Senior Project Manager - Consultant

Who We Are Liberum exists to deliver in the environments where most firms struggle. Our clients are public sector agencies navigating enterprise-scale transformations in politically complex, high-stakes environments where the margin for error is thin, and the consequences of failure are public. We believe clients deserve real ownership, not warm bodies and hope. We’re a team first. We are not a loose collection of consultants sharing a logo, but a genuine team that pushes each other’s thinking, pressure-tests each other’s work, and shows up when engagements get hard. The people we hire make the entire team better, not just their own deliverables. We’re also building an AI-forward consulting practice. Our project managers don’t manage projects the way they did five years ago. They use AI to see around corners, move faster, and deliver sharper analysis than consultants who are still doing everything manually. If your toolkit hasn’t evolved to include AI as a core capability, you’re already behind the standard at Liberum. If you’re looking for a comfortable seat and a steady paycheck, this isn’t the role. If you want to be part of a team that does hard things extraordinarily well, staying on the leading edge of how that work gets done, keep reading. The Role This is a senior project management position for someone who doesn’t just manage projects. They own them. You will serve as the driving force behind complex, multi-workstream engagements for Washington State agencies, and you’ll be expected to flex beyond traditional PM boundaries when the engagement demands it. The right candidate isn’t precious about their role definition; they do what needs doing to ensure delivery. You bring deep public sector experience, ERP implementation knowledge, and a technical background that lets you go toe-to-toe with system integrators and technical teams, not just manage the schedule while others make the real decisions. Your planning rigor is genuine: resource-loaded schedules, dependency mapping, and the discipline to keep plans current and actionable. You know the difference between a project plan that drives execution and one that exists to satisfy a governance checkbox. You are an AI-enabled project manager. You use AI tools to analyze project data and surface risks before they escalate. You generate executive-ready status reports and briefings in a fraction of the time it takes traditional PMs. You use AI to synthesize complex information from multiple workstreams into clear decision frameworks. You automate the repetitive reporting and documentation work that consumes most PMs’ time, freeing yourself to focus on the strategic and political work that actually determines whether a project succeeds or fails. AI isn’t a nice-to-have in your toolkit. It’s how you operate at a level that would otherwise be impossible. You operate with an ownership mentality. You drive work forward, take responsibility for outcomes beyond your immediate scope, and build clarity when things are ambiguous or off-track, without waiting for direction. You’re comfortable delivering hard truths to executive stakeholders with data and a solution already in hand. When a project starts going sideways, you’re the person who names it, frames it, and leads the recovery, not the person who waits for someone else to notice. As a Liberum team member, you collaborate fully, communicate proactively, and never operate in isolation. You see the big picture while owning your piece of it. You make the people and engagements around you better. What You’ll Do Project Delivery & Governance Lead end-to-end project management for complex, multi-workstream engagements including scope, schedule, budget, risk, and issue management Develop, maintain, and execute detailed MS Project plans with dependencies, resource loading, and elaborated tasks; apply hybrid Agile/Waterfall approaches appropriate to the engagement context Drive clarity and alignment when project conditions are ambiguous, off-track, or politically complex, including developing recovery plans and realignment strategies Facilitate project status reporting, executive briefings, and governance checkpoints Deliver status updates and executive reporting in visually compelling formats that tell the right story for the right audience Identify and proactively manage project risks and dependencies across interconnected workstreams before they become fire drills AI-Enabled Project Leadership Use AI tools to analyze project data across workstreams, identifying schedule risks, resource conflicts, dependency chains, and early-warning patterns that inform proactive decision-making Use AI to rapidly produce executive-ready deliverables: status reports, risk assessments, decision briefs, and governance presentations at a quality and speed that traditional approaches can’t match Apply AI to synthesize information from multiple sources: meeting notes, vendor updates, technical documentation, stakeholder feedback, into clear, consolidated views that drive alignment Use AI to automate repetitive PM work: status aggregation, action item tracking, schedule variance analysis, and reporting workflows, freeing capacity for the strategic and political work that determines project outcomes Continuously evaluate and adopt emerging AI tools that improve project delivery, and share innovations with the Liberum team to raise the collective capability Technical Engagement & Integration Support configuration, testing, and validation activities including UAT planning and execution. You understand the technical work well enough to spot problems, not just track timelines Coordinate across vendor, state