Project Manager
Portland, Oregon - Added Oct 9th, 2025
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Sr. Project Manager – Cybersecurity (hybrid)
Our client, an energy supplier and community leader, is looking for a Sr. Project Manager for their Portland, OR location. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership capabilities, budget management expertise and experience in cybersecurity and network communications systems within the Field, OT and IT environments.
This hybrid position (3 days in office) is a 6-month contract position with the possibility of extension. If this opportunity is well-aligned with your experience and goals, we would love to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities for Sr. Project Manager:
About Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc:
Founded in 2006, Motus is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in professional services and technology solutions. We are a group of people who not only recognize the importance of representation, but actively fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process. Our goal is to educate organizations on the importance of DEI when hiring, promoting, and supporting diverse employees. We are calling organizations to demonstrate their commitment to DEI by being intentional about who they hire.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.
AG/BH13506
Our client, an energy supplier and community leader, is looking for a Sr. Project Manager for their Portland, OR location. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership capabilities, budget management expertise and experience in cybersecurity and network communications systems within the Field, OT and IT environments.
This hybrid position (3 days in office) is a 6-month contract position with the possibility of extension. If this opportunity is well-aligned with your experience and goals, we would love to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities for Sr. Project Manager:
- Lead large, complex strategic projects, assuming accountability for delivering results
- Manage projects, including Internal and External resources
- Develop project plans, budgets, scope, timelines, outcomes, and deliverables using PMO tools and templates
- Collaborate with stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to define project goals, deliverables, and timelines.
- Act as a liaison between technical teams, operational teams, and executive stakeholders.
- Communicate technical concepts and progress to non-technical stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.
- Identify potential project risks and develop mitigation strategies.
- Ensure system reliability and security are addressed during the planning and execution phases.
- Execute procurement and contracting activities, tracking, and reporting according to policies and procedures.
- Identify, manage, and resolve inter-project/program dependencies, working with other PMs and internal stakeholders
- Conduct analyses to estimate and track project costs and budgets
- Define resource requirements and negotiate availability with resource managers
- Manage vendor relationships to align vendor schedules, costs, and deliverables with the overall project plan
- Ensure alignment of technical solutions with organizational objectives and compliance requirements.
- Establish, maintain, and update project risk log. Resolve project issues and escalate as appropriate
- Manage project change control and follow existing policies
- Ensure project-related documentation is accurate and complete
- 7+ years of progressive project management leadership experience
- Thorough knowledge of project and program management theories, models, and techniques
- Experience managing a program or volume of projects with competing schedules
- Demonstrated success applying project management concepts and techniques across large, mission-critical projects/programs
- Strong communication and presentation skills across all levels of the organization
- Demonstrated analytical skills, including problem solving and critical thinking, with attention to detail
- Ability to facilitate meetings and manage difficult conversations with tact and diplomacy
- Ability to gain and maintain credibility at all levels of the organization
- Understanding of business process improvement and change management desired
- Master's degree in business, technology, or related field preferred
- PMI or equivalent certification preferred
- Experience with Identity and Access Management, Cybersecurity, Network, Service Delivery and Radio or Microwave technologies preferred.
- Domain knowledge of TSA and or Regulatory cybersecurity and compliance practices helpful.
- Domain knowledge of Firewall and Network Communications helpful.
- Domain knowledge of the considerations between OT and IT environments preferred.
About Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc:
Founded in 2006, Motus is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in professional services and technology solutions. We are a group of people who not only recognize the importance of representation, but actively fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process. Our goal is to educate organizations on the importance of DEI when hiring, promoting, and supporting diverse employees. We are calling organizations to demonstrate their commitment to DEI by being intentional about who they hire.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.
AG/BH13506
Job ID: 13506