IT Project Manager (CLT)

Founded in 1997, CapTech Ventures is a private midsized consulting firm that designs and builds information systems. The driving force behind our success is the close relationships that we develop with our clients, getting to know their businesses and the vision that guides them. In 2004, we received the Impact Award of the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce for its achievements in growth, economic impact and community support. Our newest honor was winning the Customer Engagement 2012 AMCF Consulting Project of the Year.  Over the years, we have been recognized by Ernst and Young, Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), Greater Richmond Partnership, United Way, RichTech and numerous other organizations for our steady growth and positive impact on the communities it serves. We are expanding our client base both geographically and across industry lines and are recruiting, retaining and nourishing a highly skilled workforce.

Benefits

At CapTech, we strive to balance intense, mission-critical consulting with fun and camaraderie. In addition to regular corporate functions and events, we support softball, baseball, biking and running teams.  Managers also organize smaller outings for their functional teams such as Segway tours, a deep sea fishing trip and cooking classes. We also have a long history of supporting philanthropic and economic development activities. We greatly prefer to promote from within and provide many training and development opportunities to help our people grow their skills across the board. Our company founders and executive team are easily accessible within our open communication environment because we value employee ideas and input, and our collaborative team-centered work methods help us build off of each others’ success.

Additional benefits of CapTech include:

• Competitive salary with performance based bonus opportunities
• Single and Family Health Insurance plans, including Dental coverage
• Short-Term disability
• Long-Term disability
• Company provided life insurance plus option to purchase additional for self and family
• Long - Term care Insurance
• Matching 401(k)
• Flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care costs
• Option for company paid cell phone plan or personal cell phone plan reimbursement
• Paid Time Off with no required allocation for holidays, sick days, etc.  
• Training opportunities through vast internal training programs including CapTech University
• Training and Certifications eligible for expense reimbursement (highly encouraged)
• Education reimbursement option
• Team building and social activities
• Mentor program to help you develop your career
• Collaborative work environment allowing you to learn from your peers

• The best deserves the best - CapTech consultants utilize cutting edge hardware and software to provide our clients with worry free solutions

If you are an experienced IT Project Manager with strong leadership capabilities and you are looking for a rewarding new career direction, join our cutting-edge team at CapTech! In your role as an IT Project Manager, you will oversee and coordinate your assigned staff in the planning, design and implementation of large-scale software implementation and IT process-improvement projects for our clients. As one of the most senior project team members on the job site, you will facilitate the process throughout the software development life cycle from initial analysis and design all the way through to implementation and user acceptance.

Job Responsibilities

As an IT Project Manager, you will generally be the first person assigned to a project and will confer with clients to determine needs, expectations and priorities so that project scope and requirements can be defined. You will then develop project plans and estimates and provide the critical path for the project, while ensuring that you have sufficient resources to meet all targets and deadlines. Another important component of your role as an IT Project Manager will be to supervise and motivate the various IT professionals who form your project team.

Your specific duties as an IT Project Manager will include:

• Monitoring execution of all deliverables
• Managing internal and external consultant resources and making sure the project team has the necessary skill sets to complete the project
• Establishing the project’s overall critical path and ensuring that all project phases adhere to the agreed-upon timeline
• Assisting project team in troubleshooting and finding solutions to unforeseen issues
• Utilizing development methodologies such as System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to facilitate project fulfillment and delivery
• Developing and monitoring project budget
• Communicating with stakeholders, team members and other project managers on project status, including progress, risk and any issues that may have an impact on project delivery
• Managing customer expectations and proactively closing expectation gaps
• Taking ownership of, managing and obtaining approvals for all change requests, particularly regarding scope and budget
• Ensuring that project team is adhering to all standards and processes as defined by clients

• Managing and evaluating team members as well as overseeing additional consultants and subject matter experts (SMEs) as appropriate

• Prioritizing issues for resolution, hold or escalation

• Utilizing development methodologies such as System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to facilitate project fulfillment and delivery
• Developing and monitoring project budget
• Communicating with stakeholders, team members and other project managers on project status, including progress, risk and any issues that may have an impact on project delivery
• Managing customer expectations and proactively closing expectation gaps
• Taking ownership of, managing and obtaining approvals for all change requests, particularly regarding scope and budget
• Ensuring that project team is adhering to all standards and processes as defined by clients
• Planning major project phases and establishing project success factors with input from team leads and senior team members