Project Manager III

C5MI Insight•Battle Creek, MI

About The Position

C5MI is seeking experienced Project Managers to lead SAP projects and programs for U.S. federal clients. The Project Manager is accountable for end-to-end execution from initiation through closeout, including scope, schedule, cost, risk management, change management, and stakeholder outcomes. The role builds and maintains Integrated Master Schedules, performs critical path analysis, leads Risk, Issue, and Opportunity management, and objectively measures project performance against an approved baseline. It combines SAP delivery experience with disciplined, data-driven project control. The position leads planning, execution, and closeout of SAP implementations, enhancements, upgrades, and sustainment work, while overseeing matrixed project or product teams. It develops project plans and resource-loaded schedules, applies Earned Value Management principles and metrics, develops corrective and recovery plans, and delivers executive briefings. The role also builds and maintains relationships with customers, stakeholders, peers, and partners. Travel of at least 25% and up to 50% is required, and the employee must be able to obtain and maintain an active government clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience developing and managing Integrated Master Schedules, performing critical-path analysis, and understanding Earned Value Management-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 the public and/or private sector in IT and/or consulting.
Five to eight years of leadership experience with progressively higher responsibility in the public and/or private sector in IT and/or consulting.
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.
Ability to obtain and maintain an active government clearance; requires U.S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

Project Management experience in warehousing, logistics, and/or supply chain.
Prior government or 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 Earned Value Management (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 identifying and quantifying risks and issues, capturing opportunities, and developing and driving mitigation and response plans.
Maintain a live Risk, Issue, and Opportunity tracker and escalate matters appropriately to project sponsors and leadership.
Develop and deliver executive-level briefings.
Develop and maintain relationships and partnerships with customers, stakeholders, peers, and partners.
Travel at least 25% and up to 50% of the time.
Obtain and maintain an active government clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.