Senior Project Manager

MWResource, Inc.

Senior Project Manager managing projects in IT or Business areas with governance and delivery strategy focus. Fully remote within the USA for a 6-month contract with possible conversion to full-time.

Posted 6/20/2026contractRemote • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $70 - $77 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manages projects in accordance with established project governance
Plans, directs, and coordinates activities of assigned projects for designated IT or Business areas
Develops, manages, and coordinates project plans of varying complexity
Manages detailed work breakdown structures, resource commitments, budgets, risks, and communications for each phase of the project
Partners with the Project Business Owner and Technical Lead on project delivery strategy
Leads multiple medium to high complexity projects simultaneously
Provides concise executive-level communication and recommendations to sponsors, steering committees, and senior leadership
Manages complex team dynamics, facilitates conflict resolution, conducts negotiations, and achieves organizational objectives through influence without formal authority
Actively drives project delivery by facilitating decisions, resolving blockers, identifying risks/issues, and implementing mitigation plans
Navigates a matrixed resource environment, negotiating resource commitments across competing priorities
Manages external dependencies across teams, systems, and timelines to maintain schedule integrity and risk control
Identifies and manages cross-project and cross-program dependencies impacting scope, schedule, cost, or outcomes
Escalates issues appropriately and facilitates timely decision-making when priorities or requirements conflict

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum 5 years of related experience managing projects, product delivery, or workstream delivery beyond degree requirements (Required)
Experience within a formal enterprise PMO with structured phase-gate/tollgate governance and executive accountability
Experience managing medium to high complexity projects with cross-functional resource pools
Experience working in a matrixed organization with shared services and resource negotiation
Experience in highly regulated, audit-conscious environments with formal documentation and reporting requirements
Experience using waterfall and hybrid methodologies within structured governance frameworks
Experience in ISO/RTO, ISO/RTO stakeholder, or electric utility environments (Preferred)
Proficiency in Microsoft Project and JIRA or similar project tracking tools (Required)
Proficiency in AI prompt design (Preferred)
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, Engineering, IT, or related field (Required)

Benefits

Comp & perks

MWResource offers medical, dental and vision coverage through Florida Blue
short- and long-term disability coverage
employer paid life insurance
participation in the MWResource 401K plan for US based consultants

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementwork breakdown structurerisk managementbudget managementresource managementwaterfall methodologyhybrid methodologyAI prompt designformal documentationreporting requirements

Soft Skills

executive communicationconflict resolutionnegotiationinfluence without authoritydecision-makingteam dynamics managementcross-functional collaborationstakeholder managementproblem-solvingorganizational objectives achievement