Senior Project Manager (civil construction)

Knowledge Services is seeking a Senior Project/Program Manager for a multi-year project through January 2028 (potential for extension) in support of the State of North Dakota.  

• Applicants MUST HAVE prior experience with civil construction
• Remote work is acceptable but preference may be given to local or in-state candidates as this resource may be asked to work onsite approximately 2 weeks out of the year.
• Please note that we cannot accept any candidates requiring C2C or those requiring sponsorship for a work visa

Senior Project/Program Manager Overview:

• Seeking an experienced Project Manager with a strong background in civil construction to support projects involving radio towers and network infrastructure.

• The ideal candidate will have solid construction knowledge and be fluent in industry terminology, as they will coordinate closely with civil contractors. While computer network design experience is required, this role does not involve civil or other engineering-level responsibilities.

Senior Project/Program Manager Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, Construction Management, or related field

• 10+ years of project management experience on civil infrastructure projects with significant IT/system integration components

• Expert-level proficiency with the Microsoft 365 Suite
• Expert-level proficiency with Microsoft (SharePoint) Lists: Creating, customizing, and managing project trackers (change logs, risk registers, action items, issues logs) with rules, views, formatting, and Power Automate integration
• Expert-level proficiency with SharePoint Online: Building and administering project sites, document libraries, metadata tagging, version control, permissions management, and creating automated workflows

• Advanced Microsoft Excel including pivot tables, pivot charts, slicers, Power Query, Power Pivot, dynamic dashboards, and VBA/macros for change-log analysis and reporting
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project or Primavera P6 for scheduling and resource management
• Hands-on experience migrating project data from Excel into Microsoft Lists/SharePoint for centralized, auditable tracking
• Strong ability to train teams on Microsoft Lists and SharePoint best practices and enforce governance (naming conventions, metadata, retention)
• Working knowledge of Power Automate and Power Apps to automate approvals, notifications, and change-log workflows in SharePoint/Lists environments
• Full proficiency with the broader Microsoft 365 ecosystem: Teams, OneNote, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint
• Demonstrated expertise maintaining live project change logs, risk registers, and lessons-learned repositories in Microsoft (SharePoint) Lists
• Experience configuring SharePoint permissions to meet client, contractor, and regulatory audit requirements on civil/IT projects
• Excellent data visualization and presentation skills (turning Lists/SharePoint data into executive-ready reports and dashboards)

MS Project Knowledge:
• 2–5+ years of hands-on experience creating and maintaining project schedules in MS Project
• Building Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)
• Setting dependencies (FS, SS, FF, SF) and understanding critical path
• Baseline management, tracking % complete, variance analysis
• Resource loading and leveling
• Creating custom views, tables, filters, and reports
• Exporting to PDF/Excel and presenting to stakeholders

Microsoft Outlook Proficiency:
• 2-5+ years of advanced experience managing shared calendars, scheduling meetings (10–50+ attendees), and handling recurring events
• Expertise in finding availability across time zones (e.g., using Scheduling Assistant)
• Creating and sending invites with attachments, agendas, and video links (Teams/WebEx)
• Managing conflicts, rescheduling, and reminders; integrating with mobile apps for on-the-go updates

Nice to Haves:

• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license
• PMP, CAPM, or equivalent project management certification
• Experience with MS Project Server/Online (PWA) or integration with Primavera P6
• Automating with rules, categories, or add-ins like Calendar Sharing

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or disability.

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