Project Manager (Remote)

Sigma Engineers and Constructors•Baton Rouge, LA

20h•Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a Project Manager to support one of our client sites. This is a 12‑month contract position and is fully remote . The ideal candidate will have strong project planning and scheduling skills and be capable of managing a high volume of small, concurrent technical projects. In this role, the Project Manager will function as a Project Manager, Planner, and Scheduler, coordinating efforts across multiple stakeholders, ensuring proper prioritization, and supporting effective workforce utilization within the clients' operations research team. Responsibilities: Receive and document customer requests. Determine level of effort (LOE), resource needs, dependencies, and expected deliverables. Create and update a master schedule of active OR prioritized deliverables using MS Project or Primavera P6 Break down work into detailed tasks within Azure DevOps or similar tools. Identify resource constraints and optimize allocations. Assess competing priorities across multiple LP support tasks. Model the impact of break-in work, shifting priorities, or urgent customer needs on overall timelines. Communicate impacts and options to stakeholders. Monitor progress and provide recurring status updates to customers and internal stakeholders. Track scope, schedule changes, and risks; escalate issues as needed. Maintain request tracking within tools like IPS (Integrated Project Management System) or equivalent. Support transition from Excel-based tracking to integrated project management systems. Help develop standard procedures, templates, dashboards, KPIs, and analytics to improve productivity and predictability. Work with team members to ensure consistent usage of tools and adherence to processes.

Requirements

Experience in project planning, scheduling, or project management in a technical or engineering environment.
Proficiency with at least one of the following: Primavera P6, MS Project, Azure DevOps, IPS, or similar project management systems.
Strong analytical and organizational skills; ability to manage multiple small projects concurrently.
Excellent communication skills for interfacing with diverse internal customers.
Experience supporting engineering, optimization, or operations technology teams.
Experience designing or implementing resource-loading workflows or capacity-planning methodologies.
Knowledge of Agile, waterfall, or hybrid project methodologies.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Linear Programming models or refinery planning (nice to have, not required).

Responsibilities

Receive and document customer requests.
Determine level of effort (LOE), resource needs, dependencies, and expected deliverables.
Create and update a master schedule of active OR prioritized deliverables using MS Project or Primavera P6
Break down work into detailed tasks within Azure DevOps or similar tools.
Identify resource constraints and optimize allocations.
Assess competing priorities across multiple LP support tasks.
Model the impact of break-in work, shifting priorities, or urgent customer needs on overall timelines.
Communicate impacts and options to stakeholders.
Monitor progress and provide recurring status updates to customers and internal stakeholders.
Track scope, schedule changes, and risks; escalate issues as needed.
Maintain request tracking within tools like IPS (Integrated Project Management System) or equivalent.
Support transition from Excel-based tracking to integrated project management systems.
Help develop standard procedures, templates, dashboards, KPIs, and analytics to improve productivity and predictability.
Work with team members to ensure consistent usage of tools and adherence to processes.