Project Manager

North Highland; Salem (OR); Remote; USD 110,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

North Highland is a leading change and transformation consultancy. This 1 year+ contract role is remote with occasional onsite in the Salem area, requiring Public Sector experience.

The Senior Program/Project Manager will drive the delivery of large-scale, complex programs that transform business operations and outcomes. You will partner with executive stakeholders and delivery teams to ensure risks are managed and business value is realized across multiple workstreams, with governance and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, IT, PM, or related field.
• 7–10+ years of large-scale project delivery experience on Public Sector projects.
• Proven experience leading multi-workstream projects and enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Strong experience managing executive stakeholders and complex governance environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of large, complex, multi-workstream projects and programs.
• Maintain project documentation.
• Provide regular status reports.
• Lead the project team.
• Manage project budgets, timelines, resources, dependencies, risks, and issues.
• Provide executive-level reporting, insights, and recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Governance

Executive reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, IT, PM, or related field

Job description

As the world's leading change and transformation consultancy, we're helping businesses move from strategy to reality by taking a pragmatic and practical approach to build solutions that last.

This is a 1 year+ contract position- Remote role with occasional onsite needed in the Salem area - Public Sector experience is required.

The Senior Program/Project Manager will lead the delivery of large-scale, complex projects and programs that drive business transformation and strategic outcomes specifically in the Public Sector. You will provide leadership across multiple workstreams, ensuring effective governance, stakeholder alignment, and successful execution while managing program complexity and organizational priorities for a large scale modernization project.

SUMMARY

In this role, you will partner with executive stakeholders, client leadership teams, and delivery teams to ensure projects are delivered successfully, risks are proactively managed, and business value is realized.

YOU WILL

• Lead the delivery of large, complex, multi-workstream projects and programs.
• You will maintain project documentation.
• Provide regular status reports.
• Lead the project team.
• Manage project budgets, timelines, resources, dependencies, risks, and issues.
• Provide executive-level reporting, insights, and recommendations to senior stakeholders.

IDEALLY, WE'D LIKE

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Information Technology, Project Management, or a related field.
• 7–10+ years of large-scale project delivery experience on Public Sector projects.
• Proven experience leading multi-workstream projects and enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Strong experience managing executive stakeholders and complex governance environments.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States, without the need for visa sponsorship by North Highland. Work visa sponsorship will not be provided, either now or in the future, for this position. This is a temporary employee (W2) opportunity.

North Highland is an equal opportunity employer, and we adhere to all applicable laws and regulations to ensure a fair and equitable workplace. All qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We handle all information in accordance local privacy standards and maintain strict confidentiality.