Senior Project Manager – Senior Professional

Location: Atlanta, GA | Grand Rapids, MI | Dallas, TX | Milwaukee, WI
Employment Type: Full-Time
Base Salary: $140,000
Bonus: 19% of Base Salary
Travel: Up to 40%

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead complex, high-value, and strategically critical projects, typically ranging from $30M–$70M in scope.

The Senior Project Manager will oversee project planning and execution, financial performance, scheduling, risk management, contracts, vendors, customer relationships, and cross-functional teams. This role requires strong leadership and the ability to influence stakeholders and teams without direct supervisory authority.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead complex projects from initiation through successful delivery.
• Develop and manage project scope, schedules, resources, budgets, and deliverables.
• Manage projects valued at approximately $30M–$70M.
• Establish project governance, milestones, dependencies, and execution plans.
• Lead cross-functional project teams and mentor project management professionals.
• Manage customer relationships and executive-level stakeholder communication.
• Monitor project financials, forecasts, expenses, and cost variances.
• Manage vendors, suppliers, contracts, negotiations, and change orders.
• Identify and mitigate project risks, issues, and potential delays.
• Track critical-path activities and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and according to quality and contractual requirements.
• Provide project status, financial, risk, and performance reports to senior leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement and best practices across project delivery.

Required Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of progressive project management experience.
• PMP certification is mandatory.
• Proven experience managing complex, strategic, cross-functional projects.
• Experience managing $30M–$70M+ projects or comparable large-scale programs.
• Strong project budgeting, forecasting, cost control, and financial management experience.
• Experience with contract, vendor, and supplier management.
• Strong risk management, problem-solving, and change-management skills.
• Excellent customer, stakeholder, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Experience leading teams in a matrixed environment without direct reports.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies and governance.
• Proficiency with tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or similar.
• Bachelor''s degree in Project Management, Engineering, Business, Computer Science, or related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Ability to travel up to 40%.

Preferred Background

Experience in industrial automation, warehouse automation, material handling, logistics, manufacturing, engineering, systems integration, or other large-scale technical project environments is highly desirable.