Program/Project Manager

Program/Project Manager

Location: Columbus, OH (Local candidates preferred)

Duration: Contract

Rate: DOE

Required Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience delivering global, multi-site security or infrastructure rollouts across 10+ sites and multiple regions.
• Strong program/project management skills with PMP certification or equivalent experience.
• Experience managing stage-gate processes, RFPs, procurement, and vendor selection activities.
• Strong vendor and integrator management skills, including contract support, SLA management, and multi-vendor coordination.
• Experience managing CapEx/OpEx budgets, TCO analysis, SaaS subscriptions, hardware, and implementation costs.
• Background supporting manufacturing, chemical, or industrial environments preferred.
• Knowledge of plant operations, safety permitting, contractor safety programs, and plant turnaround activities.
• Ability to manage stakeholders across Security, IT, HR, EHS, plant leadership, and global teams.
• Experience with risk management, change management, cutover planning, and minimizing operational disruption.
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as CFATS, ISO 27001, and audit requirements.
• Experience leading cross-cultural teams across multiple time zones with travel flexibility.
• Strong executive communication skills with experience providing steering committee updates, KPI reporting, milestone tracking, and dependency management.