Senior Project Manager

Summary

Join SMX as a Project Manager supporting State and Local Government clients! Lead a team of IT professionals, managing multiple projects concurrently with a focus on meeting deadlines and aligning with client goals. This remote role, based in Boston, MA, requires strong project management skills, experience in a State and Local environment, and proficiency in various IT tools. You will collaborate with program managers, stakeholders, and your team to ensure project success. SMX offers competitive compensation, learning opportunities, and benefits including health insurance, paid leave, and retirement.

Requirements

• Practical project management experience in a State and Local environment
• Understanding of project management principles to effectively manage cost, schedule, and scope; Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Ability to handle shifting priorities and possess excellent time management skills to complete tasks within required timeframes with little to no supervision
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to interact with stakeholders
• Ability to manage project budgets, identify financial issues, and develop Rough Order of Magnitudes (ROMs)
• Strong organization skills to take initiative and manage multiple tasks and work independently in a demanding, dynamic environment
• Ability to hold their project team accountable and consistently meet deadlines
• Bachelor's degree in technical or business-related discipline
• 7+ years of experience in project coordination implementing multiple projects with competing priorities
• 7+ years of experience and knowledge of project management practices and techniques, including plan development, scope and change control management, work breakdown structure
• 7+ years of experience managing the financial aspects of a project (Burn reporting & Forecasting)
• Strong technical experience in Microsoft Project, PowerBI, SharePoint, Visio, PowerPoint, Excel, and Jira
• Must possess a very strong knowledge of IT infrastructure
• Strong experience and knowledge of Cloud Migration project management practices and techniques
• Knowledge of process improvement techniques and ability to direct improvement initiatives
• AWS Practioner or Associate certification

Responsibilities

• Work cooperatively with the Program Manager and other Project Managers to create long- and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones and adhering to deadlines
• Hold your team accountable for assigned work
• Serve as a point of contact for teams when multiple units are assigned to the same project to ensure team actions remain in synergy
• Communicate with executives and key stakeholders to keep the project aligned with their goals
• Ensure all products released have gone through quality control in accordance with the expected standards
• Manage all Financial aspects of the project (ex: Resource Burn, Client and Vendor Invoicing, Status Reporting to Execs)
• Manage Scope and POP, create change orders as required
• Make effective decisions when presented with multiple options for how to progress with the project
• Report on statuses including technical concerns, schedule progress and impacts, and risk assessment and remediation

Preferred Qualifications

Consulting experience a plus

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid leave
• Retirement