(IT PSP) IT Project Manager III

Pay Rate: $70.00 - $90.00/Hour Duration: 8 Months Location: Oakland, CA Work Mode: Hybrid (Local candidates only, will be remote and onsite as needed. Can set expectation of one day onsite per week) Responsibilities Lead end-to-end delivery of Tanium projects and workstreams.Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, and resource forecasts.Manage multiple concurrent initiatives while ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.Establish project governance, controls, reporting mechanisms, and escalation paths.Facilitate steering committee, status, and stakeholder meetings.Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success metrics.Manage project budgets, forecasts, labor plans, vendor expenditures, and financial reporting.Coordinate deployment, configuration, and optimization of Tanium platform modules.Support migration from legacy tools and processes to Tanium capabilities.Serve as the primary engagement lead for Tanium vendors, consultants, and professional services partners.Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues.Ensure compliance with cybersecurity, audit, SOX, NERC, and organizational requirements.Develop executive dashboards, KPIs, metrics, and status reports. Requirements Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field.Minimum 8 years of IT project or program management experience.Minimum 5 years managing large-scale infrastructure, cybersecurity, or enterprise software implementations.Demonstrated experience managing enterprise endpoint management or security platform deployments.Strong knowledge of project management methodologies including Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery models.Exceptional communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.Experience with Microsoft Project, Planisware, Jira, or similar project management tools. Preferred Skills Experience implementing or managing Tanium platform deployments.Experience with cybersecurity operations, vulnerability management, endpoint security, or IT asset management.Understanding of regulatory frameworks such as SOX, NERC-CIP, PCI, or similar compliance requirements.PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, Scrum Master, or equivalent certification.Experience leading cloud, infrastructure modernization, and operating system lifecycle programs.Utility industry or critical infrastructure experience preferred.