Project Manager

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

Position summary

This is a newly created position. Contract and full-time roles available. PMP preferred. Our headquarters is in Manchester, and about a third of the team works remotely from other countries. You will join as an independent contractor on a long-term agreement. Payment is monthly in USD. You will need to be available during UK office hours, at least until 3:00 PM GMT.

What you'll do

• Escalate blockers before they turn into missed dates.
• Define scope, schedule, budget and resources with project sponsors.
• 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.
• Coordinate work across IT, operations, finance and vendors.

Minimum qualifications

• Proficient in Smartsheet, MS Project or a similar tool.
• Working knowledge of waterfall and Agile methods.
• Strong written status reporting.
• Experience managing budgets and multiple projects at once.
• Comfortable running meetings with senior stakeholders.

Preferred

• Jira and Confluence.
• Scrum Master certification (CSM or PSM)
• ERP or software implementation experience.
• PMP or CAPM certification.

Pay and benefits

• Paid in USD.
• Flexible hours.
• Paid time off.
• Company laptop.

We may close the role early, so do not wait too long to apply.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Within 30 days.

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