Senior Project Manager / Application Consultant

Key Responsibilities:

Project Management


* Lead full‑cycle software implementation projects from initiation through go‑live and project acceptance


* Manage project scope, schedules, forecasts, risks, dependencies, and change control


* Serve as the primary point of contact for customers and internal stakeholders


* Develop and maintain detailed project plans and delivery forecasts


* Deliver clear, proactive status reporting to customers and leadership


* Forecast project delivery timelines and financials every month, quarter and year for all assigned projects.  Forecasting measures the difference between your project forecasts and the project results


* Manage invoicing milestones and ensure alignment with contractual deliverables


* Identify issues, mitigate risks, and resolve conflicts to keep projects on track


* Conduct post‑implementation reviews and contribute to continuous improvement efforts

Application Consulting & Training


* Serve as a lead application consultant across configuration, testing, UAT, and deployment


* Facilitate requirements gathering and translate business needs into system solutions


* Deliver customer and internal training sessions (remote and onsite as required)


* Guide customers through functional and data validation testing


* Provide best‑practice recommendations to support application adoption and success

Quality & Collaboration


* Participate in functional, regression, and user acceptance testing activities


* Identify and document defects, validating fixes in collaboration with the customer and FAS development teams


* Create and maintain customer project documentation, training materials, and user guides


* Partner with cross‑functional teams and external stakeholders to ensure successful outcomes

Qualifications:

Required


* 5+ years of experience in software implementation or enterprise system delivery


* Proven success managing client‑facing projects with multiple stakeholders


* Strong leadership, communication (written and verbal), negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills


* Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast‑paced, matrixed environment


* Experience supporting configuration, training, testing, and go‑live activities


* Proficiency with Wrike, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint

Preferred


* Experience with LIMS, forensic science, criminal justice, or medical examiner systems


* Experience delivering federal or highly regulated projects


* PMP certification or equivalent (or in progress)


* Familiarity with Wrike or similar project management tools