Job Title: Project Manager (Department Reorganization) Duration: 06 Months with possibility for extension Location: Mettawa, IL 60045 (Hybrid)
Position Summary The Project Manager will lead a department reorganization and coordinate the workstreams required to design and implement the future-state structure. The role will partner with department leadership and workstream leads to build and manage the project plan, track milestones and dependencies, facilitate decisions, and support a smooth transition to new roles and ways of working.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead the department reorganization project from planning through implementation and closeout.
Create and maintain an integrated project plan with clear milestones, deliverables, owners, and timelines.
Coordinate multiple workstreams and ensure their activities remain aligned with the overall project objectives.
Track progress, actions, decisions, risks, issues, and cross-workstream dependencies.
Facilitate project meetings, workstream reviews, and leadership decision-making sessions.
Provide clear and timely status updates, dashboards, and recommendations to leadership.
Partner with stakeholders to resolve issues, manage changes, and address resource or timing concerns.
Support organizational readiness by documenting and communicating changes to roles, responsibilities, processes, and ways of working.
Maintain project documentation and protect confidential organizational and personnel information.
Capture lessons learned and transition ongoing responsibilities to the appropriate owners.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Project or program management experience supporting cross-functional initiatives.
Experience managing project plans, workstreams, milestones, risks, and dependencies.
Strong organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in an environment with changing needs.
Ability to influence and coordinate stakeholders without direct authority.
Experience preparing and communicating project updates to leadership.
Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with organizational transformation, department redesign, operating-model implementation, or change management.
PMP certification.
Experience with Smartsheet, Microsoft Teams, and Microsoft Office.
Experience working in a large, complex, or matrixed organization.
Success in This Role
Delivery: Reorganization milestones and deliverables are completed according to plan.
Coordination: Workstreams have clear ownership, aligned timelines, and managed dependencies.
Governance: Leadership receives timely information and decisions are documented and followed through.
Transition: Stakeholders understand the future-state structure and ongoing ownership is established.
Applicant Notices & Disclaimers
For information on benefits, equal opportunity employment, and location-specific applicant notices, click here
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws.This position's pay range is $65.00/hr - $70.00/hr.
