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Burwood Group, Inc

Project Manager

Burwood Group, Inc · Oak Brook, Illinois, United States · $71K–$150K/yr

IT Services and IT Consulting · 201-500 employees

3 h ago
Mid (2-5 yrs) Full-time United States
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About the role

The Project Manager will lead complex, high-impact client engagements by coordinating cross-functional teams and ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, and budget. They are responsible for managing project risks, financial forecasting, and maintaining strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

What they look for

Project management Stakeholder management Financial management Risk management Cloud transformation Scope management Budget tracking Forecasting Consulting Communication Relationship building Agile Waterfall Technology implementation Data and application cloud services

Requirements

Candidates should have 3 to 5 years of project management experience, preferably within a consulting or technology environment. A PMP certification is preferred, along with strong skills in financial management and experience with cloud implementation projects.

Full description

Job Description

Inside our Project Management Office

The Project Management Office (PMO) at Burwood Group, now part of Sikich, is a dynamic team of professionals dedicated to leading, coordinating, and delivering complex projects that drive business transformation for clients across diverse industries. Renowned for its innovative, customer-focused approach, the PMO combines deep project management expertise with a strong commitment to collaboration, continuous improvement, and achieving impactful results.

How You’ll Make an Impact

As a Project Manager aligned to our Data and Application Cloud Services (DACS) team, you will lead complex, high-impact client engagements that may involve multiple workstreams, diverse stakeholder groups, and cross-practice collaboration. You will ensure successful project delivery while aligning with client expectations, contractual commitments, financial targets, and strategic objectives. As a Project Manager aligned to our Data & Application Cloud Services (DACS) team, you will lead client engagements while partnering closely with Senior Project Managers, Practice Leadership, and technical delivery teams. This role is ideal for a project management professional ready to take the next step in their consulting career by leading increasingly complex cloud transformation initiatives.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Manage medium to large client engagements from initiation through successful delivery, partnering with PMO and Practice Leadership as appropriate.
  • Coordinate cross-functional delivery teams to achieve project objectives while maintaining alignment to scope, schedule, budget, and quality.
  • Manage project plans, dependencies, risks, issues, and action items across multiple workstreams.
  • Support project financial management, including forecasting, budget tracking, revenue recognition, and project profitability.
  • Drive disciplined scope management and facilitate change requests in accordance with contractual commitments.
  • Proactively identify project risks and develop mitigation plans before they impact delivery.
  • Build and maintain trusted relationships with clients, delivery teams, and internal stakeholders.
  • Present project status, financial health, risks, and recommendations to client and internal stakeholders.
  • Utilize delivery health indicators to proactively identify emerging risks and recommend corrective actions.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of project management standards, methodologies, and delivery best practices.

Qualifications

Your Strengths in Action

  • Demonstrates ownership and accountability for successful project delivery.
  • Strong communication and relationship-building skills with technical and business stakeholders.
  • Effectively manages multiple priorities in a fast-paced consulting environment.
  • Sound business and financial judgment with an understanding of project profitability.
  • Proactively identifies risks and drives solutions before they impact project outcomes.
  • Thrives in a collaborative environment and is eager to continuously learn and grow.
  • Communicates confidently with project teams, clients, and leadership.

Your Core Skills & Certifications

  • 3 to 5 years of project management experience, preferably within consulting, professional services, or technology organizations.
  • Experience leading medium to large technology implementation projects.
  • Experience managing project scope, schedule, budget, and risks.
  • Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience supporting project financial management, forecasting, and reporting.
  • PMP certification (or progress toward certification) preferred.
  • Experience supporting cloud migration or cloud implementation projects is preferred.
  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP) experience is a plus.

Nice to Have

  • Experience supporting stakeholder engagement, communication planning, business readiness, or user adoption activities during technology implementations.
  • Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid project delivery methodologies.
  • Exposure to enterprise cloud transformation initiatives.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

  • Team: PMO
  • Department: PMO
  • Compensation: USD 71000 - USD 150000 - yearly