Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

Red Carrot is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead a portfolio of research communications, publications, and web content tasks for the customer's research and technology program. This role owns overall program delivery, coordinating directly with Government representatives to ensure every deliverable is met on time and within scope.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide overall management of a complex, high-visibility portfolio of communications, publications, and web content tasks
• Serve as the primary point of contact for Government Contracting Officers, Contracting Officer's Representatives, and Task Managers
• Oversee strategic planning, resource allocation, staffing, and risk/performance management across all task areas
• Ensure staff maintain the project tracking system so customers can view real-time project status
• Lead kickoff meetings, monthly progress reporting, and biweekly task order progress meetings
• Develop and maintain the Quality Control Plan (QCP) and oversee its implementation across all deliverables
• Supervise the full lifecycle of publications and communications products, from concept through final distribution
• Manage phase-in and phase-out transition activities to ensure continuity of ongoing publications

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing/Communications, or a related field
• 10+ years of relevant professional experience leading multidisciplinary communications and publishing teams
• Demonstrated experience supervising publication of technical information ranging from one-page flyers to 300+ page reports
• Experience managing presentations, videos, online tours, social media, and other communications collateral
• Transportation sector experience, especially highway and surface transportation, preferred
• Ability to obtain a USDOT Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credential

Benefits at Red Carrot:

• Training and Development – Tuition reimbursement and professional trainings for eligible employees.
• Healthcare – Top-tier medical, dental, vision, life insurance and long-term disability coverage.
• 401(k) Plan – 401(k)-retirement and Roth plan with company matching and no vesting period.
• Profit Sharing – Discretionary profit-sharing plan to all eligible employees after one year of employment.
• Paid Time Off – Provides flexible work hours, paid time off, and 11 federal holidays.

About Us:

Red Carrot is an award-winning, woman-owned small business built for the complexity of federal government work. We partner with clients to advance their goals — powered by a team fueled by passion, backed by intelligence, and grounded in expertise.

From day one, we've applied industrial engineering principles and data analytics to solve complex problems with precision. Our approach is research-centric, data-informed, and audience-oriented — and it's how we deliver work that actually moves the needle.

We exist to strengthen the organizations and communities we serve through trusted, purposeful communication. That's not a tagline — it's the standard we hold ourselves to on every engagement.

Headquartered in Miami, Florida, with a strong and growing presence in Washington, D.C., our team works with clients across the country. Distance doesn't dilute our service. We build capacity where our clients need it, delivering Strategic Communications, Customer Experience, Management Consulting, and Human Capital Solutions that fit their mission — and their moment.

We're the partner organizations turn to when communication challenges are real, the stakes are high, and the work has to matter.