Project Manager

North Highland Consulting; Salem (OR); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

North Highland Consulting in Salem, Oregon, is seeking a Senior Program/Project Manager for a 1 year+ contract. The hybrid role requires onsite presence at least once a week and Public Sector experience.

You will lead delivery of large-scale, multi-workstream projects, manage budgets, timelines, resources, governance, and provide executive reporting to senior stakeholders. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a related field, such as business, engineering, IT, or project management.
• 7–10+ years of large-scale project delivery experience in the Public Sector.
• Proven ability to lead multi-workstream projects and enterprise transformation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of large, complex, multi-workstream projects and programs.
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation and governance artifacts.
• Lead and motivate the project team to achieve milestones.
• Manage project budgets, timelines, resources, dependencies, risks and issues.
• Provide executive-level reporting, insights, and recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Governance

Risk management

Education

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

Job description

MAKE STRATEGY A REALITY | ACCELERATE YOUR GROWTH | CHOOSE YOUR PATH

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- This is a hybrid role and will require onsite at least once a week 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.

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
• 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.

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