P20 - General Project Mgmt

The Fountain Group; Berkeley (MO); On-site; USD 74,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

The Fountain Group is seeking an experienced project manager to independently develop, coordinate, and maintain plans and schedules for a technical facility project in Berkeley, MO. You will lead studies, risk assessments, and performance reports, partnering with capability experts and engineering teams to align timelines with budgets and scopes.

This 9-month contract role is onsite in Berkeley, MO with a pay rate of $64.06 per hour.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of project management experience supporting technical or facility projects.
• Ability to manage execution of complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Experience coordinating with engineering facilities or infrastructure teams.
• Financial tracking experience (EAC/ETC, expense, capital).
• Excellent time management and independent work discipline.

Responsibilities

• Receive Technical requirements from capability experts and validate readiness for execution
• Identify missing information or ambiguities and coordinate Clarification with technical stakeholders
• Partner with facility project management teams to develop statements of work ensure facility support projects align with technical requirements and timelines
• Manage execution of supporting projects from initiation through completion
• Track and report project financials including EAC/ETC for capital and expense funding
• Provide financial projections and updates to funding managers
• Maintain dashboards and project reporting artifacts
• Communicate schedule updates to scheduling teams
• Facilitate stakeholder and project coordination meetings
• Maintain traceability between received requirements and facility project deliverables
• Monitor risks, dependencies and execution gaps
• Ensure accountability for action items and milestone commitments
• Maintain structured documentation and decision records

Skills

PM experience

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Technical detail synthesis

Facilitation

Stakeholder communication

Time management

Attention to detail

Tools

Smartsheet

Jira

Microsoft Project

Job description

Pay: $64.06/hr

Duration: 9 month contract initially

Location: Onsite in Berkeley, MO

Overview

Independently develops, coordinates, integrates, analyzes, and maintains an integrated plan and schedule to meet program and/or project requirements in accordance with project management industry standards. Performs studies, analysis (trend, variance, impact), risk assessments to determine impacts, and constraints involving product development, production rates, process improvement, program initiatives. Creates schedule, reports, metrics, change activity, communicates and updates plan regularly throughout lifecycle of program or project. Works to improve project management processes, business systems, and implement best practices that support project decision makers. Directs all phases of projects or subsystems of major projects from inception through completion. Acts as primary project contact to establish key stakeholder requirements and project objectives. Assists customers to develop performance recovery plan and ensure all project control systems are in place to support ongoing support to stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Receive Technical requirements from capability experts and validate readiness for execution
• Identify missing information or ambiguities and coordinate Clarification with technical stakeholders
• partner with facility project management teams to develop statements of work ensure facility support projects align with technical requirements and timelines
• manage execution of supporting projects from initiation through completion
• track and report project financials including EAC/ETC for capital and expense funding
• provide financial projections and updates to funding managers
• maintain dashboards and project reporting artifacts
• communicate schedule updates to scheduling teams
• facilitate stakeholder and project coordination meetings
• maintain traceability between received requirements and facility project deliverables
• monitor risks, dependencies and execution gaps
• ensure accountability for action items and milestone commitments
• maintain structured documentation and decision records

Required Qualifications

• 2 plus years of project management experience supporting technical or facility projects
• demonstrated ability to manage execution of complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives
• strong analytical and organizational skills
• proven ability to manage and synthesize technical information
• exceptional listening skills and ability to ask precise clarifying questions
• experience coordinating with engineering facilities or infrastructure teams
• financial tracking experience (EAC/ETC, expense, capital)
• Strong facilitation and stakeholder communication skills
• excellent time management and independent work discipline
• ability to take direction and execute without overstepping technical authority
• high attention to detail and strong follow-through

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting technical capability stand up or facility infrastructure projects
• familiarity with statement of work development processes
• experience with Smartsheet, Jira, Microsoft project or similar tools
• Background working in highly technical or regulated environments
• Experience or education in project management (formal Project Management education, *** classes, PMP Prep, or PMP Certification)