Project Manager III (Contract)

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Company: Coreforce
Location: Atlanta, GA (Hybrid)
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: Based on Experience

Company Overview:
Coreforce is an innovative technology company providing public safety organizations a comprehensive technology suite from dispatch to the courtroom. Coreforce delivers integrated technology designed to support public safety entities, regardless of organizational size. ​ Our products - body cameras, in-car videos, mobile routers, and digital evidence systems, help public safety officers and first responders save lives, strengthen community trust, and enhance accountability.

Project Manager III – Build Your Career with Purpose

Join Coreforce and use your project management skills to support innovative technology that strengthens communities.

Why Youll Love Working Here:

- Flexible hybrid schedule.

- Free chef-inspired lunch Monday–Thursday.

- 15 PTO days + floating holiday.

- Competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401(k). We provide 401 (k) matching per the terms of the 401(k) plan.

- Annual bonus.

- Tuition reimbursement.

- Career growth in a fast-growing, mission-driven company.

- Collaborative, purpose-driven culture.

Responsibilities:

- Manage complex projects for new and existing clients responsible for initiating, planning, executing, monitoring/controlling, and closing the project ensuring all projects are delivered on time, within scope and budget.

- Manage multiple complex projects within the organizations project portfolio.

- Report incidents to management and escalate as needed.

- Create and utilize established company tools, templates, and standard operating procedures to manage projects.

- Mentor and train team members on standard operating procedures and best practices. Maintain lessons-learned registry with feedback from the team members.

- Monitor, coach, and report team performance to the Manager, Project Management.

- Perform other duties as assigned

- Travel requirements: 25% overnight travel (ground and air)

Initiating/Planning

- Identify and perform stakeholder analysis for the project.

- Review, understand, and interpret client contracts to build a project plan.

- Develop the project schedule within the standards of the department.

- Obtain and coordinate applicable project resources (site survey, uniforms, installation, and training) for project execution.

- Develop scope of work for third-party installers issuing a purchase order for the quoted services.

- Communicate the project timeline to stakeholders; adhering to the departmental deployment standard.

- Identify, manage, and document high-level risks, assumptions, and constraints to include confirmation of client payment and ensuring all equipment/resources are onsite.

- Lead the project kickoff meeting educating the client and providing an overview of the project deliverables and timeline of the project.

Monitoring/Controlling

- Design and control project kick-off process and ensure customer requirements are met within a detailed statement of work.

- Leads an interdepartmental team to set expectations, and address questions, concerns, and/or complaints to ensure the project is on time, to specification, and with accuracy and efficiency.

- Liaise between cross-functional teams, external vendors, and other stakeholders to ensure deliverables, requirements, schedules, cost, and meeting plans are communicated.

- Conduct and document project meetings (kick-off, status, and closeout) with clients and other stakeholders.

- Manage ongoing changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs using appropriate verification techniques.

- Research and identify new methods or best practices to resolve unfamiliar issues.

- Meet budgetary objectives and adjust project constraints based on financial analysis regularly.

- Proactively manage the timeline by which a projects tasks, milestones, or deliverables are met using creative problem-solving skills and negotiations.

- Monitors task completion status to identify at-risk project tasks and develop a mitigation plan as needed to keep the project on track.

- Manage project communications to influence and ensure stakeholder engagement.

- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation for historical data.

- Update the status of the project (daily) in the project management software.

- Communicate the overall project progress to senior management on an ongoing basis.

Closing

- Obtain final acceptance from the client and measure client satisfaction with the project.

- Conduct a smooth transition to the Client Success team upon project completion.

- Contribute feedback and lessons learned to improve processes and the overall project approach as needed.

Qualifications

- Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience is required.

- 5+ years of proven work experience in project management

- Experience in strategic planning, risk management, or change management is required.

- Project Management Professional (PMP) is required.

- Six Sigma Green Belt Certification is highly preferred.

- Possess a professional presence (communication and appearance) with the ability to effectively influence stakeholders and resolve conflict.

- Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills with the ability to effectively communicate to audiences at different levels (IT, officers, law enforcement leadership, city council, and mayors) by modifying the message/language based on the audience.

- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work well in a team with diverse personalities.

- Must have effective listening skills with a proactive client service focus.

- Ability to be assertive, take initiative, and be a proactive change agent.

- Ability to work independently, prioritize, and complete tasks in an organized, efficient, and effective manner.

- Must be able to perform under a high-stress, deadline environment making sound decisions while maintaining a calm, confident demeanor.

- Ability to be responsible and responsive to deliver on the companys commitments to the client.

- Proven ability to multi-task with multiple projects and be flexible to changing demands.

- Ability to effectively problem solve weighing multiple options to keep the project on time and within budget.

- Possess excellent attention to detail to ensure flawless project execution on time and within budget.

- Strong computer aptitude with proficiency with MS Office Suite and Google Workspace is required.

- Experience with project management software tools such as Monday.com and ERP software such as NetSuite is preferred.