Project Manager

We are looking for a Project Manager to lead complex initiatives through disciplined planning, clear communication, and strong stakeholder coordination. This Long-term Contract opportunity is suited for a detail-oriented individual who can guide projects from initiation to completion while balancing scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations. The ideal candidate brings a structured approach to delivery, adapts confidently to changing priorities, and builds alignment across cross-functional teams and external partners.

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end project delivery by defining plans, managing timelines, allocating resources, and maintaining control of scope, cost, and quality targets.
• Build and carry out communication strategies that keep sponsors, team members, vendors, and other stakeholders informed and aligned throughout the project lifecycle.
• Partner with business and technical participants to clarify objectives, confirm feasibility, and translate goals into actionable project schedules and assignments.
• Monitor daily progress against milestones, identify schedule or delivery concerns early, and escalate issues when intervention is needed to protect commitments.
• Evaluate project performance using status metrics and milestone tracking, then adjust plans or resource priorities to support successful short- and long-term outcomes.
• Oversee financial performance by tracking budget usage, reviewing variances, and recommending constraint adjustments based on project analysis.
• Drive risk and issue management activities by identifying potential obstacles, coordinating mitigation efforts, and reducing impact to delivery.
• Prepare status summaries, maintain detailed project records, and ensure deliverables meet approval checkpoints, quality standards, and client expectations.
• Manage change requests by assessing effects on scope, schedule, and budget, then facilitating review and approval with the appropriate stakeholders.
• Collaborate with third-party vendors and contribute to ongoing improvements in project management practices, tools, and team capability development.
• Demonstrated experience managing IT or business projects using both Agile and Waterfall delivery approaches.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present updates clearly to varied stakeholder groups.
• Proven ability to work effectively through ambiguity while maintaining direction, momentum, and accountability.
• Excellent organizational and multitasking skills, with close attention to deadlines, details, and documentation quality.
• Ability to succeed in a collaborative, matrixed environment and build productive relationships across functional teams.
• Experience preparing recurring project reports, dashboards, and status updates for leadership and stakeholders.
• Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools, including Jira and Microsoft Office applications.
• PMP certification and Scrum-related knowledge or experience are strongly preferred.