Job Title: Project Manager 1
Location: Wilmington, DE — Hybrid, 3 days onsite per week
Duration: 12-month contract with possible extension
Industry: Public Sector / Government
Interview Process: Two rounds — phone screening followed by an in-person interview. Candidates must be available to interview in person to be considered.

Position Overview

Our client in the public sector is seeking an IT Project Manager with at least 5 years of project management experience to lead approximately five concurrent technology projects of varying sizes. This role will oversee the full project lifecycle, from planning through closeout, across enterprise infrastructure, application, and cybersecurity initiatives using Waterfall and Agile methodologies.

The ideal candidate will bring strong organizational skills, experience coordinating cross-functional teams, and the ability to clearly communicate project status, risks, and priorities to senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage multiple concurrent IT projects from initiation through closeout, primarily using Waterfall methodology.

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and roadmaps.

• Define project scope, deliverables, milestones, and resource requirements in collaboration with stakeholders.

• Create and maintain risk and issue trackers; proactively identify, escalate, and mitigate project risks.

• Monitor budgets, timelines, and resource allocation against baseline plans.

• Coordinate with infrastructure, cybersecurity, application support, business, and vendor teams.

• Prepare and deliver project status reports and presentations to senior leadership and executive stakeholders.

• Manage vendor and contractor deliverables, where applicable.

• Document lessons learned and support continuous improvement of IT project management practices.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of project management experience.

• Proven experience managing multiple concurrent IT projects in a Waterfall or structured methodology environment.

• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain project plans, roadmaps, RAID logs, and status reports.

• Experience working with cross-functional technical teams across infrastructure, cybersecurity, and applications.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting to senior and executive leadership.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent professional experience.

• Ability to work onsite in Wilmington, DE, 3 days per week and attend an in-person interview.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP certification or equivalent.

• Experience managing medium- to large-scale IT projects, particularly finance-related initiatives involving reporting, data management, enterprise systems, compliance, or audits.

• Experience with project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or Jira.