PROJECT MANAGER

The Helmsman Group LLC; Nebraska; Remote; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Helmsman Group LLC is seeking a Project Manager to plan, coordinate, and monitor projects from initiation through completion in a fully remote role. You will ensure on-time delivery, budget adherence, and alignment with scope and quality standards while coordinating cross-functional teams.

You will manage schedules, risks, stakeholder communications, and vendor relations, develop plans and dashboards, and drive continuous improvement of PM processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Business Administration, Operations, Engineering, IT, or related field.
• 4–7 years of experience in project management or related roles.
• Proven ability to manage projects from planning through completion.
• Strong knowledge of PM principles, methodologies, and practices.
• Experience with schedules, budgets, timelines, and resource plans.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and PM software.
• Experience with Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Asana, or Monday.com.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive project plans, schedules, milestones, and deliverables.
• Define scope, objectives, requirements, responsibilities, and success criteria.
• Coordinate activities across departments and teams.
• Assign tasks, monitor progress, and ensure deadlines.
• Establish schedules and align activities with deadlines.
• Track milestones, dependencies, deliverables, and critical paths.
• Monitor budgets, costs, resources, and financial performance.
• Identify risks, issues, dependencies, and delays; mitigate where possible.
• Develop risk mitigation and contingency plans.
• Facilitate meetings, planning sessions, and reviews with stakeholders.
• Prepare status reports, dashboards, and management updates.
• Communicate progress, risks, issues, and changes to stakeholders.
• Coordinate with vendors, contractors, and external partners as needed.
• Maintain project documentation, requirements, action items, and approvals.
• Manage change requests and ensure alignment with approvals.
• Ensure deliverables meet quality standards and business requirements.
• Resolve issues and coordinate corrective actions as needed.
• Support resource planning and allocation for project needs.
• Conduct project reviews and lessons-learned sessions.

Skills

Project Planning

Scheduling

Resource Planning

Budget Management

Risk Management

Stakeholder Management

Cross-Functional Leadership

Communication

Problem Solving

Change Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Asana

Monday.com

Job description

Position: Project Manager

Job Type: (Remote)

Job Summary

The Project Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, executing, and monitoring projects from initiation through completion. This position ensures that projects are delivered on time, within budget, and according to established scope, quality standards, and business objectives.

The Project Manager coordinates cross-functional teams, manages project schedules and resources, tracks milestones and deliverables, identifies and mitigates risks, and communicates project status to stakeholders and senior management.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive project plans, schedules, timelines, milestones, and deliverables.

• Define project scope, objectives, requirements, responsibilities, and success criteria.

• Coordinate project activities across multiple departments and functional teams.

• Assign tasks and responsibilities to project team members and monitor progress.

• Establish project schedules and ensure activities remain aligned with deadlines.

• Track project milestones, dependencies, deliverables, and critical path activities.

• Monitor project budgets, costs, resources, and financial performance.

• Identify project risks, issues, dependencies, and potential delays.

• Develop and implement risk mitigation and contingency plans.

• Facilitate project meetings, planning sessions, status meetings, and stakeholder reviews.

• Prepare project status reports, dashboards, schedules, and management updates.

• Communicate project progress, risks, issues, and changes to stakeholders.

• Coordinate with vendors, contractors, consultants, and external partners when applicable.

• Manage project documentation, requirements, action items, decisions, and approvals.

• Monitor project scope and manage change requests through appropriate approval processes.

• Ensure project deliverables meet quality standards and business requirements.

• Resolve project issues and coordinate corrective actions when necessary.

• Ensure effective communication among project stakeholders and team members.

• Support resource planning and allocation to ensure projects have the necessary personnel and capabilities.

• Conduct project reviews and lessons-learned sessions after project completion.

• Identify opportunities to improve project management processes and methodologies.

• Ensure compliance with organizational policies, procedures, and applicable standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Business Administration, Operations, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.

• 4–7 years of experience in project management, project coordination, operations, or a related field.

• Demonstrated experience managing projects from planning through completion.

• Strong knowledge of project management principles, methodologies, and practices.

• Experience developing project schedules, budgets, timelines, and resource plans.

• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and project management software.

• Experience with tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Asana, Monday.com, or similar platforms.

• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines simultaneously.

• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, CAPM, PRINCE2, or other recognized project management certification.

• Experience with Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid project management methodologies.

• Experience managing cross-functional or enterprise-level projects.

• Experience with budget management, forecasting, and resource planning.

• Experience working with executive-level stakeholders.

• Experience with risk management and project governance.

• Knowledge of project management tools and reporting systems.

• Experience managing vendors, contractors, or third-party service providers.

Key Skills

• Project Planning & Scheduling

• Project Coordination

• Project Management

• Resource Planning

• Budget & Cost Management

• Risk & Issue Management

• Scope Management

• Change Management

• Stakeholder Management

• Timeline & Milestone Tracking

• Cross-Functional Leadership

• Vendor Management

• Project Reporting

• Microsoft Project / Excel / PowerPoint

• Agile / Scrum / Waterfall

• Problem Solving

• Communication & Presentation

• Process Improvement

Core Competencies

• Planning: Ability to develop detailed project plans, schedules, milestones, and resource requirements.

• Coordination: Ability to coordinate multiple teams, activities, dependencies, and deliverables effectively.

• Leadership: Ability to guide project teams and maintain accountability for project outcomes.

• Risk Management: Ability to identify potential risks and develop appropriate mitigation strategies.

• Communication: Ability to clearly communicate project information to technical teams, business stakeholders, and senior management.

• Organization: Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining accurate project documentation.

• Problem Solving: Ability to identify issues, evaluate options, and coordinate timely solutions.

• Stakeholder Management: Ability to establish productive relationships and maintain alignment among project stakeholders.