Job Title: Senior Project Manager
Location: St Paul, MN - Hybrid / Onsite
Duration: 12+ Months
F2F interview needed, Local Candidate is preferred
Job Description
A Senior Project Manager (Sr. PM) is responsible for delivering high-complexity, high-visibility projects on time, within budget, and to agreed quality standards while managing risk, stakeholders, and strategic alignment.
Expected tasks and responsibilities:
- Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables in collaboration with sponsors and stakeholders.
- Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets.
- Establish governance structure, escalation paths, and decision-making processes.
- Lead the day-to-day management of project teams, ensuring alignment to the plan.
- Track progress against schedule and budget; take corrective action as needed.
- Manage scope changes via a formal change control process.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with sponsors, customers, and other stakeholders.
- Facilitate steering committee meetings, status updates, and decision-making sessions.
- Monitor project budgets, forecasts, and actual costs.
- Report variances and recommend adjustments.
- Identify, assess, and manage project risks and issues, including development of mitigation and contingency plans.
- Escalate critical risks/issues to leadership when necessary.
- Lead cross-functional teams, including vendors and contractors.
- Provide coaching, mentoring, and guidance to project managers or coordinators.
- Foster collaboration and problem-solving within the team.
- Ensure adherence to organizational PMO standards, methodologies, and templates.
- Maintain proper documentation for audits, compliance, or lessons learned.
- Ensure regulatory and contractual requirements are met.
- Produce clear, accurate project status reports, dashboards, and presentations.
- Translate technical or complex updates into business-friendly language for executives.
- Keep stakeholders informed of progress, risks, and decisions needed.
Experience / Qualifications
- 7 10+ years of progressively responsible project management experience, including leading enterprise-wide or highly complex projects.
- Proven track record managing large teams across departments, geographies, and possibly vendors or contractors.
- Deep knowledge of both predictive (Waterfall) and adaptive (Agile/Hybrid) methodologies, with the ability to choose the right approach for the project.
- Demonstrated experience managing large budgets, and cost forecasting.
- Proven ability to proactively identify, assess, and resolve high-impact risks/issues.
- Experience working with government agencies.
- Experience leading organizational change initiatives, including stakeholder adoption and process transition.
With Regards,
Dinesh B
CS Solutions, Inc
7525 Mitchell Road, Suite 106, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
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