PMO Project Manager

Only direct applicants will be considered. Staffing agencies and recruiter submissions will not be accepted. About 1 Alpha Consulting LLC: At 1 Alpha Consulting LLC, we deliver excellence across a broad range of consulting, staffing, and operation projects – including technology, engineering, administrative support, management consulting, and enrollment services. As a veteran-owned, mission-driven team, we partner with government, nonprofit, and commercial organizations to provide solutions that make a tangible difference in communities through Pennsylvania and beyond. Our services span staff augmentation, project management, IT consulting, process improvement, outreach opportunities, and business analytics, reflecting our commitment to integrity and measurable results. Every project is guided by our core values; reliability, collaboration, and a passion for enabling clients and communities to succeed. When you join 1 Alpha Consulting LLC, you become part of a supportive team that values growth, professional development, and meaningful work in fields as diverse as public programs, business operations, and technical innovation. We believe opportunity and impact go hand-in-hand
- and we help build both for our clients, employees, and communities. Job Title: PMO Project Manager

Location:
Remote with required onsite attendance in Middletown, Pennsylvania. The selected candidate must be available to work onsite for one week per month, as scheduled, and attend additional onsite meetings, work sessions, planned implementations, or system-issue support as needed.

About the Role
Wave 2 is a complex, enterprise-wide SAP S/4HANA enhancement initiative involving one of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission’s core business applications and numerous interconnected systems, business processes, and stakeholders. The PMO Project Manager will lead and coordinate multiple concurrent workstreams while managing technical and business dependencies, project risks, vendors, resources, schedules, budgets, and stakeholder communications. This position will provide strong project governance and ensure that Wave 2 initiatives remain aligned with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission’s strategic priorities, operational needs, and established project management standards. Your Impact: Manage and coordinate internal and external resources involved in multiple IT projects of varying size and complexity. Develop and maintain project artifacts using established project management standards, procedures, templates, and methodologies. Build and manage detailed, integrated project plans and schedules that include task-level details, deliverables, milestones, cross-functional dependencies, and critical-path activities. Estimate and maintain project cost plans throughout all phases of the project. Plan and schedule resources to ensure the appropriate resources are available for project activities when needed. Forecast project resource requirements and support capacity planning in a dynamically changing business environment. Provide visibility into resource needs so corrective action can be taken proactively. Establish a structured project governance framework with clearly defined roles, responsibilities, escalation paths, and decision-making processes. Coordinate with business owners and analysts to define and refine project scope. Manage the complete project lifecycle, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, and closing. Proactively identify, assess, communicate, and mitigate project risks and dependencies. Monitor project deliverables, milestones, schedules, costs, and required approvals. Conduct lessons-learned sessions during and after projects and document recommendations for improvement. Build productive working relationships with technology staff, business owners, project sponsors, vendors, and key stakeholders. Coordinate project activities with System Integrator Project Managers and other interrelated projects within the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission’s technology environment. Manage project documentation, artifacts, approvals, and signoffs. Follow the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission PMO Playbook and associated project management standards. These responsibilities are not meant to be all-inclusive; additional tasks may be assigned. Minimum

Qualifications:
At least ten years of project or project management experience supporting projects of varying sizes and subject areas. Demonstrated experience managing project integration, scope, schedules, communications, vendors, and risk planning. Experience managing high-profile subject-matter vendors across on-premises and cloud environments. Project Manager experience supporting Enterprise Business Solutions, specifically SAP or ERP projects. Experience managing multi-year projects. Expert-level knowledge and extensive experience creating and maintaining integrated project plans using Microsoft Project and/or Microsoft Project On