HR Project Manager

Saia Inc.; Johns Creek (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Saia Inc. is seeking a Project Manager to oversee projects from planning through delivery, ensuring consistent methodologies across teams. You will liaise with cross‑functional teams, external vendors, and stakeholders to document requirements, schedules, costs, and meeting plans.

Responsibilities include planning timelines, communicating changes, facilitating meetings, and tracking progress. The role emphasizes resource allocation, budgeting, and identifying opportunities for process

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience leading organizational projects.
• Project Management Professional certification (PMP).
• Change management experience.

Responsibilities

• Use appropriate tools to plan project timelines, tasks, milestones, and deadlines.
• Communicate project schedules, changes, and budgets to stakeholders.
• Plan and facilitate project meetings to align stakeholders to methods and goals and track project tasks.
• Prepare agendas, meeting notes, and project summaries.
• Monitor task completion statuses, identify at‑risk project tasks, and develop mitigation plans to keep project deliverables on track.
• Allocate resources, budgets, and hours to projects and adjust allocations as needed.
• Lead functional change management initiatives and partner on the development of training strategies and materials.
• Identify opportunities for growth and process optimization.

Skills

Project leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder communication

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or related field

Job description

Ready To Go Further? Saia is a different kind of logistics and transportation company. We do things the right way. You’ll see it in our commitment to people, customers, and community. You’ll feel it in the support on day one – from leadership and your team. A job with Saia is packed with opportunity, from learning new skills and advancing to competitive compensation and great benefits. It’s all here and it’s exactly what going further is all about.

Position Summary

Manages projects from planning through delivery, ensuring consistent project management methodologies and best practices across projects. Liaises with project members, cross‑functional teams, external vendors, and stakeholders to communicate and document project deliverables, requirements, schedules, costs, and meeting plans.

Responsibilities

• Use appropriate tools to plan project timelines, tasks, milestones, and deadlines.
• Communicate project schedules, changes, and budgets to stakeholders.
• Plan and facilitate project meetings to align stakeholders to methods and goals and track project tasks.
• Prepare agendas, meeting notes, and project summaries.
• Monitor task completion statuses, identify at‑risk project tasks, and develop mitigation plans to keep project deliverables on track.
• Allocate resources, budgets, and hours to projects and adjust allocations as needed.
• Lead functional change management initiatives and partner on the development of training strategies and materials.
• Identify opportunities for growth and process optimization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience leading organizational projects.
• Project Management Professional certification.
• Change management experience.

Benefits and EEO Statement

At Saia, your success is our success! That’s why we work hard to provide you with what you need to build an awesome career. We are committed to rewarding superior employee performance so that when you work hard, your achievements won’t go unnoticed.

Saia is an Equal‑Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.