Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. DEKRA North America is a global provider of comprehensive services and solutions that helps customers improve their safety, security, and sustainability outcomes. The Project Manager – Strategic Consulting will coordinate multiple client-facing engagements, translating objectives into actionable plans, managing scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and stakeholders, and ensuring high-quality deliverables. The role also supports PMO development, executive communications, and commercial opportunity management.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to a safe and healthy work environment by actively participating, taking responsibility, and following established procedures and policies
- Project manage multiple client engagements simultaneously
- Translate signed proposals into actionable work breakdown structures
- Lead project kickoff meetings in collaboration with project leadership
- Build detailed project plans and dashboards to keep internal and client stakeholders aligned and informed
- Identify and manage risks to ensure engagements stay on track and within budget
- Lead strategic project reviews with top levels of client leadership
- Facilitate project cadences that drive execution and accountability across project teams
- Present program insights, impact metrics, and strategic recommendations to clients and internal leadership
- Collaborate on internal initiatives to build out new PMO capabilities, processes, and tools
- Ensure all deliverables meet DEKRA’s quality standards and exceed client expectations
- Be proactive in managing your projects and demonstrate a continuous learner mindset
- Collaborate with executive sponsors and sales to identify commercial opportunities and manage scope changes
- Must be able to work in a variety of client locations, environments, and conditions. This may include climbing stairs, walking long distances, walking on rough and uneven terrain, walking through client work facilities, working in heat/cold conditions, indoors and outdoors
- Ability to lift 25-50lbs (luggage)
- Ability to handle extended periods of computer-based work
- Ability to work flexible and long hours, as needed
- Domestic travel required, estimated up to 25-50%
- International travel may be required
Skills
- 3-5 years of project management experience required, including managing multiple concurrent projects
- Demonstrated ability to independently drive multiple projects to successful completion with minimal oversight, while maintaining high levels of client satisfaction
- Proven track record of managing both internal and client stakeholders, including developing relationships, managing expectations, and navigating through organizational challenges
- Demonstrated ability to influence and apply structured problem-solving to project challenges
- Experience using one or more project management applications (MS Project, Smartsheet, Planview, etc.) required
- Experience establishing project governance, decision-making processes, and stakeholder accountability frameworks
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience in project management applications
- Experienced leveraging AI-enabled tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot)
- Project management (including scope, schedule, and budget)
- Resource coordination
- Change management
- Stakeholder engagement
- Executive presentation skills
- Effective communication skills
- Must be able to work in a variety of client locations, environments, and conditions. This may include climbing stairs, walking long distances, walking on rough and uneven terrain, walking through client work facilities, working in heat/cold conditions, indoors and outdoors
- Ability to lift 25-50lbs (luggage)
- Ability to handle extended periods of computer-based work
- Ability to work flexible and long hours, as needed
- Domestic travel required, estimated up to 25-50%
- International travel may be required
- Bachelors degree in business administration or related field preferred
- 3-5 years of project management experience required, including managing multiple concurrent projects (PM experience in client-facing, professional services engagements strongly preferred)
- Management consulting experience preferred
- Familiarity with organizational change and transformation initiatives preferred
- Knowledge of workplace safety principles and experience working with clients in industrial or high-risk industries (e.g., oil & gas, manufacturing, pulp & paper, mining, chemicals, utilities) preferred
- Project management certifications (e.g., PMP) preferred
Benefits
- Bonus eligibility, subject to plan terms and conditions
- Health care benefits: medical & prescription, dental, vision (including Domestic Partners)
- Critical Illness & Hospital Indemnity supplemental insurance
- Company Health Savings Account contribution
- Flexible Spending Account for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Paid time off such as vacation, sick leave, and floating holidays
- Mental and emotional support resources through the Employee Assistance Program
- Wellness Program to increase activity and health habits, with ability to earn participation rewards
- Paid Parental Leave
- Travel Assist (Domestic/International)
- 401(k) plan, with an employer match
- Company-paid Short- & Long-Term Disability benefits
- Group term life insurance with options to buy-up for self and others
- Working Advantage – DEKRA’s official corporate discount program
- Education Assistance Program
- Student Loan Repayment Assistance
- Internal training and development resources to grow your career
- LEAD Forward Leadership Development Program
- Annual Career Goal Setting and Performance Review cycle participation
- Remote work model
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