IT Technical Project Manager

Pantex - Amarillo, TX

Full-time - Senior

Amarillo, TX

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

About the position

The IT Technical Project Manager at Pantex is responsible for overseeing the direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control, and completion of strategic IT projects. This role ensures that projects align with company strategies and policies while managing day-to-day activities, project teams, and resources. The manager will lead complex IT projects through all phases of the project lifecycle, ensuring successful delivery within defined constraints such as scope, schedule, and budget.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control, and completion of strategic IT projects.
• Manages and directs the day-to-day activities of one or more projects, including the formulation of project teams and development of project execution plans.
• Leads complex IT projects through the full project life-cycle, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
• Develops and executes project execution plans, managing project budgets and resources effectively.
• Participates with project teams and management to resolve resource conflicts and project issues.
• Develops and maintains project and technical documentation, ensuring completeness and accuracy.
• Ensures effective communication exists with and among projects for which he/she is responsible.
• Briefs upper management on project activities, cost, schedule, status, and technical performance.
• Participates in departmental management processes such as planning, budgeting, and scheduling.
• May require serving in a subcontractor administrator role for procurement deliverables.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Leading SAFe Certified.
• Experience in Microsoft Project or equivalent tools.
• Strong interpersonal communication, time management, and organizational skills.
• Good understanding of risk management and contingency planning.

Nice-to-haves

• Scrum Master Certification preferred.
• Agile Project Management Certification preferred.
• ITIL Foundations Certification preferred.
• ServiceNow experience with Agile Development and Project modules preferred.

Benefits

• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Gym membership