Senior Project Manager
American Red Cross - Charleston, WV
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By joining the American Red Cross you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the world's largest humanitarian network? Join us-Where your Career is a Force for Good! Job Description: WHY CHOOSE US? Joining the American Red Cross is like nothing else - it's as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world's largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better. When you choose to be a force for good, you'll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life's work with an ongoing mission that's bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you're cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work. We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to support our Humanitarian Services Project Management Office. Location: This position is fully remote and eligible for work anywhere in the United States. PMP (Project Management Professional) certification required (Re/Certification within 6 months of hiring acceptable). WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (Job Overview): The Senior Project Manager supports the Humanitarian Services (HS) Project Management Office (PMO) and manages complex, medium-sized projects with moderate resource requirements and risk initiated at the senior management level. Will be expected to guide project team and senior leadership through all phases including concept, development, implementation, and closeout. Under minimal guidance, the Senior Project Manager ensures that the project plan, scope, work breakdown structure, schedule, risk, budget, and deliverables are in alignment with the project goal and objectives as defined by the project statement of work. Provide support, development and/or leadership guidance to all volunteers. Perform all duties and responsibilities in compliance with standard operating procedures and other applicable Federal, State and local regulations. This position reports to and works to perform these functions according to the direction provided by the Director, Strategic Planning, who also provides personnel development. Position works in a matrixed environment along with other employee and volunteer project managers. WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD (Key Responsibilities): As a project manager: Oversee project team members' milestones and performance as compared to project plan, scope, budget, resources, and schedule. Manage project risks, issues, and dependencies proactively. Communicate project progress and information to senior sponsors, stakeholders, and field as appropriate. Facilitate executive steering committees and status updates. Develop and prepare written project plans for complex projects addressing tasks, roles and responsibilities, risk, resources, budget and communications. Develop work breakdown structure and perform critical path analysis. Manage the change control within project, obtaining sponsor approval for changes to scope, budget and schedule that effect the critical path. Acquire a project... For full info follow application link. The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Created: 2025-08-21