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Senior Project Manager

Job in Skokie, Cook County, Illinois, 60077, USA
Listing for: Swoon
Full Time position
Listed on 2025-12-05
Job specializations:
  • Management
    Operations Manager, Program / Project Manager
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 75 - 85 USD Hourly USD 75.00 85.00 HOUR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Senior Project Manager – Automotive Products

Swoon has an exciting long-term contract opportunity with one of the world's leading designers, manufacturers, and marketers of automotive products! They are actively seeking a well‑rounded Senior Project Manager to join their team. Key responsibilities include end‑to‑end project management of scope, schedule, budget, risk, and vendor/business/stakeholder management.

Base Pay Range

$75.00/hr - $85.00/hr

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop project plans including work breakdown structures, project milestones, critical path analyses, risk assessment and management plans, cost/benefit analyses, staffing plans, project timelines, and project budgets
  • Set deadlines, assign responsibilities, and monitor and summarize the progress of projects
  • Utilize project management methodology to direct and lead team deliverable development
  • Drive decisions to ensure the success of projects taking into account timing, risk, functional requirements, and business benefits
  • Build and maintain positive working relationships with team members, vendors, and other cross‑functional teams
  • Identify, document and elevate identified risks and issues through program and IT management
  • Prepare project status reports for upper management
  • Ensure project milestones are met on time and within team and project budgets
  • Manage detailed financials to ensure financial accuracy, estimate forecasts, track actuals, report discrepancies, and adjust accordingly
Required Experience
  • Minimum 5 years of experience as a Project Manager, managing complex projects ranging from mid‑size to large corporate IT initiatives
  • Proficiency in project management methodology, project planning tools and techniques;
    Waterfall and/or Agile experience preferred
  • Proficiency in MS Project / Excel / Word and PowerPoint are required;
    Proficiency in Planview highly desired
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with the ability to interface and influence at multiple organizational levels
  • Excellent relationship‑building and networking skills
  • Organized and able to function successfully in a team environment
  • Excellent technical, organizational, troubleshooting, problem‑solving, budgeting and time management skills
  • Basic knowledge of finance tools and general business operating principles
Desired Experience
  • SAP projects
Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Contract

Job Function

Project Management

Industries

Manufacturing and Automation Machinery Manufacturing

Benefits (Inferred)
  • Medical insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Disability insurance

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Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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