Project Manager (Remote- US)

Geomatik; Madison, Northern (AL, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Octave is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead large-scale software implementations within its North America Public Safety division. The PM will oversee all aspects of delivery, including scope, schedule, and budget, while maintaining strong customer relationships and ensuring successful outcomes.

The role emphasizes communication, coordination across teams, and proactive risk management. The candidate should bring PMP certification and at least 5 years of project management experience in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or commensurate experience.
• PMP or equivalent certification required.
• Minimum 5 years project management experience implementing large-scale software projects.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Knowledge of Public Safety culture preferred.
• Proficient in MS Office, including MS Project.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale software implementations in our North America Public Safety division.
• Oversee all aspects of project implementation, budget, scope, and schedule.
• Maintain customer relationships and ensure delivery on time and within scope.
• Host internal and customer-facing status meetings with agendas, minutes and follow-ups.
• Coordinate resources with Technical/PMO teams and escalate as needed.
• Track risks, issues, and progress for executive reviews.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Presentation skills

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

PMI PMP

Tools

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Location (Short): Madison, Alabama-USA

Workplace Type: Remote

Responsibilities

Octave Project Managers lead large-scale software implementations within our North America Public Safety division. The PM is responsible for overseeing all aspects of project implementation, communication, customer relationship success, and maintaining delivery on time, on budget, and within scope. The Octave PM is the gatekeeper to a project’s successful contribution to the overall business portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Communication
• Servesas the primary liaison to customer PM partners, agencyand Octave stakeholders, andproject teams
• Responsiblefor hostingregularly scheduledinternal and customer-facing status meetings, includingownershipofagendas, details, minutes, notes, and follow-ups
• Partneringwith project teamson task performance/completion, overall project progress,statuses,and documentation
• Maintainingcustomer-facing task tracking/project plan updates, ensuring completion, accuracy,quality, andachievement of contracted SOW tasks
• Escalating within PMOand Servicesleadership asrequiredtomaintainproject success
• Conducting/Representing ProjectToExecutive Leadership asrequired
• Technical Project Aspects
• Understanding and aligning provided project SOW’s, LevelsOfEffort (LOE’s), to overall project progress,completion, and delivery success
• Collaborating, requesting, and coordinating project resource needs as required with Technical/Pod management
• Aligning with project team members to track issues, disposition, and escalations to technical leadership andProduct (GTC)as needed
• Facilitating the resolution of issues and escalations, internally and externally,tomaintainproject schedule, budget, and quality expectations
• RiskManagementAndMitigation
• Maintainingconsistent updates in the PMOSalesforceportalcovering current developments, risk categories, and critical path dates for the projects and portfolio
• Presentation of project and portfoliorisks, successes, and needs onregularRisk Reviews
• Budget And Financials
• Analysis of labor reports to individual task expectations and completion
• Management of monthly EstimateAtCompletion (EAC)projections, coordinating with Project Accounting group
• Mitigation ofthe weekly/monthly path of the project against allotted budget, mitigating potential budget overages with PMO leadershipas needed

Education / Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, orcommensuratedocumented experiencein a role with similar responsibilities
• PMI PMP, or equivalent certification,required
• Minimum 5 years project management experience implementing large-scale software implementations, or equivalent scope
• Strong understanding of Public Safety culture, success, and collaborationpreferred
• Strong written and oral communication, presentation, and critical-thinking skills
• Intermediate-to-Senior level knowledge of Microsoft Office suite – including Microsoft Project
• A self-motivated, organized, and detail-oriented mindset
• An open-minded, embracer of diversity of thought and contributing to PMO team culture

About Octave

Octave provides mission-critical software that empowers organizations to make informed decisions across every stage of the asset lifecycle - Design, Build, Operate and Protect - where performance, safety, and reliability are non-negotiable and failure is not an option.

Turning complex operational data into actionable intelligence, Octave connects expertise, real-world conditions and enterprise-scale insight to improve performance, resilience and incident response where it matters most.

Octave has more than 7,000 employees in 45 countries. Learn more at octave.com and follow us on LinkedIn .

Why work for Octave?

All in. Always forward. That's the way we do things around here. We put trust in our people because we believe it's the best way to unleash potential, bring ideas to life, and keep moving ahead. And it's why we're committed to creating an environment that's truly supportive, providing you with the resources you need to support your ambitions, no matter who you are or where you are in the world.

Everyone is welcome

At Octave, we believe that diverse and inclusive teams are critical to the success of our people and our business. Here, everyone is welcome. As an inclusive workplace, we don't discriminate. In fact, we embrace differences and are fully committed to creating equal opportunities, an inclusive environment, and fairness for all.

Respect is the cornerstone of how we operate, so speak up and be yourself. You're valued here.

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