Senior Project Manager

Wallick; New Albany (OH); Sur place; USD 100 000 - 140 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Wallick is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead strategic, cross-functional initiatives from initiation to closure. The role emphasizes Lean Six Sigma, process optimization, and enterprise project management tooling, with a focus on training and mentorship across the organization.

The position requires strong data skills, experience in leading change, and proficiency with MS Office, MS Project, Visio, and Smartsheet. Office is in New Albany, OH, with substantial collaboration across units.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or related experience.
• 5+ years in managing large, cross-functional projects.
• 3+ years in process management/continuous improvement.
• Lean Six Sigma tools experience (DMAIC, value stream mapping, root cause analysis).
• Experience mapping processes, SOPs, KPIs, and governance.
• Strong analytical and data skills for data-driven decisions.
• Experience leading change management across stakeholders.
• MS Office suite proficiency including Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio.

Responsabilités

• Apply project management processes to initiatives across IT and business units.
• Track scope, schedule, and budget; report status, risks, issues to leadership.
• Develop risk mitigation strategies and contingency plans.
• Collaborate with varied business units to provide leadership to cross-functional teams.
• Lead process improvement initiatives to reduce waste and cycle time while improving quality.
• Identify opportunities with leaders, develop business cases, quantify benefits.
• Document processes, SOPs, and governance for enterprise use.
• Lead change management including stakeholder engagement and training.

Connaissances

Project management

Lean Six Sigma

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

MS Office

MS Project

Visio

Smartsheet

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Business Management or related field

Outils

Smartsheet

Minitab

MS Project

Visio

Description du poste

Senior Project Manager

Description

Location

Wallick Corporate office - New Albany, Ohio

Job Type

Full time

Wallick Mission

Opening doors to homes, opportunities, and hope.

Wallick Values

• Care
• Character
• Collaboration

Position Summary

The Senior Project Manager leads multiple strategic, cross-functional projects from initiation through closure while driving measurable improvements in operational effectiveness across the organization. This position combines disciplined project management with process management and continuous improvement expertise, applying Lean Six Sigma and other methodologies to analyze, design, standardize, and optimize business processes.

The Senior Project Manager will also help to build and mature enterprise project management and continuous improvement processes and tools, supporting the organization through training, documentation, coaching, and mentorship.

Qualifications Required

• Bachelor's degree in Business Management, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Five years of experience in using project management methodologies, including experience in running large, complex, cross-functional projects from initiation through closure.
• Three years of experience in process management, operational excellence, or continuous improvement, including leading process improvement initiatives that delivered measurable results.
• Demonstrated experience applying Lean Six Sigma tools and techniques (e.g., DMAIC, value stream mapping, root cause analysis, statistical analysis, and control plans) to improve quality, cycle time, cost, and customer experience.
• Experience developing process maps, standard operating procedures, and key performance indicators (KPIs), and establishing process governance to sustain improvements.
• Strong analytical and data skills; able to gather, analyze, and interpret operational data to support data-driven decisions and quantify business impact.
• Experience leading change management activities and gaining adoption of new processes across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Must be highly proficient in MS Office suite, including MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• The following are highly desirable: Experience in construction, real estate, affordable housing, senior living, or property; management related industries. Experience in managing people. Experience using or configuring Smartsheet. Experience with statistical analysis software (e.g., Minitab) and workflow or process automation tools.

Licenses/Certifications/Registrations(preferred But May Not Be Required)

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification strongly preferred (e.g., ASQ, IASSC, or an equivalent accredited program).
• Certificate in one or more of the following areas highly desirable: Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile (e.g., PMI-ACP or Certified ScrumMaster) or Change Management (e.g., Prosci)

Functions And Responsibilities

Project Management

• Utilize expert project management processes to implement projects in both Information Technology and other strategic business units, including coordinating project teams, developing project charters, plans, and other project deliverables, and facilitating team meetings.
• Track projects against scope, schedule, and budget, reporting status, risks, and issues to stakeholders and leadership on a regular basis.
• Create strategies for risk mitigation and contingency planning, and efficiently identify, escalation, and solve project issues.
• Must be able to work with varied business units across the company and lend insight and leadership to cross-functional teams.

Process Management and Operational Effectiveness

• Lead process improvement initiatives using Lean Six Sigma (DMAIC) and other continuous improvement methodologies to reduce waste, variation, cycle time, and cost while improving quality and the resident and associate experience.
• Partner with business unit leaders to identify, prioritize, and scope opportunities to improve operational effectiveness, and develop business cases that quantify expected benefits.
• Analyze current-state processes through process mapping, value stream mapping, data analysis, and voice-of-customer input to identify root causes and design future-state processes.
• Document standard business processes, standard operating procedures, and work instructions to facilitate creating standard project management and operational processes and other efficiencies across the organization.
• Establish process ownership, governance, KPIs, and control plans to sustain improvements; monitor performance and drive corrective action when results fall below target.
• Lead change management activities, including stakeholder engagement, communication, and training, to ensure new processes are adopted and sustained.

PMO Enablement and Mentorship

• Help build and mature enterprise project management and continuous improvement processes, tools, templates, and standards.
• Help configure and administer enterprise-wide project management tool; includes training end users, creating documentation, conducting training, and configuring Smartsheet.
• Mentor and train junior Project Managers and continuous improvement practitioners (e.g., Green Belts) either as direct reports or via leadership to others in the PMO and throughout the organization.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence throughout the organization.

Physical Demands

Position requires work to be performed in an office setting. Extensive use of a computer, keyboard, and mouse; requires walking, talking, seeing, and hearing. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Work Environment

Work takes place in an office setting with moderate noise levels. Minimal travel will be required.