CampusWorks
Higher Education Implementation Project Manager Consultants
CampusWorks, Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States, 97458
Overview
CampusWorks partners with higher education institutions to optimize their people, processes, policies, and technologies. Through close collaboration with institutional teams, CampusWorks consultants analyze current operations, design improved future-state processes, and deliver technical and process-based solutions that drive transformation and client satisfaction.
The Project Manager leads initiatives through the full project lifecycle—ensuring timely, on-budget, and high-quality delivery. Depending on the project, you may act as project manager, program manager, or portfolio manager. This role requires a detail-oriented, proactive professional who excels in communication, stakeholder engagement, and issue resolution. Grounded in PMI project management principles, the Project Manager adapts CampusWorks’ methodology to meet client-specific needs, aligns stakeholders, and maintains clear, consistent communication throughout the project to ensure its success.
CampusWorks consultants engage with our clients in higher education to assist them in fully leveraging their people, processes, policies, and technologies. We work collaboratively with clients’ functional and technical teams and our CampusWorks colleagues to evaluate current processes, design future-state optimal processes, and to architect, develop, test, train, and rollout process and technical solutions that delight our clients.
A hybrid presence may be required with frequent travel to client locations.
Job Duties
Lead the planning, execution, and closure of large-scale implementation projects across the full project lifecycle.
Evaluate and prioritize projects, ensure projects align with strategic objectives.
Balance resources across projects, report portfolio performance to executives.
Oversee day-to-day activities to ensure alignment with project scope, timelines, and objectives.
Drive project decisions and ensure continued momentum to meet deadlines.
Manage project risks, issues, and escalation paths to ensure project stability and success.
Ensure vendors fulfill contractual obligations and deliver high-quality, validated outputs.
Monitor institutional staff task completion and resource allocation.
Establish and maintain project governance structures in collaboration with stakeholders.
Develop core project documents including the Project Charter, Risk Register, Stakeholder Register, and Project Plan (Quality Assurance, Change Management, Communication, Procurement, Data Conversion).
Create and maintain detailed project schedules and work plans.
Facilitate weekly status meetings and deliver regular reports to stakeholders and internal leadership.
Communicate progress, risks, and decisions effectively to all levels, including the client steering committee and executive sponsors.
Collaborate with change management leads to ensure organizational readiness.
Adapt CampusWorks methodologies to align with client-specific project management practices and policies.
Conclude projects with formal closure, including documentation and lessons learned.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Strong ability to simplify complex technical information for non-technical audiences.
Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills as well as problem identification and resolution.
High attention to detail, with strong time management and organizational skills.
Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.
Effective at decision-making and stakeholder engagement at all organizational levels.
In-depth understanding of higher education operations and IT environments.
Familiarity with higher education procurement practices and vendor relations.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
Proficiency in project management tools such as MS Project, Smartsheet, Wrike, and Jira.
Experience & Education
Bachelor’s degree; advanced degree preferred.
Proven experience managing project portfolios or enterprise software implementations in higher education (e.g., HR/Payroll, Finance, Student, CRM, Advancement).
Strong experience in project oversight, governance, and cross-functional collaboration.
Expertise in the full project lifecycle, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
Preferred Experience
3+ years with a consulting/professional services firm preferred and experience consulting with Higher Education a plus
PMP or other project management certifications.
What You Can Expect from Us At CampusWorks, we help our clients succeed and our employees succeed. Competitive pay, robust benefits for full-time employees, and professional development opportunities are among the reasons CampusWorks is a great place to build your career.
Our employees enjoy:
Meaningful work.
Our work makes a difference in the lives of students and educators. CampusWorks provides opportunities to work onsite and remotely with clients across the United States and Canada.
A CEO who cares.
A culture that appreciates and takes care of its people, fostering a sense of family.
A virtual and onsite workplace.
We are a virtual company with team members located across the U.S. and Canada.
Flexibility.
We offer both full-time and part-time 1099 consulting career opportunities.
A company that gives back.
CampusWorks supports charitable fundraising initiatives aligning with our mission.
Our diverse and inclusive culture.
We value unique backgrounds and perspectives and encourage applicants who are passionate about higher education.
About CampusWorks Founded in 1999, CampusWorks helps higher education overcome business and technological challenges to support student success and completion. We work with a range of institutions to tackle problems across the organization, from Student Services to Human Resources to Finance to Academics.
Want to learn more about life at CampusWorks? Visit our site to see how we empower Higher Education to reach its full potential.
