Sr. Project Manager

National Safety Council • Itasca, IL

91d • $100,000 • Remote

About The Position

The National Safety Council is America's leading nonprofit safety advocate, focusing on eliminating the leading causes of preventable injuries and deaths. We are currently looking for a Sr. Project Manager to join us in our mission to save lives and prevent injuries. This position works with the Product Development team, NSC stakeholders, SMEs, and vendors to ensure new or revised training programs are produced on time/budget and comply with NSC standards. The role involves managing project status, budgets, resources, and schedules, and updating the overall content development and delivery plans to ensure quality, timeliness, and costs are flawlessly managed. The Sr. Project Manager will escalate issues and take corrective actions proactively to manage risk, as well as identify and implement process improvements. Additionally, the role is responsible for all project-related communications and safety as outlined in the Safety Manual.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• 5 - 10 years' experience in Project Management.
• 5 - 10 years' experience using SmartSheets or other project management tools.
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and prioritize changing project tasks in a fast-paced work environment.
• Strong organizational, time management, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy.
• Demonstrated ability as a team leader and working in a team environment.
• Negotiation, persuasion, and motivation skills.
• Strong interpersonal, written, listening, and oral communication skills.
• Ability to identify customer needs and transform information into effective solutions.

Nice To Haves

• Creating complex high-quality learning content.
• General understanding of Instructional Design principles (ADDIE, Bloom's, Kirkpatrick).
• Experience building courses in multiple modalities: ILT, VILT, eLearning, Blended.
• Experience using Adobe Creative Cloud and/or editing PDF files.
• Experience in the non-profit industry.

Responsibilities

• Manage project scope, RFP, stakeholders, weekly status reports, invoices, budget, SME's, vendor resources, and timelines to ensure on-time delivery of all products within budget.
• Represent Product Development in the pilot testing process, including managing feedback and the revision processes with stakeholders, SMEs, and vendors.
• Ensure quality control/quality assurance of all project deliverables, ensuring new/revised training programs comply with NSC quality standards.
• Communicate with vendors, Practice Area, Accounting, and Purchasing regarding project matters.
• Regularly report on project status to the Product Development team, Project Area, and others as identified.
• Prepare and facilitate project meetings, escalate issues, and take corrective actions to manage project risk.
• Define and maintain procedures for file retention, deletion, protection, and security.
• Make minor updates, revisions, and maintenance on programs as determined by project scope.
• Select, evaluate, and manage vendors and maintain a vendor pool.

Benefits

• At least 20 PTO days accrued in the 1st year and 11 paid holidays.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
• Flex spending accounts for medical and dependent care.
• 403(b) & Roth 403(b) with employer match up to 6%.
• Reimbursable training.
• Dress for your day.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Administration of Human Resource Programs
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree