Senior Project Manager

Swoon; Skokie (IL); On-site; USD 103,320 - 117,096; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

A leading project management firm in Skokie is seeking a Senior Project Manager for a contract role. You will be responsible for managing complex automotive projects, overseeing budgets, timelines, and stakeholder engagement, with 5+ years of relevant experience required. This position offers competitive pay and includes medical insurance, vision insurance, and disability insurance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Project Manager.
• Proficiency in project planning tools and techniques.
• Excellent technical skills and problem-solving abilities.
• Basic knowledge of finance tools and business principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop project plans and milestones.
• Set deadlines and assign responsibilities.
• Utilize project management methodology for team delivery.
• Prepare project status reports for management.
• Manage financials for project accuracy.

Skills

Project management methodology

Excellent written and verbal communication

Relationship-building

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Time management

Tools

MS Project

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Planview

Job description

Senior Project Manager – Automotive Products

Swoon has an exciting long-term contract opportunity with one of the world's leading designers, manufacturers, and marketers of automotive products! They are actively seeking a well‑rounded Senior Project Manager to join their team. Key responsibilities include end‑to‑end project management of scope, schedule, budget, risk, and vendor/business/stakeholder management.

Base Pay Range

$75.00/hr - $85.00/hr

Key Responsibilities

• Develop project plans including work breakdown structures, project milestones, critical path analyses, risk assessment and management plans, cost/benefit analyses, staffing plans, project timelines, and project budgets
• Set deadlines, assign responsibilities, and monitor and summarize the progress of projects
• Utilize project management methodology to direct and lead team deliverable development
• Drive decisions to ensure the success of projects taking into account timing, risk, functional requirements, and business benefits
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with team members, vendors, and other cross‑functional teams
• Identify, document and elevate identified risks and issues through program and IT management
• Prepare project status reports for upper management
• Ensure project milestones are met on time and within team and project budgets
• Manage detailed financials to ensure financial accuracy, estimate forecasts, track actuals, report discrepancies, and adjust accordingly

Required Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Project Manager, managing complex projects ranging from mid‑size to large corporate IT initiatives
• Proficiency in project management methodology, project planning tools and techniques; Waterfall and/or Agile experience preferred
• Proficiency in MS Project / Excel / Word and PowerPoint are required; Proficiency in Planview highly desired
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with the ability to interface and influence at multiple organizational levels
• Excellent relationship‑building and networking skills
• Organized and able to function successfully in a team environment
• Excellent technical, organizational, troubleshooting, problem‑solving, budgeting and time management skills
• Basic knowledge of finance tools and general business operating principles

Desired Experience

• SAP projects

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Contract

Job Function

Project Management

Industries

Manufacturing and Automation Machinery Manufacturing

Benefits (Inferred)

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• Disability insurance

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