 2 days onsite per week at the our Redwood City Campus (more days may be required based on project needs)
• Occasional local travel between campuses our Healthcare Hospital and our Childrens Hospital
• Office environment with extended desk/computer work
• Physical requirements include frequent sitting and fine manipulation; occasional standing/walking; light lifting up to 10 lbs

Tekberry offers a $100 referral bonus for referrals resulting in successful placements!

Tekberry Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status disability or any other protected categories under applicable laws.

Tekberry Inc. is a Certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE).

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