Associate IT Project Manager

Associate IT Project Manager

Hansell Tierney is assisting our client, a large, mission-driven healthcare organization, with a long-term consulting engagement for an Associate IT Project Manager supporting IT Moves, Adds, and Changes (MACs) as well as small-scale IT projects.

Location

Seattle, WA (Onsite 5-days per week)

Duration

12+ months

Benefits

Three insurance levels, 401(k)+match, and working for a great company!

Compensation

Hourly rate depends on skills and experience and is estimated between $55.00 and $65.00 per hour. All experience levels encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities Project Support on Large Initiatives

• Assist senior project and program managers in defining, scoping, and coordinating complex IT projects.
• Participate in the development of project scope, schedules, budgets, resource plans, and deliverables.
• Provide analytical and facilitation support across multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Help identify and resolve issues, assess and manage risks, and drive timely project decisions.
• Support project communications, reporting, and governance requirements.

Independent Ownership of Small Projects & MAC Work

• Independently manage low-risk, low-complexity projects from initiation through close.
• Manage MAC (Moves, Adds, Changes) work streams using the organization's standard Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC).
• Track progress, maintain schedules, escalate risks, and coordinate internal technical resources.
• Facilitate decision-making, manage budgets, and prepare status reporting for leadership and stakeholders.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Serve as the single point of contact for IT activities across assigned projects.
• Coordinate with facilities, space planning, workplace services, and other operational teams involved in MAC activities.
• Partner with business stakeholders and application owners to ensure IT deliverables align with business objectives.
• Collaborate closely with Portfolio Management to ensure use of standard PM tools, templates, and reporting processes.

IT Execution & Governance

• Develop and maintain project schedules, task plans, milestones, and resource assignments.
• Manage issues, risks, dependencies, and project budgets across all IT-related work.
• Track and ensure proper procurement, implementation, and delivery of IT infrastructure components.
• Help improve and support the organization's PMLC methodology and defined tools.
• Maintain accurate project status updates, including inputs to weekly health checks.

Process Improvement & Documentation

• When appropriate, apply business process improvement methods (Lean, Six Sigma, etc.).
• Identify opportunities to streamline IT work through standardized templates, checklists, and processes.
• Produce clear written documentation consumable by varied stakeholders (vendors, partners, internal teams, etc.).

Security & Compliance

• Follow all client policies governing secure access to systems and data.
• Operate within controlled environments for any work involving sensitive or regulated data.
• Complete required compliance training (provided by client).

Primary Project Types

• IT Moves, Adds, Changes (MACs)
• Small standalone IT projects
• Additional projects as assigned

Key

Qualifications & Skills

• 3-5+ years of experience in IT project coordination or project management.
• Experience managing MACs, workplace/technology deployments, facilities-related IT work, or similar highly-coordinated efforts.
• Strong organizational, communication, and facilitation skills.
• Experience working across multiple IT teams (infrastructure, applications, networking, operations, etc.).
• Ability to manage small projects independently while supporting senior PMs on larger efforts.
• Familiarity with structured project management methodologies (PMLC, PMBOK, etc.).
• Ability to track budgets, schedules, risks, issues, and decisions with high accuracy.
• Experience in healthcare or regulated environments is a plus (but not required).

About Hansell Tierney

Hansell Tierney is one of the premier staffing and recruiting companies in the Pacific Northwest. Launched in 2001, we are a woman-owned business that serves and staffs Northwest organizations by doing things the right way, not just the easiest way. Hansell Tierney…