Senior Project Manager
Location: Paramus, New Jersey
Country: United States
Category: Project Management
Workplace Location: Onsite
Employment Type: Contract
Posted Date: March 3, 2026
Job ID: 643248
Job Description
Job Title: Senior Project Manager
Location: Paramus, NJ 07652
Pay: $65/hr - $65.52/hr
- Experience in Utilities (water or electric) industries preferred
- Experience in major infrastructure and application deployment projects
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or related field
- PMP, ITIL, Lean/Six Sigma certifications preferred
- At least 5 years of technology project management experience working closely with technology teams, the business and third parties
- Experience leading business technology discussions, projects and programs including coordinating meetings and presenting project deliverables
- Experience working in a PMO structured environment with standard documentation and tools
- Exceptional verbal and written communications; persuasive and motivating
- Ability to drive discussions to elicit vision, goals, requirements and other business information from executives and teams
- Strong understanding of project and software development life cycles (i.e. PMLC, SDLC; Waterfall, Iterative; SCRUM, etc.)
- Understanding of infrastructure systems, networks, Cloud, personal computing, system engineering, information risk and security guidelines, and architecture standards
- Ability to quickly troubleshoot problems that may arise in work products as well as manage a range of activities in a busy, fast-changing operating environment
- Strong analytical skills applied to understanding business functionality, technical solutions and support requirements
- Proficient in Google Suite of Applications, especially Google Slides and Sheets as well as Project Management tools
- Work with executives and senior leaders to create and maintain a plan to achieve the strategic vision and objectives of the project
- Partner with business and technology partners to define project scope, design solutions and create other deliverables that support business goals
- Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals
- Draft and submit budget proposals, track financials and recommend subsequent budget changes where necessary
- Identify and mitigate risks, resolve issues or escalate through proper channels
- Identify and manage project dependencies and critical paths
- Plan, schedule and maintain project milestones using appropriate tools and project team meetings
- Produce regular status and ad hoc reports for the Steering Committee and other audiences
- Partner with business to coordinate user acceptance testing, communications and training
- Ensure and/or develop required documentation on projects, including deliverables to describe installation, support model and operating procedures
- Knowledge of Lean/Six Sigma and continuous improvement processes
- Other duties as required or directed to ensure the achievement of project and other business objectives
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The Planet Group is a global professional services firm delivering strategic staffing and advisory solutions. We operate at the intersection of talent and transformation – connecting the right people with the right opportunities in the areas of technology, engineering, accounting & finance, digital marketing, and manufacturing.
As one of the largest staffing companies in the US, we operate with a global reach and a performance-first mindset. We partner with clients to move fast, stay agile, and drive measurable results – building high-impact teams that fuel transformation and growth.