IT Project Manager I - Onsite

Pay Rate: $73.44/hr.

Location: Onsite Full-Time - Alameda, California 94502

Duration: 12 Months

Shift: 8am-5pm

Top Skills:

1. Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related discipline.

• Minimum 1+ years of experience in IT project coordination, project management support, PMO support, training coordination, or a related role.

1. Project coordination experience in an IT environment - Experience supporting project activities, tracking deliverables, coordinating meetings, managing documentation, and following up on action items.
2. Strong communication and business writing skills - Able to draft professional communications, status updates, meeting notes, training materials, and stakeholder messaging.
3. Analytical mindset and learning agility - Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to learn quickly, identify risks, and escalate issues appropriately.

Strong Plus:

• Experience supporting cloud-based application projects
• Exposure to Jira, including user stories and sprint documentation
  • Jira experience is preferred but trainable.
• Training coordination and end-user training support
• Project management certifications or training such as: CAPM, PMP, Scrum, Agile certifications

This role is primarily focused on project coordination, training coordination, and business communications within the IT space. Candidates do not need to be full Project Managers, and Jira experience is considered trainable. Candidates with IT project support experience and strong communication skills are encouraged.

Job Description

The IT Project Manager I is a consultant role that provides project coordination and junior project management support for IT initiatives. This position works with project managers, IT leaders, technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and other cross-functional partners to help ensure projects and operational activities are organized, communicated, tracked, and completed effectively.

The role requires strong written and verbal English communication skills, disciplined follow-through, and the ability to coordinate multiple workstreams, meetings, deliverables, and internal IT training activities.

• Coordinate IT projects and workstreams from planning through implementation and closure, under the direction of a project manager or IT leader.
• Maintain project plans, schedules, milestone trackers, action logs, decision logs, risk and issue logs, and other project documentation.
• Monitor assigned tasks and deliverables; follow up consistently with owners to confirm progress, resolve blockers, and support timely completion.
• Organize and facilitate project meetings, including scheduling, meeting materials, notes, decisions, and action-item follow-up.
• Prepare clear, professional written communications, status updates, presentations, announcements, and stakeholder messages for IT initiatives.
• Coordinate across IT teams, business partners, vendors, and other stakeholders to support alignment, dependencies, and execution.
• Provide accurate and timely reporting on project progress, upcoming milestones, risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions.
• Escalate schedule risks, unresolved actions, resource constraints, and other concerns to the project manager or appropriate leader.
• Coordinate internal IT training activities, including training schedules, participant communications, logistics, materials, attendance tracking, and post-training follow-up.
• Support change management, deployment readiness, and adoption activities associated with technology implementations.
• Maintain project files, collaboration sites, templates, and records in accordance with organizational standards.
• Assist with project governance and other project management activities as assigned.
• Apply appropriate project delivery methods, including Waterfall, Agile, and hybrid approaches, based on the needs of the initiative.

Skills and Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in IT project coordination, project management, PMO support, training coordination, or a related role; consulting experience is preferred.
• Experience supporting technology projects and working with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills, with the ability to draft clear business communications and present information professionally.
• Exceptional organization, attention to detail, follow-through, and task follow-up skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, track deadlines, and maintain momentum in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
• Strong meeting facilitation, stakeholder coordination, documentation, and status-reporting capabilities.
• Demonstrated judgment in identifying risks, escalating issues, and communicating when commitments may not be met.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with project management and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Azure DevOps, SharePoint, or similar platforms is preferred.
• Working knowledge of project management methodologies, including Waterfall, Agile, and hybrid delivery models.
• A bachelor's degree in information technology, business administration, project management, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Project management certification or training, such as CAPM, PMP, Scrum, or Agile, is a plus

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.