Project Manager - Project Delivery System (PDS) - 26-00395

Job Description

Job DescriptionJob Title: Project Manager – Project Delivery System (PDS)

Location: New York, NY , Hybrid (Minimum 4 Days Onsite)
Contract Duration: 12 Months

Role Overview

A large infrastructure and engineering organization is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the design, development, and enterprise-wide deployment of a new Project Delivery System (PDS). This system will serve as a centralized Project Management Information System (PMIS) to support project planning, design, construction management, reporting, and asset management.

The Project Manager will oversee the PDS from initial concept through organization-wide rollout, working closely with internal engineering teams, technology partners, external vendors, and executive stakeholders. This role requires deep expertise in enterprise system delivery, strong leadership skills, and the ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives on aggressive timelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of the Project Delivery System (PDS), from concept and design through development, testing, and deployment

• Lead cross-functional teams including engineering, technology, business stakeholders, and external system developers

• Coordinate requirements gathering, solution design, system configuration, testing, and implementation activities

• Oversee vendor management, system integrations, and third-party solution delivery

• Ensure alignment between engineering workflows and technology solutions to improve project delivery and reporting

• Track project milestones, risks, dependencies, and deliverables, ensuring on-time and high-quality execution

• Provide regular status updates and executive-level communications to senior leadership

• Support change management, user adoption, and transition to production support

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required

• Minimum 15 years of experience managing the design, development, and implementation of large-scale enterprise IT, hardware, or software systems

• Demonstrated success delivering complex, multi-stakeholder technology programs under aggressive timelines

• Strong experience coordinating cross-functional teams, managing vendors, and overseeing system integrations

• Proven background in requirements definition, solution design, testing, and deployment for enterprise systems or PMIS platforms

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present technical concepts to executive and non-technical audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

• Agile, Scrum, or ITIL certification

• Prior experience implementing or managing PMIS platforms (including Kahua or similar tools)

• Experience supporting large infrastructure, transportation, or public-sector engineering programs