Senior IT Project Manager

Overview

GDC IT Solutions is currently seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to work in a hybrid capacity with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This position requires candidates to be located within commuting distance of Harrisburg and offers the opportunity to lead enterprise infrastructure modernization, software delivery, cloud initiatives, and complex technology projects that support critical regulatory and business operations.

As a Senior IT Project Manager you will be responsible for leading a portfolio of complex IT initiatives focused on infrastructure modernization, application delivery, system integrations, cloud technologies, and enterprise platform upgrades. You will collaborate closely with technical architects, developers, infrastructure engineers, database administrators, security teams, vendors, and executive leadership to successfully deliver strategic technology projects while ensuring alignment with organizational goals, governance standards, and project management best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple concurrent IT projects through initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and successful closure.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, issues, dependencies, and overall project delivery.
• Coordinate cross-functional technical teams including infrastructure, application development, database, cloud, security, and vendor resources.
• Partner with technical leads and solution architects to assess implementation strategies, technical impacts, deployment plans, and project risks.
• Facilitate project governance activities, executive communications, stakeholder meetings, and status reporting.
• Develop and maintain project documentation including project charters, work plans, schedules, RAID logs, meeting minutes, and status reports.
• Manage vendor and contractor performance to ensure deliverables meet quality standards, project objectives, and established timelines.
• Support enterprise technology modernization initiatives, infrastructure lifecycle management, and strategic IT transformation efforts.
• Ensure projects adhere to agency governance standards, compliance requirements, and organizational strategic objectives.

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience managing complex enterprise IT projects from initiation through implementation and project closure.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, project planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, and resource coordination.
• Experience managing infrastructure modernization, software implementation, or enterprise technology initiatives.
• Ability to effectively coordinate cross-functional technical teams including infrastructure, software development, database, cloud, security, and vendor personnel.
• Experience communicating project status, risks, and executive-level updates to technical and business stakeholders.
• Experience developing and maintaining project documentation including project charters, schedules, RAID logs, work plans, and status reports.
• Strong organizational, leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects while balancing competing priorities and deadlines.
• Experience leading infrastructure modernization or data center migration projects.
• Experience managing Windows Server, SQL Server, or .NET platform upgrade initiatives.
• Experience overseeing application modernization and enterprise software implementation projects.
• Experience managing system integration and API implementation projects.
• Experience supporting cloud or hybrid cloud technology initiatives.
• Experience working within government, public sector, or highly regulated environments.
• Familiarity with enterprise governance processes, infrastructure lifecycle management, and strategic technology planning.

GDC IT Solutions (GDC) is a full-service Information Technology (IT) company providing solutions that empower businesses to increase employee productivity, maximize investments, and improve operational efficiencies. With experienced and certified professionals, we deliver services in the areas of application development, data center, 24/7 multilingual service desk, desktop lifecycle management, project management, business process consulting, and IT staff augmentation.

What Makes GDC Different

Our employees are our greatest asset continually driving our success each and every day. We attract and maintain the best talent to provide a personal customer experience at every touchpoint. Our technology professionals care about day-to-day client interactions and resolving customer issues quickly and efficiently, the first time. We deliver services with a code of high ethical responsibility, both to protect our clients and to assure that the work is carried out at the maximum level of professionalism. We are technology experts remaining one step ahead as technology evolves and constantly engaging to understand our clients’ business technology needs in order to deliver the best possible solution.

Why Work for GDC?

• Cutting Edge Technology and Innovation: GDC fully supports and embraces continuing education and industry certifications to stay ahead of trends and remain current within the technology landscape. We recognize that our employees add the real value to our clients and to our business. By approaching our daily operations with a passion for innovation and a shared-learning environment, everyone can make a positive difference.
• Career Growth: GDC is one of the fastest growing companies in the region! Sustained growth means ongoing opportunity. Many of our senior leaders have grown within the company, starting with the helpdesk or other entry-level roles to become thought leaders in the fields of IT infrastructure, application development, project management, and business development.
• Employee-Centric Environment: GDC prides itself on employee satisfaction with a firm belief that happy employees are the most productive employees. In appreciation of our employees and their contributions, we sponsor numerous events throughout the year including an annual gala, golf, lunch barbeques and more.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package: GDC offers competitive compensation, excellent benefits, and a positive work environment designed around the philosophy of mutual respect. Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, prescription, vision, 401(k), short and long-term disability, and group life
• Holiday and Vacation: GDC firmly believes in a comfortable work-life balance, and we offer comprehensive holiday and paid-time-off (PTO) packages. We provide a generous PTO package, and we encourage our staff to use it — whether it’s for vacation or other personal reasons everyone needs time to relax and refresh.

Equal Opportunity Workplace

GDC is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

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• Lead multiple concurrent IT projects through initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and successful closure.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, issues, dependencies, and overall project delivery.
• Coordinate cross-functional technical teams including infrastructure, application development, database, cloud, security, and vendor resources.
• Partner with technical leads and solution architects to assess implementation strategies, technical impacts, deployment plans, and project risks.
• Facilitate project governance activities, executive communications, stakeholder meetings, and status reporting.
• Develop and maintain project documentation including project charters, work plans, schedules, RAID logs, meeting minutes, and status reports.
• Manage vendor and contractor performance to ensure deliverables meet quality standards, project objectives, and established timelines.
• Support enterprise technology modernization initiatives, infrastructure lifecycle management, and strategic IT transformation efforts.
• Ensure projects adhere to agency governance standards, compliance requirements, and organizational strategic objectives.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex enterprise IT projects from initiation through implementation and project closure.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, project planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, and resource coordination.
• Experience managing infrastructure modernization, software implementation, or enterprise technology initiatives.
• Ability to effectively coordinate cross-functional technical teams including infrastructure, software development, database, cloud, security, and vendor personnel.
• Experience communicating project status, risks, and executive-level updates to technical and business stakeholders.
• Experience developing and maintaining project documentation including project charters, schedules, RAID logs, work plans, and status reports.
• Strong organizational, leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects while balancing competing priorities and deadlines.