Project Manager II

Position: Project Manager II

Location: Birmingham, AL
Duration:  2 Years

Client: Southern Company Services

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager II to plan, execute, and successfully close projects while ensuring delivery remains on schedule, within scope, and within budget.

The ideal candidate will have 5–10 years of project management experience, strong leadership and communication skills, and the ability to manage cross-functional teams, budgets, risks, timelines, and stakeholder expectations in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

·Develop project plans, scopes, objectives, schedules, milestones, and resource requirements.

·Lead cross-functional project teams and assign responsibilities.

·Manage project budgets, expenses, forecasts, and financial performance.

·Monitor project scope and document and communicate changes.

·Identify project risks, issues, and dependencies and develop mitigation plans.

·Track project progress and ensure timely completion of deliverables.

·Communicate project status, risks, and decisions to stakeholders and leadership.

·Implement quality-control processes to ensure deliverables meet established standards.

·Maintain project plans, status reports, action items, and closure documentation.

·Resolve project issues and escalate concerns when necessary.

·Obtain stakeholder sign-off and conduct post-project evaluations.

Required Qualifications

·Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Business, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.

·5–10 years of project management experience with a successful delivery record.

·Experience managing project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and resources.

·Proficiency with project management software and collaboration tools.

·Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid project methodologies.

·Strong leadership, organization, time-management, and problem-solving skills.

·Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

·Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

·PMP, Certified ScrumMaster, PMI-ACP, or another relevant certification.

·Experience managing complex, cross-functional, technical, operational, or business projects.

·Experience preparing executive-level project reports and presentations.