Project Manager Senior

Project Manager Senior

Hybrid 3 days onsite in either Scottsdale, AZ or Atlanta, GA or St. Pete, FL or Omaha, NE or Oakdale, MN

The Senior Project Manager leads large, high-impact, cross-functional projects and may oversee multiple concurrent initiatives. This role is responsible not only for delivery excellence, but also for mentoring other project managers, influencing enterprise stakeholders, and driving continuous improvement in project delivery practices. You will partner with senior leaders, manage scope, schedule, budget, and quality, and drive adoption of standards and metrics for our client.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $50.00 to $60.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities:

• Lead large-scale, complex, or strategically important projects across business units.
• Own end-to-end accountability for scope, schedule, budget, quality, and outcomes.
• Provide leadership across multiple teams, vendors, and delivery partners.
• Serve as primary escalation point for project risks, issues, and decision-making.
• Partner with senior leaders to clarify priorities, resolve conflicts, and ensure alignment.
• Develop executive-level status reporting, dashboards, and presentations.
• Coach and mentor junior and experienced project managers.
• Drive adoption and improvement of VMO standards, metrics, and delivery frameworks.
• Contribute to portfolio planning and prioritization discussions.

Experience Requirements:

• 8-10+ years of progressive project management experience.
• Proven success delivering enterprise-scale projects in regulated or complex environments.
• Strong expertise in Agile, hybrid, and traditional methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders without direct authority.
• Advanced financial management and forecasting skills.
• PMP preferred. SAFe, Scrum Master, or Agile Coach certifications preferred.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required. Advanced degree preferred.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening and hiring process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team (View email address on click.appcast.io, View phone number on click.appcast.io) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group's use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.

Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.