Project Manager

Project Manager  

Job Location: Cincinnati, OH & Louisvile, KY

Join our team

Centric Consulting is not the typical consulting company. We live our core values and bring them with us in all we do for our clients and community. Our core purpose is simple: every day we strive to provide unmatched customer and employee experiences and foster a culture of respect, diversity, and transparency. It’s this culture, our people, and delivery that come together to make Centric a trusted advisor to local businesses.

Our Cincinnati business unit is passionate about making a positive impact in the community. We strive to live our Centric core values and embed them in the work we do for our clients and in our corporate citizenship role. We’re looking for ­­­­­­­­­­­a Project Manager to join our growing team.

 In this role, you will: 

• Work closely with the client to translate project requirements into achievable deadlines, and ensure schedules and budgets stay on track using standard management methodology. 
• Lead project team members, and provide ongoing feedback, supporting them in their efforts to meet project goals and create unmatched client experiences. 
• Partner with our clients to identify and resolve issues, in a timely and transparent manner. 
• Develop integrated plans, tracking milestones
• Identify, document, and drive issues and risks to resolution / mitigation, and when necessary escalate to leadership for assistance
• Monitor project metrics for significant deviations in quality, cost, or schedule
• Ensure project deliverables meet our Delivery Excellence expectations. 
• Develop and communicate project plans, status reports, communication plans and other documents and presentations. 
• Collaborate with Centric leadership and account managers, identifying ways to enhance client relationships and the internal Centric culture.

A successful candidate will have the following characteristics: 

• Skilled at organizing and communicating complex concepts
• Organizational and time management skills and attention to detail is a must
• Proficiency in developing and maintaining standard project documentation, project plans, detailed status, agendas, action items lists and deliverables.
• Ability to proactively manage project estimation, forecasting and budgeting
• Experience using project management tools
• Ability to work under pressure, starting and managing projects in a complex environment
• Ability to gather unrefined business requirements from multiple sources and formulate and deliver a solution in a timely manner is required
• Strong facilitator: ability to resolve conflicts and navigate through tough conversations and maintain a positive and supportive team environment.
• Strong ability to build relationships and interact with clients at all levels of client organizations.
• Proven ability to lead a team to achieve a goal
• PMP certification preferred
• Consulting experience is strongly preferred.

What makes Centric different?

• Special Culture– Our people make us different. We have highly talented, intelligent individuals across a broad variety of disciplines – who are eager to learn from you and share their own expertise. We embrace fresh perspectives and each other. Don’t take our word for it – check us out on  Glassdoor,  Facebook,  Twitter or Instagram  to get a glimpse inside what makes us unique.
• Impact – We think of ourselves as a big company with a small company feel – a local player with global reach that combines business, technology and industry expertise. 
• Unmatched Experiences – We are allowed to be ourselves here. We are encouraged to be human. It’s at the root of who we are as a firm and why we’re here. 
• Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging – We are dedicated to creating and maintaining a culture where all people feel like they belong and are respected and valued regardless of who they are, where they are from, and what experiences they’ve had. We believe a Centric Together work environment is essential to what we do.  
• Innovation – We value passion, determination, perseverance and innovation. We are inspired because we believe in what we are doing and where we are going. 
• Passion for the greater good – We are steadfast in our devotion to the communities we serve and in actively promoting employee involvement in community improvement projects . 

Centric believes the best solutions come from diverse teams. We strive to have an environment where everyone has an opportunity to be successful regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation or gender identity.