Project Manager III

C5MI Insight•Battle Creek, MI

3d•$96,000 - $120,000

About The Position

C5MI is seeking experienced Project Managers to lead SAP projects and programs for U.S. federal clients. The role is accountable for end-to-end execution from initiation through closeout, including scope, schedule, cost, risk management, change management, and stakeholder outcomes. The Project Manager builds and maintains the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), performs critical-path analysis, leads Risk, Issue, and Opportunity (RIO) management, and measures performance against an approved baseline to keep IT development and implementation work on track. The position leads SAP implementations, enhancements, upgrades, and sustainment work while overseeing matrixed project or product teams. It uses disciplined, data-driven project controls, including Earned Value Management (EVM/EVMS), forecasting, performance reporting, and corrective action. The role also develops executive briefings and maintains effective relationships with customers, stakeholders, peers, and partners. Travel of at least 25% and up to 50% is required. The candidate must be willing to obtain and maintain an active government clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience developing and managing Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), performing critical-path analysis, and understanding EVM-based forecasting and performance reporting or similar.
Demonstrated experience delivering SAP projects or programs.
Project Management certification, such as Project Management Professional (PMP), or another equivalent nationally recognized certification.
Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships and partnerships with clients, stakeholders, peers, and partners.
Five to eight years of project management or other relevant experience with progressively higher responsibility in public- and/or private-sector IT and/or consulting fields.
Five to eight years of leadership experience with progressively higher responsibility in public- and/or private-sector IT and/or consulting fields.
Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Information Technology, or another related field.
Willingness to travel at least 25% and up to 50% of the time.
Must be able to obtain and maintain an active government clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

Warehousing, logistics, and/or supply chain project management experience.
Prior government/federal project management experience.
Experience with SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) and/or SAP Transportation Management (TM).
Experience managing large-scale, complex projects or programs with multiple interdependent workstreams.

Responsibilities

Lead planning, execution, and closeout of SAP projects or programs, including implementations, enhancements, upgrades, and sustainment work, with responsibility for cost, schedule, technical, and quality adherence.
Provide organizational leadership and oversee matrixed Project or Product Teams to plan, execute, and control program performance.
Develop, manage, and maintain project plans and resource-loaded Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), ensuring adherence to timelines and milestones.
Perform critical-path and near-critical-path analysis and quantify cost and schedule risks and opportunities.
Work with resource managers to develop schedule and cost recovery plans.
Provide work direction and leadership to matrix-assigned project teams, including day-to-day work assignments.
Apply EVM/EVMS principles and metrics, including cost and schedule variance, performance indices, and estimates at completion, to measure performance against the integrated baseline and drive corrective action.
Lead Risk, Issue, and Opportunity management throughout the project and program lifecycle, including identification, quantification, mitigation, opportunity capture, and response planning.
Maintain a live Risk, Issue, and Opportunity tracker and escalate appropriately to project sponsors and leadership.
Develop and deliver executive-level briefings.
Develop and maintain relationships and partnerships with customers, stakeholders, peers, and partners.