Senior IT Strategy and Program Management Consultant (Part-Time Contract)

The role

Our Client is pursuing a contract with a large public university in the Seattle area. The work covers the technology behind its transportation services: parking, payments, access, and mobility across several campuses and a medical system. We need one senior consultant to lead it.

This role depends on contract award. We expect a decision the first week of November 2026.

What you will do

• Build the governance model for transportation technology: who decides, who approves, and who escalates.
• Interview executives, operations staff, IT, finance, and procurement across every campus.
• Map the current state: applications, integrations, pain points, technical debt, and planned spending.
• Stand up governance forums and run them. Record decisions and actions.
• Build executive dashboards that show status, risk, funding, and the decisions leaders owe.
• Manage projects that integrate different versions of the T2 parking platform.
• Keep charters, work plans, risk registers, decision logs, and status reports current.
• Rank the biggest problems by impact, cost, and urgency, then recommend what to fix first.
• Present findings to leadership for approval.
• Hand off templates, procedures, and know-how so university staff can carry the work forward.

What you bring

• Senior experience in all four areas: IT strategic planning, technology roadmaps, IT governance and portfolio prioritization, and program or project management.
• A record of leading cross-functional technology work inside large, decentralized organizations.
• Comfort with executives, operations teams, central and distributed IT, and outside vendors.
• Availability to start in early November 2026.
• Ability to attend on-site meetings in Seattle up to once a week.

What sets you apart

• Higher education, healthcare, government, or transportation experience.
• Work in federated IT environments with multiple campuses or entities.
• Hands-on time with parking, access, credentialing, or payment platforms. T2 experience is a strong plus.
• PMP, PgMP, Prosci, TOGAF, ITIL, or equal proven skill.

Terms

• Start: early November 2026
• Initial term: through June 30, 2027, with an option to extend through June 2028
• Hours: 75 to 100 per month, set by client priorities
• Location: Seattle area, hybrid