Project Manager Consultant, you will take ownership of projects leading complex engagements that meet both client expectations and business objectives. You'll drive project planning and road mapping, keeping schedules, budgets, and stakeholder communications on track while ensuring the team stays focused on overarching goals rather than just individual deliverables. You'll serve as a key voice in client-facing meetings, articulating business value, navigating change requests strategically, and representing EK's capabilities to build trust and expand engagement opportunities. This role calls for someone who thrives on structure and follow-through-someone who can facilitate high-stakes conversations, document and drive decisions to closure, and keep projects organized and moving even amid ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and monitor project plans, project schedules, and work hours
• Lead and deliver projects and products that exceed client expectations within the project budget
• Plan, execute, manage, and deliver large projects from strategy and design to implementation.
• Manage and facilitate stakeholder meetings and project deadlines
• Create a project roadmap for fulfilling each project goal and objective
• Manage delivery to project goals and objectives rather than solely focused on deliverables
• Navigate Change Request processes as required in order to maximize business and strategic outcomes
• Facilitate meetings and present during them to communicate project status, articulate business value, and market EK's services
• Document and follow up on important actions and decisions from meetings
• Proactively ensure important tasks and decisions are taking place on schedule
• Support requirements gathering facilitation by preparing the necessary presentation materials for meetings
• Undertake project tasks and assist with project strategies through implementation
• Ensure documentation is maintained and organized appropriately for each project

Requirements

As a federal contractor, Enterprise Knowledge will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e., H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-2, E-3, L-1, and O-1, or any EADs or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer.

This hybrid role requires that you live within a comfortable, commutable distance of our Arlington, VA office and be willing to be on-site 2 days a week.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in business, IT, or a related field of study
• 5-8 years of experience managing business strategy and technical projects that require client/ stakeholder interaction
• Experience working in the different stages of the SDLC.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize work to appropriately
• Comfort with navigating ambiguity and rapidly evolving client needs.
• Ability to quickly learn new technical concepts with minimal guidance
• Manage and mentor team members
• Experience working with Agile teams and familiar with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)
• Experience managing project financials for commercial and/or federal projects

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• PMP certification
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• Familiarity with project management tools (ie, Trello, JIRA, Monday, etc.)

Salary Information:

EK considers a broad range of factors in considering employee salary, including a candidate's skills, experience, education, certifications, past successes, and qualifications. The salary range for this role is $135,000 to $150,000, with most candidates likely to fall in the lower half. This range does not guarantee a specific salary and may be adjusted based on the needs of the company and the candidate's qualifications.