Project Manager

Smartsuite; Newport Beach (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Capitolis is seeking a Project Manager in Newport Beach to lead strategic initiatives from definition through delivery. You will define scope, schedule, budget and the delivery approach, plan and assign milestones, and manage dependencies to keep programs on track.

You will monitor risks and issues, coordinate change requests, run stakeholder communications and reporting, and track budget versus plan using SmartSuite to keep RAID logs and actuals aligned.

Qualifications

• Experience leading cross-functional projects from scope through delivery.
• Ability to define scope, schedule and budget in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Define scope, schedule, budget and the delivery approach.
• Plan and assign work, milestones and dependencies.
• Manage risks, issues and change requests.
• Run status reporting and stakeholder communication.
• Track budget, time and resource usage.
• Close the project with acceptance and lessons learned.

Skills

Project management

Schedule planning

Budget management

Risk management

Tools

SmartSuite

Gantt charts

Job description

SmartSuite for the Project Manager

The Project Manager plans and delivers a project: scope, schedule, budget, team, risks and stakeholders. They keep tasks, milestones and dependencies current, run status and change control and close the project with lessons learned.

What you own

• Define scope, schedule, budget and the delivery approach
• Plan and assign work, milestones and dependencies
• Manage risks, issues and change requests
• Run status reporting and stakeholder communication
• Track budget, time and resource usage
• Close the project with acceptance and lessons learned

How SmartSuite supports the Project Manager

The Project Manager is accountable to the Program Manager and the PMO for scope, schedule, budget and a team that knows what is next. SmartSuite gives a Project Manager one workspace where the plan, the RAID log and the actuals stay current, so status reporting and change control are outputs, not a weekly chore.

Planning.

Builds the plan with tasks, milestones and dependencies in timeline, board and Gantt views.

Execution.

Assigns work, tracks progress and automates status updates to stakeholders.

Risks and issues.

Logs risks, issues and change requests with owners and decisions.

Financials.

Tracks budget and actuals against the plan.

Reporting.

Produces status reports and dashboards without manual compilation.