PMO Director

Consultants are staffed across industries early on, then specialize after a few years. Founded in 1992, we now have 900 employees.

Position summary:

The PMO Director runs cross-functional projects from kickoff to close, usually three or four at a time, with budgets between $250K and $2M. We are headquartered in Manchester and have been hiring remotely since 2020. We engage team members in the US as full-time contractors. Most of our contractors have been with us for more than two years. Working hours overlap with UK business hours.

Main duties:

• Track risks, issues and decisions in an RAID log.
• Build and maintain project plans in Smartsheet or MS Project.
• Manage project budgets and forecast spend to completion.
• Escalate blockers before they turn into missed dates.
• Handle change requests and their effect on scope, time and cost.

Required qualifications:

• 8+ years of project management experience.
• Proficient in Smartsheet, MS Project or a similar tool.
• Comfortable running meetings with senior stakeholders.
• Organized, with a habit of following up.
• Working knowledge of waterfall and Agile methods.
• Able to travel up to 15%.

Preferred qualifications:

• PMP or CAPM certification.
• ERP or software implementation experience.
• Change management training such as Prosci.

The base pay range for this position is $89.50 to $101.00/hr. Actual pay depends on experience, skills and location.

Benefits:

• Long-term engagement.
• Annual rate review.
• Flexible hours.

Gimbal is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

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