Project Manager

Coleridge builds data infrastructure, analytical tools, and public-sector capacity to help governments use administrative data. The Project Manager manages assigned projects from planning through closeout, coordinating timelines, budgets, resources, risks, deliverables, and reporting while supporting consistent project management practices across the portfolio.

Responsibilities:

• Manage assigned projects from initiation through completion, ensuring alignment with contractual requirements, scope, timelines, budgets, and deliverables
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, tasks, dependencies, and status updates
• Coordinate project activities across internal teams, including Training, Data Enclave Operations (DEO), Research, Technology, and other functional areas
• Work closely with designated Project Leads and Account Leads to clarify responsibilities, priorities, and project requirements
• Track project deliverables and follow up with project contributors to ensure commitments and deadlines are met
• Identify project risks, issues, and dependencies and work with the Project Management Lead and project leadership to develop mitigation strategies
• Support effective communication with clients and external partners, including coordinating meetings, documenting decisions, and ensuring timely follow-through on commitments
• Monitor project budgets, labor utilization, and staff allocations for assigned projects
• Work with Project Leads to develop and regularly update estimates-to-complete (ETCs)
• Partner with Finance and the Project Management Lead to review project spending, labor forecasts, and budget performance
• Identify potential budget, staffing, or capacity issues and escalate them in a timely manner
• Support project leads in forecasting upcoming resource requirements and adjusting project plans as needed
• Maintain accurate and current project information in Coleridge's project management and reporting systems
• Prepare regular project status updates covering milestones, deliverables, budget, risks, issues, and upcoming priorities
• Prepare and present project updates for regular reviews with Project Leads, the Project Management Lead, and organizational leadership
• Ensure project documentation, decisions, action items, and key client communications are appropriately documented and accessible
• Provide accurate project information to support portfolio-level reporting and organizational workforce planning
• Follow established project management standards, processes, templates, and tools across assigned projects
• Coordinate effectively with Finance, Contracts, HR, Technology, and other operational partners to support project delivery
• Identify opportunities to improve project workflows, communication, and delivery practices
• Share lessons learned and recommendations with the Project Management Lead to strengthen project management practices across the organization
• Support implementation of new project management tools, templates, and processes as needed

Requirements:

• 3-5 years of experience in project management, program delivery, or a related role within a matrixed or cross-functional environment
• Undergraduate degree in Business Administration, Nonprofit Management, Public Administration, Communications, Social Sciences, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with varying scopes, timelines, stakeholders, and funding sources
• Experience managing project plans, deliverables, budgets, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communications
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to follow through on commitments and keep multiple workstreams moving
• Proactive problem solver who can anticipate project needs, identify potential issues, and escalate concerns appropriately
• Experience using project management, time-tracking, and resource-planning tools to monitor project progress, budgets, and staff utilization
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across departments and influence without formal authority
• Experience with public-sector, federally funded, grant-funded, or nonprofit programs
• Familiarity with data governance, research delivery, technical projects, or secure data environments such as Coleridge's Administrative Data Research Facility (ADRF)
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), or other relevant project management certification