Notice to All Applicants CampusWorks provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran, in accordance with applicable laws.
Please note: Submissions from recruitment agencies without a signed agreement will not be considered.
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The Project Manager leads initiatives through the full project lifecycle—ensuring timely, on-budget, and high-quality delivery. Depending on the project, you may act as project manager, program manager, or portfolio manager. This role requires a detail-oriented, proactive professional who excels in communication, stakeholder engagement, and issue resolution. Grounded in PMI project management principles, the Project Manager adapts CampusWorks’ methodology to meet client-specific needs, aligns stakeholders, and maintains clear, consistent communication throughout the project to ensure its success.
CampusWorks consultants engage with our clients in higher education to assist them in fully leveraging their people, processes, policies, and technologies. We work collaboratively with clients’ functional and technical teams and our CampusWorks colleagues to evaluate current processes, design future-state optimal processes, and to architect, develop, test, train, and rollout process and technical solutions that delight our clients.
A hybrid presence may be required with frequent travel to client locations.
Job Duties
Lead the planning, execution, and closure of large-scale implementation projects across the full project lifecycle.
Evaluate and prioritize projects, ensure projects align with strategic objectives.
Balance resources across projects, report portfolio performance to executives.
Oversee day-to-day activities to ensure alignment with project scope, timelines, and objectives.
Drive project decisions and ensure continued momentum to meet deadlines.
Manage project risks, issues, and escalation paths to ensure project stability and success.
Ensure vendors fulfill contractual obligations and deliver high-quality, validated outputs.
Monitor institutional staff task completion and resource allocation.
Establish and maintain project governance structures in collaboration with stakeholders.
Develop core project documents including the Project Charter, Risk Register, Stakeholder Register, and Project Plan (Quality Assurance, Change Management, Communication, Procurement, Data Conversion).
Create and maintain detailed project schedules and work plans.
Facilitate weekly status meetings and deliver regular reports to stakeholders and internal leadership.
Communicate progress, risks, and decisions effectively to all levels, including the client steering committee and executive sponsors.
Collaborate with change management leads to ensure organizational readiness.
Adapt CampusWorks methodologies to align with client-specific project management practices and policies.
Conclude projects with formal closure, including documentation and lessons learned.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Strong ability to simplify complex technical information for non-technical audiences.
Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills as well as problem identification and resolution.
High attention to detail, with strong time management and organizational skills.
Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.
Effective at decision-making and stakeholder engagement at all organizational levels.
In-depth understanding of higher education operations and IT environments.
Familiarity with higher education procurement practices and vendor relations.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
Proficiency in project management tools such as MS Project, Smartsheet, Wrike, and Jira.
Experience & Education
Bachelor’s degree; advanced degree preferred.
Proven experience managing project portfolios or enterprise software implementations in higher education (e.g., HR/Payroll, Finance, Student, CRM, Advancement).
Strong experience in project oversight, governance, and cross-functional collaboration.
Expertise in the full project lifecycle, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
Preferred Experience
3+ years with a consulting/professional services firm preferred and experience consulting with Higher Education a plus
PMP or other project management certifications.
What You Can Expect from Us At CampusWorks, we help our clients succeed and our employees succeed. Competitive pay, robust benefits for full-time employees, and professional development opportunities are among the reasons CampusWorks is a great place to build your career.
Our employees enjoy:
Meaningful work.
Our work makes a difference in the lives of students and educators. CampusWorks provides opportunities to work onsite and remotely with clients across the United States and Canada.
A CEO who cares.
A culture that appreciates and takes care of its people, fostering a sense of family.
A virtual and onsite workplace.
We are a virtual company with team members located across the U.S. and Canada.
Flexibility.
We offer both full-time and part-time 1099 consulting career opportunities.
A company that gives back.
CampusWorks supports charitable fundraising initiatives aligning with our mission.
Our diverse and inclusive culture.
We value unique backgrounds and perspectives and encourage applicants who are passionate about higher education.
About CampusWorks Founded in 1999, CampusWorks helps higher education overcome business and technological challenges to support student success and completion. We work with a range of institutions to tackle problems across the organization, from Student Services to Human Resources to Finance to Academics.
Want to learn more about life at CampusWorks? Visit our site to see how we empower Higher Education to reach its full potential.
Notice to All Applicants CampusWorks provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran, in accordance with applicable laws.
Please note: Submissions from recruitment agencies without a signed agreement will not be considered.
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