Project Manager

Position Summary:
The Project Manageris responsible forindependently managing medium-complexity customer projects throughout the full project lifecycle from project intake through final closeout.This role serves as the primary point of contact for customers internal engineering teams vendors and internal stakeholders while ensuring projects are delivered within approved scope schedule budget and quality expectations.Projects assigned to this role typically involve moderate technical complexity multiple execution events customerandtravel coordination vendor management and standard project risksall of whichrequire strong ownership and execution discipline.The Project Manager is expected tooperateindependently whilemaintainingstrongcommunication financial awareness documentation discipline and adherence to Red Rivers project management standards.

Primary Position Tasks:

• Manage assigned projects throughout the full project lifecycle from intake through closeout

• Review project documentation including Statements of Work LOEs purchase orders and customer requirements

• Build andmaintainproject schedules and execution plans within approved project management systems

• Lead internal kickoff meetings customer kickoff meetings execution planning meetings and project status meetings

• Coordinate customers engineers vendors subcontractors and internal stakeholders throughout project execution

• Manage scheduling activities project milestones and execution timelines

• Track project laborutilization budget performance and schedule health

• Coordinate project invoicing milestones and financial tracking activities

• Identifyproject risks issues and dependencies while driving mitigation plans

• Manage standard scope changes and change order coordination

• Maintain project documentation repositories and ensure documentation compliance

• Coordinate project closeout activities and customer acceptance processes

• Escalate high-risk issues when necessary

• Support continuous improvement initiatives across PMO operations

• Other business duties as assigned

Success Criteria:

• Projects are delivered on time and within scope expectations

• Project schedulesremainaccurateand well maintained

• Project labor hours are managed effectively

• Customer communicationremainsconsistent and proactive

• Risks areidentifiedearly and managed effectively

• Documentationremainscomplete and audit-ready

• Projects move efficiently through closeout

Minimum Education/Certification/Experience Requirements:

• 36 years of project management experience or related experience

• Bachelors degree in business technology project management or related field preferred or equivalent professional experience

• Experience managing customer-facing projects

• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams

• PMP certification preferred but not

Preferred Education/Certification/Experience:

• Experience managing infrastructure collaboration cloud or managed services projects

• Experience managing vendor coordination

• Experience working in technical professional services organizations

KnowledgeSkillsand Abilities:

• Proficient with SharePoint MS Excel MS Word MS PowerPoint MS Projectand.

• Strong project planning skills

• Strong customer communication skills

• Strong scheduling and coordination abilities

• Strong documentation discipline

• Financial awareness related to project budgets and labor tracking

• Ability to manage competing priorities

• Ability to lead project meetings effectively

• Ability to manage project risks and scope changes

• Ability to work independently while escalating appropriately

Essential Elements(Mental; Physical; Equipment used):

This position is an office position thatrequiresremaining in a stationary positionfor multiple hours throughout theworkday.