Senior Public Sector Project Manager - Salem (Contract)

North Highland; Salem (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

North Highland is seeking a Senior Program/Project Manager in Salem, OR for a 1-year+ contract to lead large-scale public sector transformations. The role requires onsite presence several days per week and proven experience with multi-workstream programs and executive stakeholder management.

You will partner with executive leadership to deliver projects, proactively manage risks, and realize business value through effective governance and program delivery across complex workstreams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Information Technology, Project Management, or a related field.
• 7–10+ years of large-scale project delivery experience on Public Sector projects.
• Proven experience leading multi-workstream projects and enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Strong experience managing executive stakeholders and complex governance environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of large, complex, multi-workstream projects and programs.
• Maintain project documentation.
• Provide regular status reports.
• Lead the project team.
• Manage project budgets, timelines, resources, dependencies, risks, and issues.
• Provide executive-level reporting, insights, and recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Governance

Executive reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration / Engineering / IT / Project Management

Job description

North Highland is seeking a Senior Program/Project Manager in Salem, OR for a 1-year+ contract to lead large-scale public sector transformations. The role requires onsite presence several days per week and proven experience with multi-workstream programs and executive stakeholder management.

You will partner with executive leadership to deliver projects, proactively manage risks, and realize business value through effective governance and program delivery across complex workstreams.