agency, and internal Liberum team members to ensure integrated delivery across all workstreams Engage with system integrators and technical teams as a credible counterpart who understands the substance of what’s being built, not just the project mechanics Stakeholder & Relationship Management Manage relationships with executive sponsors, steering committees, and cross-functional stakeholders across state agency environments Engage and build foundational relationships with customers, project sponsors, vendors, and external stakeholders Proactively communicate project progress, risks, and value delivered to client stakeholders, ensuring visibility into team contributions throughout the engagement Team & Client Development Coach and mentor client-side staff to build internal PM capability that outlasts the engagement Collaborate with OCM, training, and communications teams to ensure project management outputs support adoption and readiness activities Identify opportunities to create additional client value throughout the engagement lifecycle What We Require These aren’t suggestions. If you can’t back each of these up with specific examples, this isn’t the right fit yet. Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent professional experience 8+ years of project management experience with demonstrated senior-level performance, not just years of service, but increasing scope, complexity, and accountability you can walk us through Direct experience supporting or delivering at least one major ERP implementation (Workday, SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, or equivalent) Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder projects in highly regulated or politically sensitive environments, where decisions happen in hallways and governance structures don’t tell the full story Experience facilitating executive-level stakeholder engagement, including steering committees and sponsor briefings Experience conducting business interviews and leading client workshops at both operational and leadership levels Active, daily use of AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, or equivalent) integrated into your project management workflow, not occasional experimentation, but a core part of how you deliver. You should be able to walk us through specific examples of how AI has improved your project outcomes, delivery speed, or analytical depth. Demonstrated ability to use AI for project analysis, risk identification, status synthesis, deliverable creation, and reporting in a professional consulting context Comfort prompting and directing AI tools effectively. You understand how to get high-quality, contextually appropriate outputs and you know when AI output needs human judgment applied Intellectual curiosity and initiative around emerging AI capabilities. Proactively experiment with new tools and bring innovations to your team rather than waiting for someone else to figure it out Strong writing skills: the ability to synthesize complex information into clear, concise deliverables for both technical audiences and executive stakeholders Hybrid methodology fluency: ability to blend Agile and Waterfall approaches pragmatically based on what the project and client actually need Proficiency in MS Project or equivalent scheduling tools, including dependency mapping and resource-loaded plans Professional courage to deliver difficult findings and recommendations with data, grace, and actionable solutions Proven ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and operate effectively within a remote or hybrid team environment Exceptional client relationship management skills PMP certification or equivalent project management credential preferred Agile certification (CSM, SAFe, or equivalent) What Sets You Apart Not required, but these will move you to the front of the line. Master’s Degree in Business, Public Administration, Information Systems, or related field Consulting experience with public sector clients Experience with COTS implementation in public sector environments Familiarity with Washington State procurement and contracting processes Experience working alongside or managing SI (System Integrator) teams on large-scale ERP programs Prosci or equivalent OCM certification PMI-PBA or CBAP certification Track record of rescuing or recovering troubled projects, not just running healthy ones Experience building custom AI workflows, prompt libraries, or automated project management pipelines that measurably improved delivery efficiency or quality Familiarity with AI-powered project analytics, predictive scheduling, or automated reporting tools History of introducing AI tools or practices to a team or client organization and successfully driving adoption Why Liberum You’ll work alongside people who are as good at this as you are, a team where excellence is the baseline, not the exception The work is real: complex, politically nuanced, enterprise-scale transformations that actually matter to the State of Washington We’re building an AI-forward practice. You’ll be part of a team that’s redefining how project management consulting is done, not just doing it faster with the same old tools Competitive compensation: $140,000–$160,000 annually based on experience Comprehensive benefits: full medical, dental, life, and short-term disability coverage, plus 401k with 4% match (no vesting period) Generous PTO: 15 days (0–5 years) or 20 days (5+ years), plus 9 paid holidays and WA state sick leave accrual Bonus Leave program for employees who go above and beyond Liberum is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate candidates on their ability to do extraordinary work—period.