Senior Project Manager

Description Senior Project Manager

Location:

Wallick Corporate office - New Albany, Ohio Job Type: Full time Wallick Mission:
Opening doors to homes, opportunities, and hope. Wallick Values:
Our Values flow directly from our Mission and set the expectation for how all associates work together. These values are:
• Care
• Character
• Collaboration

Position Summary:

The Senior Project Manager leads multiple strategic, cross-functional projects from initiation through closure while driving measurable improvements in operational effectiveness across the organization. This position combines disciplined project management with process management and continuous improvement expertise, applying Lean Six Sigma and other methodologies to analyze, design, standardize, and optimize business processes.  The Senior Project Manager will also help to build and mature enterprise project management and continuous improvement processes and tools, supporting the organization through training, documentation, coaching, and mentorship.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Management, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Five years of experience in using project management methodologies, including experience in running large, complex, cross-functional projects from initiation through closure.
• Three years of experience in process management, operational excellence, or continuous improvement, including leading process improvement initiatives that delivered measurable results.
• Demonstrated experience applying Lean Six Sigma tools and techniques (e.g., DMAIC, value stream mapping, root cause analysis, statistical analysis, and control plans) to improve quality, cycle time, cost, and customer experience.
• Experience developing process maps, standard operating procedures, and key performance indicators (KPIs), and establishing process governance to sustain improvements.
• Strong analytical and data skills; able to gather, analyze, and interpret operational data to support data-driven decisions and quantify business impact.
• Experience leading change management activities and gaining adoption of new processes across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Must be highly proficient in MS Office suite, including MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• The following are highly desirable:
Experience in construction, real estate, affordable housing, senior living, or property; management related industries. Experience in managing people. Experience using or configuring Smartsheet.

Experience with statistical analysis software (e.g., Minitab) and workflow or process automation tools.

Licenses/Certifications/Registrations(preferred but may not be required):
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification strongly preferred (e.g., ASQ, IASSC, or an equivalent accredited program).
• Certificate in one or more of the following areas highly desirable:
Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile (e.g., PMI-ACP or Certified Scrum Master) or Change Management (e.g., Prosci) Functions and Responsibilities:
Project Management
• Utilize expert project management processes to implement projects in both Information Technology and other strategic business units, including coordinating project teams, developing project charters, plans, and other project deliverables, and facilitating team meetings.
• Track projects against scope, schedule, and budget, reporting status, risks, and issues to stakeholders and leadership on a regular basis.
• Create strategies for risk mitigation and contingency planning, and efficiently identify, escalate, and solve project issues.
• Must be able to work with varied business units across the company and lend insight and leadership to cross-functional teams. Process Management and…