Technical Project Manager

Our client, a defense manufacturer, is seeing a Technical Project Manager to join their team in the Charleston, SC area.

The ideal candidate should have broad IT project-management experience and be comfortable working with technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and leadership. They must also have hands-on experience managing and supporting an ERP system in a production environment. Experience with IFS ERP is highly preferred, as the role will involve projects impacting the ERP and related business systems.

• Developing and maintaining project plans, timelines, budgets, and priorities.
• Coordinating IT teams, business departments, vendors, and consultants.
• Managing project risks, issues, dependencies, and resources.
• Leading meetings and keeping stakeholders and leadership informed.
• Ensuring proper testing, documentation, communication, change management, and deployment.
• Holding vendors and consultants accountable for deliverables.
• Improving project-management processes and standards across the organization.

• Manage projects across various enterprise technology areas.
• Oversee ERP and business application implementations and upgrades.
• Manage system integrations, APIs, and application development projects.
• Lead infrastructure, cloud, and technology migration initiatives.
• Support data, databases, reporting, and analytics projects.
• Manage cybersecurity and technology risk initiatives.
• Lead process automation and digital transformation projects.
• Coordinate vendor implementations and technology partnerships.

• Manage ERP enhancements, upgrades, integrations, and migrations.
• Work with ERP users and business teams to understand needs and requirements.
• Support the ongoing management and maintenance of the ERP system.
• Coordinate with IT teams, ERP specialists, vendors, and consultants to resolve issues and improve the system.
• Oversee ERP testing, releases, deployments, and post-implementation support.
• Understand how the ERP connects with other applications, databases, infrastructure, and reporting systems.
• Maintain ERP documentation, processes, and technical information.
• Evaluate ERP changes based on business value, cost, risk, technical feasibility, and resources.
• All other related duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Project Management, or a related field equivalent experience.
• 5+ Experience managing complex IT projects, risks, schedules, resources, and vendors.
• Production ERP experience is required.
• Strong understanding of applications, infrastructure, data, integrations, and business systems.
• Ability to work effectively with technical teams, business stakeholders, leadership, and vendors.
• Strong communication, organization, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience managing third-party vendors, consultants, and technology partners.
• IFS ERP experience, especially administering, supporting, upgrading, implementing, or integrating IFS. PMP/PMI-ACP/ITIL certifications and Agile/Waterfall/Scrum experience are preferred.