Public Consulting Group LLC (PCG) is a leading public sector solutions implementation and operations improvement firm that partners with health, education, and human services agencies to improve lives. Founded in 1986, PCG employs approximately 2,000 professionals throughout the U.S.—all committed to delivering solutions that change lives for the better. The firm is a member of a family of companies with experience in all 50 states, and clients in six Canadian provinces and Europe. PCG offers clients a multidisciplinary approach to meet challenges, pursue opportunities, and serve constituents across the public sector. To learn more, visit www.publicconsultinggroup.com.

Our Education team offers consulting services and technology solutions to help schools, school districts, and state education agencies/ministries of education promote student success, improve programs and processes, and optimize financial resources. We work with clients to ensure all students have what they need to succeed.

Services:

TeachingLearning SolutionsData SystemsIT SolutionsFinancial SolutionsEquity in EducationEquitable EducationRecovery Services

The Northeast Education Practice Area at Public Consulting Group seeks and experienced Project Manager 2.

Duties and Responsibilities

·        Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of specific projects ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments and goals.

·        Develops and maintains work plans with baselines and earned value reporting to monitor progress.

·        Leads the planning and implementation of assigned projects

·        Facilitates the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables

·        Defines project tasks and resource requirements

·        Develops full scale project plans 

·        Manages project resource allocation

·        Plans and schedules project timelines

·        Tracks project deliverables using appropriate tools

·        Provides direction and support to project team

·        Responsible for Quality assurance

·        Constantly monitors and reports on progress of the project to all stakeholders

·        Presents reports defining project progress, problems and solutions

·        Implements and manages project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs

·        Responsible for Project evaluations and assessment of results

Required Skills

·        Critical thinking and problem solving

·        Excellent knowledge of Jira, Microsoft Project

·        Strong writing skills

·        Planning and organizing

·        Decision-making

·        Communication skills

·        Influencing and leading delegation

Qualifications

Education

·        Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required 

Experience

·        5+ years in a project management capacity

·        Demonstrated experience managing education technology or data management projects

·        Desire to positively impact K-12 public education

·        Experience with risk management and change management

Certification

·        PMP Strongly desired

Working Conditions

Position is mostly remote, with the occasional (~10-15%) need to travel to client and office sites for planning meetings, working sessions, and team celebrations, etc. Must reside within the Northeast United States

The above is intended to describe the general contents and requirements of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive statement of all duties, responsibilities or skills of personnel so classified.

As required by applicable law, PCG provides the following reasonable range of compensation for this role: $73,000-$115,000. In addition, PCG provides a range of benefits for this role.

Compensation:

Compensation for roles at Public Consulting Group varies depending on a wide array of factors including, but not limited to, the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience.  As required by applicable law, PCG provides the following reasonable range of compensation for this role below. In addition, PCG provides a range of benefits for this role, including medical and dental care benefits, 401k, PTO, parental leave, bereavement leave.

EEO Statement:

Public Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to celebrating diversity and intentionally creating a culture of inclusion. We believe that we work best when our employees feel empowered and accepted, and that starts by honoring each of our unique life experiences. At PCG, all aspects of employment regarding recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, return from layoff, company-sponsored training, education, and social and recreational programs are based on merit, business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, sex, gender identity and/or expression, age, physical, mental, or sensory disability, sexual orientation, marital, civil union, or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, citizenship status, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. PCG will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. PCG believes in health, equality, and prosperity for everyone so we can succeed in changing the ways the public sector, including health, education, technology and human services industries, work.