Senior Program Manager for Complex Projects & Change

Project Consulting Group (PCG); Minnesota; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

PCG (Project Consulting Group) in Minneapolis, MN, is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead large, complex initiatives from initiation through delivery. You will partner with client leadership to ensure scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives are met while aligning strategy with execution.

You'll advise on governance, risk management, and stakeholder communications, coordinating cross-functional teams and vendors to deliver business value.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in project management delivering large, complex initiatives.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (PMP/PgMP or Agile a plus).
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and executive presentation skills.
• Proficiency with PM tools (MS Project, Smartsheet, JIRA).

Responsibilities

• Lead full project lifecycle from initiation to closure.
• Define scope, objectives, and success criteria aligned with client strategy.
• Develop detailed plans, schedules, budgets, and deliverables.
• Establish governance, reporting, and communication frameworks.
• Identify and mitigate risks, issues, dependencies.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and vendors.
• Track progress against KPIs and financials.
• Support executive decision-making with sponsors and steering committees.
• Ensure quality and timely delivery of business outcomes.
• Champion continuous improvement and lessons learned.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Strong communication

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/IS/Engineering

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

JIRA

Job description

PCG (Project Consulting Group) in Minneapolis, MN, is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead large, complex initiatives from initiation through delivery. You will partner with client leadership to ensure scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives are met while aligning strategy with execution.

You'll advise on governance, risk management, and stakeholder communications, coordinating cross-functional teams and vendors to deliver business value.