Senior Project Manager

Prominent is seeking an experienced Project Manager with a strong background in civil construction for a long term project with our client. The ideal candidate will have solid construction knowledge and be fluent in industry terminology, as they will coordinate closely with civil contractors. Preference given to candidates in North Dakota however remote is a possibility for the right candidate.

No visa sponsorship is available for this opportunity

C2C or 1099 not available for this opportunity Candidates must be able to work W2 with Prominent.

Required Skills and Years of Experience:

• 10+ years of project management experience on civil infrastructure projects with significant IT/system integration components
• Expert-level proficiency in the
  Microsoft 365 Suite
  , specifically:
• 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
• 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

Hourly rate while on contract anticipated to be in the $78-97/hr range