Project Manager
About The Position
At New Story, we believe every child has incredible potential. Guided by our values of integrity, accountability, collaboration, inclusion, and supportiveness, we deliver individualized education and therapeutic support that transforms lives. Join our team and make a lasting impact. As a Project Manager at New Story, you are responsible for leading cross-functional project teams to deliver initiatives on time, within budget, and to defined quality standards. This role drives alignment between business and technical stakeholders, ensuring project outcomes meet organizational goals and contribute to overall growth and success. The Project Manager oversees multiple concurrent projects from initiation through successful delivery and closure.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent, relevant work experience
- 3 years of experience in project management
- Proven working experience in project management
- Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Experience working with Visio
Nice To Haves
- PMP or CAPM certification strongly preferred
Responsibilities
- Lead full project lifecycle from initiation to closeout, ensuring scope, schedule, and budget alignment.
- Create and maintain core project documents: charters, schedules, risks/issues, budgets, and communication plans.
- Manage competing priorities and optimize resource use.
- Facilitate effective communication with sponsors, stakeholders, vendors, and teams.
- Ensure timely, high-quality project delivery with clear outcomes and stakeholder satisfaction.
- Enforce project governance: change control, escalations, and PMO standards.
- Coordinate internal and external resources to meet deliverables.
- Provide consistent reporting and executive summaries.
- Drive process improvements across PMO tools, standards, and workflows.
- Integrate cross-functional workstreams and manage matrixed resources.
- Oversee User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and business readiness for deployment.
- Maintain PMO tools: project intake forms, dashboards, and reports.
- Stay current on project management best practices and industry trends.
- Ensure compliance with company policies and safety standards.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Extra paid school breaks (for select roles)
- Paid holidays
- Wellness perks including gym discounts, mindfulness apps, and prescription savings
- Tuition reimbursement
- Career development programs
- Leadership training
- 401(k) retirement savings with a 4% company match and immediate vesting
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Free Employee Assistance Program with confidential counseling, life coaching, and mental health resources
- Life insurance
- Disability coverage
- Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions at no cost to you
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
