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Project Manager

TEKsystems
$35.00 - $40.00 / hr
life insurance, sick time, 401(k), retirement plan
United States, New York, Rochester
Mar 17, 2026
Description General Purpose: Provides project management services for small to medium projects with oversight and coaching from leadership. Conforms to established guidelines, standards, and conventions for project management and documentation of business requirements. Essential Functions * Manages small to medium-sized IT projects with oversight and coaching from IT leadership. Gathers input from team members on required tasks and translates it into a project plan with tasks, activities, dependencies, timelines, milestones, resource requirements, and deliverables. Monitors progress of project activities and ensures all critical implementation criteria are met. * Coordinates with architects, team leads, resource teams, IT leaders, and sponsors to ensure the project team follows department processes for quality assurance, migrations and promotions, end-user acceptance/validation, training, and support. Facilitates project meetings using effective meeting techniques for objectives, agendas, participants, and meeting minutes. Develops and maintains reporting dashboards suitable for leadership to communicate project status. Conducts post-project sessions to identify successful project elements and areas for future improvement. * Identifies, tracks, and manages risks and mitigation plans within assigned projects, escalating as appropriate. Identifies, tracks, and manages issues to resolve within assigned projects, escalating as appropriate. * Determines the scope of the problem/project through collaboration with the executive project sponsor, key users, and system and application analysts. Collaborates with technical team leads and/or resource managers to assign appropriate resources to the project. Obtains necessary approvals. * Provides status reports to steering committees. Utilizes a variety of project management methodologies as appropriate to the project. Manages project scope and timeline using appropriate governance bodies and Project Office leadership direction. * Keeps current with business and strategic goals. Understands other University service providers. Stays apprised of team roles, processes, tools, and architecture to better understand how the team works together to meet users' needs. Attends webinars, reads case studies and white papers, and participates in other opportunities to further refine skills and stay apprised on project management topics. Builds and maintains internal departmental relationships. * Makes presentations to staff on work-related issues. Serves on committees and attends meetings as requested. * Other duties as assigned. Skills Project management, PMP, Stakeholder management, Agile, Implementation, Project plan, SDLC Top Skills Details Project management, PMP, Stakeholder management, Agile Job Type & Location This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Rochester, NY. Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $35.00 - $40.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: * Medical, dental & vision * Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital * 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available * Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) * Short and long-term disability * Health Spending Account (HSA) * Transportation benefits * Employee Assistance Program * Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace TypeThis is a hybrid position in Rochester,NY. Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Mar 18, 2026. h4>About TEKsystems: We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.