Lead Project Manager

We run a group of fast-casual restaurants serving burritos, bowls and salads. The steakhouse dry-ages beef in-house and seats about 180.

The Lead Project Manager runs cross-functional projects from kickoff to close, usually three or four at a time, with budgets between $250K and $2M. Houston Cafe has a small PMO. You will own schedules, budgets, risks and status reporting for your projects. Remote within the US. We meet in person once or twice a year.

Your responsibilities

• Plan and support go-lives, including cutover and rollback steps.
• Keep project documentation organized in SharePoint or Confluence.
• Oversee vendor statements of work and deliverables.
• Build and maintain project plans in Smartsheet or MS Project.
• Escalate blockers before they turn into missed dates.
• Report status to sponsors and steering committees.
• Run weekly status meetings and send clear notes with owners and dates.

Skills and experience

• 8+ years of project management experience.
• Comfortable running meetings with senior stakeholders.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Proficient in Smartsheet, MS Project or a similar tool.
• Strong written status reporting.

Perks and benefits

Salary: $141,000 - $169,000 per year

• Medical, dental and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with company match.
• 11 paid holidays.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Houston Cafe.