Project Manager, Industry Specialty Services
bdo internationalNew York, NY
Project Manager, Industry Specialty Services
bdo internationalNew York, NY
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Columbia, MD, United States
Schedule: Full time
Posted: 2026-11-02 Closes: 2027-11-02
Job Summary:
The Project Manager manages technology implementations, business process transformations, ERP workstreams, post-transaction integration activities, and other strategic projects for government contractor and commercial clients. This position coordinates project activities across client stakeholders, contractors, vendors, and internal teams while monitoring scope, schedules, budgets, risks, deliverables, and quality standards. The Project Manager applies project management practices and government contracting knowledge to support project governance, resolve delivery issues, maintain project documentation, and achieve client objectives. This position also supports proposal activities, client communications, project reporting, and consistent project management practices within Industry Specialty Services.
Job Duties:
- Manages technology implementations, ERP workstreams, business process transformations, post-transaction integration activities, and strategic projects from planning through closeout
- Develops project plans, schedules, budgets, resource plans, communication plans, and work breakdown structures
- Coordinates project activities across client stakeholders, government agencies, contractors, subcontractors, vendors, technical teams, and business process owners
- Incorporates government contracting requirements into project planning, reporting, documentation, compliance, and change management activities
- Establishes project meeting schedules, reporting routines, escalation procedures, and decision-tracking processes
- Defines project scope, objectives, deliverables, milestones, dependencies, acceptance criteria, and performance measures
- Coordinates ERP implementation activities across requirements gathering, business process design, configuration, integrations, data conversion, testing, training, deployment, and stabilization
- Maintains risk registers, issue logs, action plans, decision logs, change logs, and lessons-learned records
- Monitors project budgets, labor utilization, subcontractor costs, invoices, forecasts, and financial performance
- Tracks project schedules, deliverables, milestones, resource assignments, quality measures, and client commitments
- Facilitates requirements workshops, design reviews, status meetings, testing sessions, and project retrospectives
- Supports organizational change management, stakeholder engagement, communications, training, and adoption activities
- Reviews project deliverables for accuracy, completeness, quality, contractual compliance, and alignment with approved requirements
- Documents scope changes and prepares impact assessments for schedule, budget, resources, risks, and deliverables
- Prepares client status reports, project dashboards, executive briefings, presentations, and contract deliverable packages
- Supports proposal development, solution design, pricing activities, oral presentations, and project mobilization activities
- Maintains productive relationships with government clients, executive sponsors, project teams, delivery partners, and external vendors
- Applies approved project management methodologies, templates, tools, controls, and quality practices
- Identifies opportunities to improve project delivery, operational efficiency, client satisfaction, and financial performance
- Supports project closeout activities, including final reporting, transition planning, contract deliverables, benefits assessment, and lessons learned
- Other duties as required
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Coaches project coordinators, business analysts, and project team members in project management practices and documentation standards
- Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Education
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or Public Administration, required
- Master's degree in Business Administration, Project Management, or Public Administration, preferred
- ExperienceFive (5) or more years of project management experience, required
Three (3) or more years managing technology implementations, business process transformations, systems projects, or organizational change initiatives, requiredExperience managing project schedules, budgets, resources, risks, issues, scope changes, vendors, or subcontractors, requiredExperience coordinating projects with multiple workstreams, dependencies, stakeholders, and project deliverables, required
Two (2) or more years supporting ERP implementation activities, including requirements, configuration, integrations, data conversion, testing, training, deployment, or stabilization, preferred
Two (2) or more years supporting government contracts, government agencies, public-sector clients, contract deliverables, compliance requirements, or contractor oversight, preferredExperience with proposal development, contract transition, task order execution, or project mobilization, preferredExperience within a professional services, consulting, systems integration, or government contracting organization, preferred
License(s)/Certification(s)
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, preferredCertified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification, preferredCertified ScrumMaster certification, preferredERP platform certification, preferred
SoftwareProficiency with Microsoft Project, required
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Teams, requiredExperience with SAP, Oracle Cloud, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Workday, or Infor ERP platforms, preferredExperience with project portfolio management, collaboration, scheduling, reporting, or workflow platforms, preferredExperience with Power BI or comparable project reporting and dashboard tools, preferred
Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Knowledge of project planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, issue management, change control, and quality management
Knowledge of government contracting principles, contract deliverables, task orders, compliance requirements, and client reporting expectations
Knowledge of ERP implementation lifecycles, business process redesign, systems integration, data migration, testing, training, and deployment
Ability to manage competing priorities across multiple projects, workstreams, clients, and contractual commitments
Ability to translate business requirements into project plans, schedules, deliverables, and measurable outcomes
Ability to analyze project data, identify trends, evaluate impacts, and recommend corrective actions
Ability to facilitate meetings and support decisions among technical teams, business stakeholders, contractors, vendors, and client representatives
Ability to communicate project information through written reports, presentations, dashboards, and meetingsAbility to identify and resolve project risks, issues, conflicts, and delivery barriers
Ability to maintain accurate, organized, and audit-ready project documentation
Ability to manage confidential client, contract, financial, personnel, and project information
Ability to coordinate geographically dispersed and multidisciplinary teams
Ability to travel to client sites, project locations, and business meetingsAbility to work within established contract, security, ethics, confidentiality, and compliance requirements
Ability to mentor project coordinators, business analysts, and project team members
Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.
We build strong relationships by supporting one another, our clients, and our communities with care, curiosity, and a commitment to helping one another grow and succeed. BDO provides assurance, tax, and advisory services to clients across the U.No matter your role, you'll be part of a team helping clients navigate complexity and move forward with clarity.
As technology continues to shape how we work, BDO values the ability to apply generative and agentic AI solutions to develop work products, improve workflows and identify potential risks. Across our firm, we emphasize professional judgment in validating AI-generated outputs for accuracy, quality, and compliance.
We are proud to be an ESOP company, offering participants a stake in the firm's success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being. As a qualified retirement plan, the ESOP is a meaningful addition to our comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits* offerings. It also reinforces an ownership mindset that strengthens our connection to one another, our clients, and the future we're building together.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets
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