Application Project Manager - Hybrid

Genesis10 is currently seeking an Application Project Manager for a 12+ month contract position with a Public Sector Organization located in Minneapolis, MN. This is a contract opportunity. Required to be onsite twice a week on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Compensation: $75.00 - $80.00 per hour, W2, based on qualifications

Position Overview:
This position is for an Application Project Manager to lead complex IT application projects at our client's airport facilities. The role involves managing software upgrades, new software purchases and implementation, and system integrations while serving as a liaison between client departments and external vendors to drive collaboration and key decisions. This position requires being onsite twice a week.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage full project lifecycles, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, and budget
• Apply Agile and Waterfall methodologies to coordinate teams and mitigate risks
• Develop and execute business readiness and change management strategies
• Facilitate technical assessments and feasibility studies to guide IT investments
• Translate business and technical requirements into actionable plans with stakeholder alignment
• Lead implementations ensuring quality of key deliverables
• Develop and manage comprehensive project schedules, including milestones, tasks, dependencies, and resources
• Identify, track, and resolve Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies
• Manage scope, schedule, and budget, including impact analysis and communication
• Produce monthly project status reports for leadership
• Develop and execute communication plans to support project transparency and stakeholder engagement
• Provide accurate estimates for IT project components, and work with resource managers on resource allocations
• Ensure adherence to our client's IT policies, standards, and processes
• Foster teamwork and collaboration, motivating and guiding the project team
• Ensure all team members and business partners understand their roles and responsibilities
• Coordinate user acceptance testing and ensure business readiness for change
• Collaborate with solution architects to research and recommend solution options

Primary Requirements:

• 5+ years of Application Project Management experience, including working with software vendors and implementing purchased systems in an IT PMO
• Strong leadership, team building, and collaboration skills across cross-functional teams
• Excellent planning, prioritization, and multitasking abilities in dynamic environments
• Proven ability to influence and facilitate consensus among diverse stakeholder groups
• Effective in project lifecycle tasks including identifying and mitigating risks and issues
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experience with IT security concepts and their application in project planning
• Proficient in project management software (e.g., MS Project or equivalent)
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Valid driver's license and reliable vehicle for commuting between job sites

Desired Skills:

• Experience managing projects involving purchased solutions (COTS systems)
• Bachelor's degree in MIS, Business, Liberal Arts, or a related field
• Project management certification (e.g., PMP, PMI-ACP)
• Strong understanding of system application architecture and components
• Experience identifying and documenting system requirements, including testing and validation processes
• Intermediate proficiency in Visio for process mapping and system design
• Experience with professional project management organizations (e.g., PMI, APM)

Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.

If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!

Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.

For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10:

• Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years
• The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years
• Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average)
• Behavioral Health Platform
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• 401K
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)

For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all of our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.

Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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