Senior Project Manager (Part-Time)

Description

Company

SDI Presence LLC is a leading IT services firm that leverages its strong team presence to advance clients toward a secure digital enterprise. With a 30-year corporate resume, SDI delivers multi and hybrid cloud infrastructure managed services, consulting and advisory solutions, work and asset management solutions, and application modernization and managed services. SDI serves major airports, utilities, commercial real estate portfolios, and government agencies across the U.S. Visit us at www.sdipresence.com and connect with us on X and LINKEDIN .

Summary

In support of the Illinois Tollway's strategic vision, the Senior Project Manager oversees the planning, execution, and delivery of complex business and technology initiatives. This role is responsible for leading cross-functional teams, managing stakeholder relationships, driving continuous improvement efforts, and ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.

The Senior Project Manager serves as a trusted advisor to leadership, providing strategic project oversight, risk management, governance, and communication across multiple concurrent initiatives. The ideal candidate combines strong project management expertise with exceptional stakeholder engagement and organizational skills.

This is a part-time, hybrid position supporting the Illinois Tollway. The selected candidate will work primarily from the Illinois Tollway Headquarters in Downers Grove, IL, with a hybrid work schedule. Specific work hours will be determined in coordination with the hiring manager and project needs.

SDI Presence Offers:

• Competitive hourly compensation of $50-$60 per hour, commensurate with experience

Responsibilities:

The Senior Project Manager's responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead the successful delivery of multiple concurrent business and technology projects from initiation through implementation and closure.
• Design, plan, mobilize, direct, and monitor all aspects of project delivery, including requirements gathering, project planning, resource allocation, budgeting, scheduling, risk management, and status reporting.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, project plans, work breakdown structures, and project documentation.
• Facilitate project meetings, steering committee meetings, stakeholder workshops, and executive presentations.
• Track project milestones, deliverables, risks, issues, and dependencies while ensuring projects remain aligned with business objectives.
• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks that may impact project scope, schedule, cost, or quality.
• Coordinate activities among business stakeholders, technical teams, vendors, consultants, and leadership.
• Establish and maintain effective communication channels with stakeholders across all levels of the organization.
• Develop and deliver executive-level project status reports, dashboards, and communication materials.
• Support business process improvement and organizational change initiatives.
• Create, revise, and improve project management processes, standards, and governance practices to promote efficiency and effectiveness.
• Manage project budgets, resource forecasts, and capacity planning activities.
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies, project governance standards, and project management best practices.
• Maintain a high degree of confidentiality and professionalism when handling sensitive information.
• Complete special projects and other duties as assigned by leadership.

Required Qualifications:

Skills and Experience

• 10+ years of project management experience leading complex business and/or IT initiatives.
• 5+ years of experience managing enterprise-level technology projects.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities and deadlines.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams and coordinating diverse stakeholder groups.
• Strong experience with project planning, budgeting, scheduling, resource management, and risk mitigation.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Experience using project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
• Excellent communication, presentation, facilitation, and organizational skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to work independently and effectively within a collaborative team environment.

Education (Preferred)

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, information technology, management, engineering, or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and professional experience.

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

SDI Presence is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. SDI Presence makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

Staffing Firms
SDI Presence does not seek or accept unsolicited resumes or CVs from recruitment agencies. We are not responsible for, and will not pay, any fees, commissions, or any other payment related to unsolicited resumes or CVs except as required in a written contract between SDI Presence and the recruitment agency or party requesting payment of a fee.