Sr. Project Manager

Creative Solutions Services, LLC; Dover (DE); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Solutions Services, LLC in Dover, DE is seeking a Sr. Project Manager to lead medium to large IT and software development initiatives from initiation through implementation.

You will develop plans, manage schedules, report KPIs, and coordinate with business stakeholders and technical teams to ensure on-time delivery and adherence to standards.

This onsite role requires strong governance, proactive risk management, and clear communication with clients and project teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in related field required.
• 7+ years of experience managing medium to large IT, software development, or enterprise-wide technology projects from initiation through implementation.
• Experience developing project plans, managing project schedules, and ensuring on-time delivery of project milestones.
• Proven ability to manage project scope, risks, issues, changes, and stakeholder expectations while maintaining adherence to established project governance processes.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and coordinating with business stakeholders, technical teams, and client organizations throughout the project lifecycle.
• Strong program and project reporting experience, including tracking KPIs, presenting status updates to leadership, and ensuring successful project completion and stakeholder approval.

Responsibilities

• Develop estimates for the enhancement or development effort in planning, analysis, design, construction, testing, and implementation.
• Accountable for delivery of all work tasks identified in the program plan.
• Capture and report required program management metrics.
• Adjust and revise estimates when necessary; ensure changes to scope follow processes and are documented.
• Ensure new estimates are approved by the client and agreed upon.
• Manage and track the program progress against the program plan.
• Monitor project milestones and phases to ensure the project is on schedule.
• Take corrective actions if a project begins to slip its schedule.
• Accountable for the final program management evaluation review with stakeholders for approval upon program completion.
• Tailor and baseline all program templates.
• Schedule or monitor status reviews, peer reviews, program management inspections, and QA work product and process reviews.
• Notify team leads of project timelines, milestones, phases, and target dates.
• Communicate and work with users and client as necessary.
• Coordinate and present proposals to agencies as necessary.
• Analyze and distribute reports on program metrics associated with work items related to improvement measures.
• Ensure processes and activities are followed.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Cross-functional leadership

KPI reporting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Title: Sr. Project Manager

Location: Dover, DE (Onsite)

Duration: 12+ Months

Interview type: Phone and in-person

Note:

• USC or GC highly preferred

Job Description:

The Senior Project Management Specialist (SPMS) directs, controls, administers, and manages an enhancement or development of medium to large and/or enterprise-wide project(s). The Project Management Specialist's primary responsibility is to drive the entire project/program from start to finish. The Project Management Specialist must ensure that the project/program is completed on schedule and that the final product meets the business, technical standards and policies.

What You'll Do

• Develop estimates for the enhancement or development effort in planning, analysis, design, construction, testing, and implementation
• Accountable for delivery of all work tasks identified in the program plan
• Capture and report required program management metrics
• Adjust and revise estimates when necessaryEnsure all changes to scope follow processes and are documented
• Ensure new estimates are approved by the client and agreed upon
• Adjust and revise estimates when necessary
• Manage, and track the program progress against the program plan
• Monitor project milestones and phases to ensure the project is on schedule
• Take corrective actions if a project begins to slip its schedule
• Accountable for the final program management evaluation review with stakeholders for approval upon program completion
• Tailor and baseline all program templates
• Schedule or monitor status reviews, peer reviews, program management inspections, and software quality assurance work product and process reviews with the appropriate designated resources
• Notify team leads of project timelines, milestones, phases, work requests target dates, and approved executable work package
• Communicate and work with users and client as necessary
• Coordinate and present proposals to agencies as necessary
• Analyze and distribute reports on program metrics associated with work items related to improvement measures
• Ensure processes and activities are followed

What You'll Need

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in related field required
• 7+ years of experience managing medium to large-scale IT, software development, or enterprise-wide technology projects from initiation through implementation
• Experience developing project plans, managing project schedules, and ensuring on-time delivery of project milestones
• Proven ability to manage project scope, risks, issues, changes, and stakeholder expectations while maintaining adherence to established project governance processes
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and coordinating with business stakeholders, technical teams, and client organizations throughout the project lifecycle
• Strong program and project reporting experience, including tracking KPIs, presenting status updates to leadership, and ensuring successful project completion and stakeholder approval

Physical Demands

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal, state, and local standards
• Sedentary work involving sitting or remaining stationary most of the time with occasional need to move around the office to attend meetings, etc.
• Ability to conduct repetitive tasks on a computer, utilizing a mouse, keyboard, and monitor