Project Manager, Remote

Engagement teams range from three people to more than 200 on multi-year transformation programs. We work with Fortune 500 companies, federal agencies and large health systems. Founded in 1967, we now have 4,700 employees. We write a lot: proposals, status reports, slide decks and final reports.

The role

Magpiepost is hiring a Project Manager, Remote to work remotely from Greece. Looking for someone who runs a tight meeting, writes a status report people actually read and escalates early. The company is based in Birmingham, the UK. We are a distributed team spread across a few time zones. This is a long-term contractor role, paid monthly in USD. Core hours are 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM UK time. Day-to-day communication is in Slack and Google Meet.

Responsibilities

• Handle change requests and their effect on scope, time and cost
• Report status to sponsors and steering committees
• Run weekly status meetings and send clear notes with owners and dates
• Oversee vendor statements of work and deliverables
• Coordinate work across IT, operations, finance and vendors
• Close projects with lessons learned and a clean handoff to operations

What you need

• 2-4 years of project management experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Strong written status reporting
• Proficient in Smartsheet, MS Project or a similar tool

Preferred

• Change management training such as Prosci
• Scrum Master certification (CSM or PSM)
• Construction or facilities project background

Salary: $3,100 - $4,000/month

Pay and benefits

• Monthly internet allowance
• Paid time off
• Paid in USD
• Long-term engagement

We will only contact shortlisted applicants.

Please submit your CV in English.

Duration: 9 months. Start: Immediately.

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