Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CampusWorks, Inc. partners with higher education institutions to enhance their operations and technologies. They are seeking a Higher Education Implementation Project Manager Consultant who will lead large-scale implementation projects, ensuring high-quality delivery and stakeholder engagement throughout the project lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Lead the planning, execution, and closure of large-scale implementation projects across the full project lifecycle
- Evaluate and prioritize projects, ensure projects align with strategic objectives
- Balance resources across projects, report portfolio performance to executives
- Oversee day-to-day activities to ensure alignment with project scope, timelines, and objectives
- Drive project decisions and ensure continued momentum to meet deadlines
- Manage project risks, issues, and escalation paths to ensure project stability and success
- Ensure vendors fulfill contractual obligations and delivers high-quality, validated outputs
- Monitor institutional staff task completion and resource allocation
- Establish and maintain project governance structures in collaboration with stakeholders
- Develop core project documents including the Project Charter, Risk Register, Stakeholder Register, and Project Plan (Quality Assurance, Change Management, Communication, Procurement, Data Conversion)
- Create and maintain detailed project schedules and work plans
- Facilitate weekly status meetings and deliver regular reports to stakeholders and internal leadership
- Communicate progress, risks, and decisions effectively to all levels, including the client steering committee and executive sponsors
- Collaborate with change management leads to ensure organizational readiness
- Adapt CampusWorks methodologies to align with client-specific project management practices and policies
- Conclude projects with formal closure, including documentation and lessons learned
Skills
- Bachelor's degree; advanced degree preferred
- Proven experience managing project portfolios or enterprise software implementations in higher education (e.g., HR/Payroll, Finance, Student, CRM, Advancement)
- Strong experience in project oversight, governance, and cross-functional collaboration
- Expertise in the full project lifecycle, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure
- Strong ability to simplify complex technical information for non-technical audiences
- Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills as well as problem identification and resolution
- High attention to detail, with strong time management and organizational skills
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage competing priorities
- Effective at decision-making and stakeholder engagement at all organizational levels
- In-depth understanding of higher education operations and IT environments
- Familiarity with higher education procurement practices and vendor relations
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook
- Proficiency in project management tools such as MS Project, Smartsheet, Wrike, and Jira
- 3+ years with a consulting/professional services firm preferred and experience consulting with Higher Education a plus
- PMP or other project management certifications
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Robust benefits for full-time employees
- Professional development opportunities
- Meaningful work. Our employees often tell us that their work gives them a sense of purpose because it makes a difference in the lives of students and educators.
- CampusWorks Inc., as a large consulting firm, provides its employees with an opportunity to work both onsite and remotely with our clients across the United States and in Canada.
- Flexibility. We value work-life balance because we know that happy employees create happy customers. That's why CampusWorks offers both full-time and part-time 1099 consulting career opportunities to fit life's unique demands.
- A company that gives back. Every year CampusWorks proudly supports numerous charitable fundraising initiatives that align with our vision to make higher education accessible to everyone.
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