IT Project Manager
Summary
On-site IT Project Manager in Kuala Lumpur on a 3-month contract (extendable to 12) to run IT project delivery across several workstreams: planning, governance, scope/change control, RAID and risk tracking, vendor coordination, budget/cost tracking and reporting. Not a hands-on technical role.
Salary: RM 8,000 – RM 10,000 per month
IT Project Manager (3 Month Contract)
Location: Kuala Lumpur (on site)
Contract: 3 months, may be extended to 12 months depending on the project
About the role
We are looking for an experienced IT Project Manager to run IT project delivery across several workstreams.
You will plan the work, track progress, manage risks and keep everyone informed. You will work with internal teams, third-party vendors and the client’s technical experts.
This role is about project governance and delivery coordination. It is not about hands-on technical work.
What you will do
1. Plan and start the project
Lead the kick-off meeting and set the objectives, scope, limits and success criteria.
Write and maintain the Project Charter or PID.
Build the project plan, WBS, schedule, resource plan and budget.
Set milestones, dependencies and the critical path.
2. Control scope and change
Keep the approved scope under control.
Review change requests and check their effect on time, cost, risk and quality.
Keep the change register and give clear recommendations to stakeholders.
3. Track schedule and cost
Track progress against the approved baseline.
Watch timelines, milestones and deliverables.
Forecast the finish date and the final cost.
Spot variances early and take action.
4. Manage risks and issues
Keep the RAID log (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies).
Give every risk and issue an owner and a mitigation action.
Escalate serious items using the agreed escalation process.
5. Keep stakeholders informed
Chair status meetings and governance meetings.
Prepare Steering Committee and management presentations.
Keep the communication plan up to date.
6. Coordinate teams and vendors
Work with internal teams, vendors and subject-matter experts.
Monitor vendor deliverables and SLAs.
Follow up on open actions and dependencies until they close.
7. Protect quality
Set up and maintain the project quality plan.
Make sure deliverables are reviewed before they go for acceptance.
Check that the agreed acceptance criteria are met.
8. Report and document
Send an executive status update twice a week.
Send a weekly project status report.
Send a monthly management report covering progress, schedule and cost variance, KPIs, forecast and changes.
Keep the project documents up to date: Integrated Project Plan, RAID Register, Action Log, Decision Log, Change Log and Financial Forecast.
9. Close the project
Run handover and knowledge transfer.
Hold a lessons-learned session.
Complete and archive the documents.
Pass open risks and issues to the right owners.
Write the formal project closure report.
10. Key deliverables
Project Charter or PID
Project Plan, WBS and Schedule
Budget and Resource Plan
Communication Plan
Risk Management Plan and RAID Log
Quality Plan
Weekly and Executive Status Reports
Monthly Management Reports
Change Impact Assessments
Meeting Minutes and Action Logs
Milestone Reports
Project Closure Report
What we are looking for
Proven 5 years and above experience as an IT Project Manager, ideally across multiple IT workstreams.
Strong skills in planning, scheduling, governance and delivery coordination.
Good stakeholder management and communication.
Experience with risks, issues, dependencies and change requests.
Experience working with internal teams and third-party vendors.
Strong reporting and documentation skills.
Good understanding of budgets, resource planning and cost tracking.
Able to handle many priorities and push actions to completion.
Attention to detail, and comfortable in a structured governance setup.
Experience preparing reports and presentations for senior management or Steering Committees.
Key skills
IT Project Management, Project Governance, Project Planning and Scheduling, Stakeholder Management, Risk and Issue Management, RAID Management, Change Management, Vendor Management, Budget and Cost Tracking, Project Reporting, Quality Management, Documentation