Remote Public Sector Project Manager

Coleridge; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement contributions

Job summary

Coleridge is seeking a Project Manager to independently manage assigned projects from planning through closeout, ensuring effective coordination of timelines, budgets, resources, risks, and deliverables.

Reporting to the Chief of Staff, you will maintain project plans, monitor progress and budgets, and collaborate with Training, Data Enclave Operations, Research, Technology, and other teams to ensure consistent PM practices. This is a remote-based position with potential travel.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in project management or a related role within a matrixed or cross-functional environment.
• Undergraduate degree in Business Administration, Nonprofit Management, Public Administration, Communications, Social Sciences, or equivalent experience.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with varying scopes, timelines, stakeholders, and funding sources.
• Experience managing project plans, deliverables, budgets, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communications.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to follow through on commitments.
• Proactive problem solver who can anticipate project needs and elevate concerns.
• Experience using project management tools to monitor progress, budgets, and staff utilization.
• Experience with public-sector, nonprofit or grant-funded programs preferred.
• Familiarity with data governance, research delivery, technical projects, or ADRF preferred.
• PMI PMP, CAPM or other PM certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned projects from initiation through completion, ensuring alignment with contractual requirements and budgets.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, tasks, dependencies and status updates.
• Coordinate project activities across Training, DEO, Research, Technology and other functions.
• Track deliverables and follow up with contributors to ensure commitments and deadlines.
• Identify risks and dependencies and develop mitigation strategies with leadership.
• Support effective communication with clients and external partners, including documenting decisions.
• Prepare and present project updates for regular reviews with Leads and organizational leadership.
• Maintain project documentation and ensure accessibility for stakeholders.
• Support portfolio-level reporting and workforce planning.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Budget management

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Planning & scheduling

Problem solving

Documentation

Multi-tasking

Education

Undergraduate degree in Business Administration, Nonprofit Management, Public Administration, Communications, Social Sciences

Job description

Coleridge is seeking a Project Manager to independently manage assigned projects from planning through closeout, ensuring effective coordination of timelines, budgets, resources, risks, and deliverables.

Reporting to the Chief of Staff, you will maintain project plans, monitor progress and budgets, and collaborate with Training, Data Enclave Operations, Research, Technology, and other teams to ensure consistent PM practices. This is a remote-based position with potential travel.