Technical Project Manager; Temporary Position

Overview

Cleaver Brooks is seeking a Technical Project Manager to support high-visibility IT initiatives focused on developing and deploying new enterprise technology capabilities. This role will lead the project management lifecycle, collaborating closely with IT and cross-functional business teams to deliver solutions that enhance operational performance and drive digital modernization.

This is a temporary individual contributor role with no direct reports, working closely with IT, business partners, and extended resources across Sales, Operations, Finance, Engineering, and other functional teams.

• Maintain and update project tasks, milestones, and dependencies
• Drive accountability with project resources on task completion
• Monitor the critical path; proactively identify acceleration opportunities
• Manage cross-team dependencies and sequencing

• Facilitate prioritization of system features, enhancements, and requirements
• Support release governance and scope management
• Schedule and coordinate release planning and readiness reviews
• Track, document, and prioritize defects and break/fix items
• Enforce formal change management procedures

• Apply Agile and hybrid SDLC methodologies for planning and execution
• Track and mitigate risks, issues, and resource constraints
• Maintain project artifacts, status updates, and documentation
• Coordinate user acceptance testing and validation activities
• Monitor project time, labor reports, and cost tracking

• Serve as a liaison between IT and business stakeholders
• Provide clear and timely communication on progress, risks, and decisions
• Support organizational readiness and internal project communication

• Contribute to multi-phase IT project roadmaps
• Build supporting plans for upcoming releases, enhancements, or systems
• Manage concurrent project plans aligned to enterprise IT priorities

• Experience managing technical or enterprise system projects
• Strong understanding of SDLC (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid)
• Experience supporting release cycles or system implementation teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities
• Proficient in MS Office Suite, SharePoint, MS Project, and Visio
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills across IT and business
• Comfort with decentralized teams and virtual communication tools
• Self-starter with strong ownership, initiative, and follow-through

Education: Bachelor’s Degree required, Master’s Degree a plus.

Experience: 5 years or more in IT environment. 3 years or more managing IT related projects. Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred. Project Management certification preferred.