Project Manager

American Bureau of Shipping•Washington, DC

5d•Remote

About The Position

As a Project Manager, you will have the opportunity to lead impactful projects from planning through execution, shaping budgets, schedules, profit objectives, and overall financial performance within contract requirements and with support from market program senior leadership. This is a highly visible role for a driven professional who enjoys balancing strategy, client service, and operational excellence. You will guide cross-functional project teams, influence successful outcomes, and help deliver high-quality services that meet customer expectations while achieving key financial and management performance goals. This role offers the chance to build strong client relationships, strengthen leadership capabilities, and play a meaningful part in the continued growth and success of the business.

Requirements

6+ years of relevant professional experience
Must have a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Project Management Professional (PMP) required
Ability to obtain security clearance
US Citizenship required for roles supporting government contracts

Nice To Haves

Previous experience managing Cybersecurity projects is a plus
Ability to gain, retain, illustrate comprehension of learned technical knowledge, and transfer knowledge to other members of the team
Ability to mentor/coach entry-level consultants and hone project management skills in others
Ability to actively listen to the needs of our clients by receiving shared information, determining context of the information provided and generating probing questions to better understand, retaining the information for future access, and engaging and collaborating with sales team on potential opportunities
Openly accept change as part of business evolution to meet the needs of our clients, provide recommendations to enhance business, and drive change amongst colleagues and on assigned projects
Possess a firm understanding of key performance indicators and their significance to the business and take action to drive results amongst their department
Ability to utilize established rapport and role as a subject matter expert with existing clients to facilitate development of new business through identifying and consistently generating new business opportunities
Ability to coach entry-level consultants on development of customer intimacy and new opportunities
Must take responsibility for their actions, behaviors, decisions, and results and those of the team they lead
Ability to utilize root cause analysis to improve performance
Must understand departmental goals and holds self and team members accountable for keeping commitments and high standards
Must be dependable and consistent
Ability to demonstrate independent, objective, open-minded thinking with strong attention to detail and sound judgment
Demonstrate a proficient level of time management skills
Working knowledge of the ABS Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental Management System

Responsibilities

Develop budgets, schedules, profit objectives, and financial execution for assigned individual projects, within the requirements of contracts and subject to the approval of a market program’s senior leadership.
Lead project team members to ensure quality services are delivered on schedule and within budget to meet customer requirements and financial/management performance metrics.
Manage all phases of a project including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing projects.
Demonstrate a firm understanding of business and implement opportunities for enhancing effectiveness and efficiencies on assigned projects and amongst team members.
Develop and deliver client-facing presentations, status reports, progress updates, and other materials as needed.
Responsible for maintaining relationships with clients and key decision makers to help identify follow-on business opportunities and maintain customer intelligence.