Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Public Consulting Group LLC (PCG) is a leading public sector solutions implementation and operations improvement firm that partners with health, education, and human services agencies to improve lives. The Senior Project Manager will deliver software development and implementations while providing hands-on project management support for multiple projects across the education practice area.
Responsibilities
- Accountable for managing technology projects, from small to large scale ($100,000 to $3,000,000+)
- Proficiency in project management best practices that include but not limited to:
- Scope Management (change requests)
- Time Management (schedules)
- Cost Management (budget, costs, and pricing)
- Quality Management (quality and testing)
- Resource Management
- Communications Management (reporting and escalations)
- Risk/Issue Management
- Procurement Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Systems Development Life Cycle
- Support staff in adopting new processes, tools and methodologies
- Demonstrated success in leading team members in a matrixed organization where team members do not formally report directly to the project manager
- Proven ability to apply advanced problem-solving techniques (root cause analysis, alternatives, and solutions)
- Provide after-hours support and travel, as required
Skills
- Bachelor's degree
- 8+ years of experience in formal project management, managing software development of complex, multi-year projects
- Knowledge of technology solutions and extensive experience within the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Project Management Certification (PMP)
- Proven experience in RFP responses, proposal development, and contract drafting, review, and management
- Build trusting relationships with clients and internal stakeholders
- Proficient in managing software development projects through the entire SDLC
- Ownership and accountability of project outcomes, including successes and failures
- Primary liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders, translating complex information into clear, actionable results
- Proactively and effectively communicate and influence outcomes with clients, project teams, and staff
- Adjust communication styles to manage different personalities and expectations, upward and downward
- Identify and address team or stakeholder conflicts early to prevent escalation
- Mediate disagreements and drive consensus-oriented outcomes
- Inspire and motivate team members while maintaining accountability for deliverables
- Build and maintain schedules using MS Project
- Proficient in all aspects of working remotely with teams and clients
- Knowledge of K-12 education technology solutions (nice to have)
- Education consulting experience (nice to have)
Benefits
- Medical and dental care benefits
- 401k
- PTO
- Parental leave
- Bereavement leave
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