Senior Project Manager | Remote | 12+ month Contract

Two95 International Inc.; Seattle (WA); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee complex projects in a remote setting. This role involves managing high-stakes projects, coordinating across departments, and mentoring junior staff. The ideal candidate will have strong project management skills, experience in a matrixed environment, and the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders. If you are passionate about driving project success and thrive in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a team that values collaboration and innovation, and make a significant impact on the organization's objectives.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of project management experience required.
• PMP certification required within 12 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex projects and coordinate multiple departments.
• Provide financial project performance reports to executives.

Skills

Project Management

Cross-Functional Project Management

Communication Skills

Stakeholder Management

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

MS Project

Job description

Job Title: Senior Project Manager

Location: Washington, DC (Remote)

Position: 12+ months Contract

Salary/Rate: ($Best Possible)

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for managing high or mega complexity projects of large and complex components of a larger program. The individual in this role uses advanced knowledge of project management processes and controls to accomplish project objectives by planning and evaluating project activities with some indirect supervision from the PMO Director, and may have either direct reports or matrixed subordinate team members. The role requires regular analytical and metrics-based reporting to other staff, Executive Committee, and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate multiple departments, vendors, and assets to ensure timely and cost-effective execution of major scope milestones.
• Establish collaborative partnerships among stakeholders to enable scoping, financial, and resource decisions.
• Identify, document, and elevate cross-organizational and vendor-driven dependencies, and work with managers and peers across the organization to develop and implement appropriate dependency management processes.
• Establish appropriate project governance structures and processes by engaging executive sponsors and key stakeholders to develop appropriate thresholds and cadence for governance discussions.
• Mentor and coach junior level Project Management staff and matrixed team members, and provide guidance on adherence to Project Management practices.
• Work with senior leaders to contribute relevant data to support annual planning activities.
• Provide financial project performance and forecasting reports to senior executives and government regulators.
• Identify and evaluate the risks associated with project activities and work across the organization to establish and monitor mitigation plans.
• Identify, document, and spearhead evaluation of changes based on cost, schedule, risk, and scope impacts as well as cross-functional dependencies. Ensure appropriate packaging of relevant information to support appropriate project change and governance decision processes.
• Develop and maintain required project management artifacts in accordance with Client Project Management standards and applicable regulations.
• Identify efficiencies and present recommended improvement opportunities at various levels of management.

Required Skills & Work Experience

• Strong project management skills with prior experience managing complex cross-functional projects in a highly matrixed environment.
• Experience with cross-project/program dependency identification and management.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to present complex information and respond to complex needs of a large and visible project or program.
• Ability to network with internal and external stakeholders, and leverage relationships to resolve complex project issues.
• Effectiveness working diplomatically across teams with varying objectives.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, MS Project).
• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 8 years of project management experience, or any equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• PMP (Must be willing to obtain within 12 months of date of hire).
• Must have work authorization in the United States.

Preferred Skills & Work Experience

• Transportation industry experience.
• Direct or matrixed people management experience is a plus.

If interested, please send your updated resume to [e-mail] and include your rate/salary requirement along with your contact details and a suitable time when we can reach you. If you know of anyone in your sphere of contacts who would be a perfect match for this job, we would appreciate it if you could forward this posting to them with a copy to us. We look forward to hearing from you at the earliest.

Thanks and Regards

Rehana | Technical Recruiter

Phone: [phone] ext 1214 | Email: [e-mail] | LinkedIn Profile

Two95 International Inc| 1101, N Kings Hwy, Suite #200 Cherry Hill, NJ 08034| Fax: [phone] | www.two95intl.com

Inc500-5000 Recognized Fastest Growing Private Company in U.S.A