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Senior Project Manager - Agile/Traffic Management Systems

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Nashville, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 5/29/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/27/2026
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Salary: $125,000 - $145,000 per year

A bit about us:

Location: Hybrid - Nashville, TN Area

Salary Range: Up to $145,000/year

Bonus: None

Travel: Travel to office a few times per week

Reports To: Director of Project Management

Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to join a dynamic and collaborative team focused on delivering technology-driven transportation and infrastructure solutions. In this role, you will work closely with cross-functional teams, clients, and stakeholders to successfully manage and deliver complex projects.

The ideal candidate enjoys solving complex challenges, managing multiple priorities, and driving successful project outcomes in fast-paced environments. This position requires strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills, along with the ability to manage project scope, schedules, budgets, and client relationships.

Why join us?

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) with company contribution
  • Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Flexible benefits and additional wellness resources

Location: Hybrid - Nashville, TN Area

Salary Range: Up to $145,000/year

Bonus: None

Travel: Travel to office a few times per week

Reports To: Director of Project Management

Job Details

Our need for this opening is someone that has ITS experience in our industry, so they would have worked for a competitor with ATMS (Advanced Traffic Management Systems) and Traffic signals.

Key Responsibilities

Project Management & Delivery

  • Manage and support one or more project teams to successfully deliver project outcomes.
  • Plan, monitor, and report on project performance to ensure projects meet agreed objectives and thresholds.
  • Manage project financials, schedules, deliverables, and quality expectations.
  • Coordinate day-to-day project activities and resolve project delivery issues.

Scope & Planning

  • Establish and maintain project scope definitions in accordance with contract requirements.
  • Lead change order management processes and manage scope adjustments.
  • Develop and maintain project management plans and project schedules.

Financial & Risk Management

  • Create and maintain project budgets, estimates, and forecasts.
  • Develop and manage risk management plans, risk registers, and mitigation actions.
  • Monitor project risks and proactively implement mitigation strategies.

Quality & Documentation

  • Ensure projects meet defined quality requirements and PMO standards.
  • Maintain document control processes for all project documentation.
  • Coordinate with development, testing, and accounting teams to ensure alignment on project protocols and deliverables.
  • Ensure requirements documents, design documents, manuals, release notes, and training documentation are accurate and synchronized prior to customer delivery.

Agile / Scrum Leadership

  • Organize, facilitate, and document Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
  • Lead requirements gathering and tracking processes.
  • Support user acceptance testing (UAT), deployments, documentation, and project releases.
  • Manage scope creep and coordinate cross-functional design discussions.

Resource Management

  • Perform resource planning and forecasting activities.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to resolve resource constraints and delivery conflicts.
  • Coordinate project staffing and workload management.

Client & Stakeholder Management

  • Serve as the primary point of contact for clients and maintain strong working relationships.
  • Coordinate customer meetings and follow up on action items and project deliverables.
  • Identify opportunities for additional customer solutions and collaborate with business development teams.
  • Conduct product demonstrations and presentations for clients.
  • Assist with development of proposals, contracts, task orders, statements of work, and related documentation.
  • Review and approve customer status reports and invoicing.

Communication & Reporting

  • Maintain project status reporting for internal teams, customers, and third-party consultants.
  • Communicate project updates, risks, milestones, and deliverables to stakeholders and leadership.
  • Prepare executive-level project reporting documentation.

Sales & Business Support

  • Participate in proposal development and support project management-related business development activities.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Traffic, Civil, Transportation, Electrical), Computer Science, or a related field.
  • 2 years of experience working within Agile development environments.
  • 5 years of experience managing full software development lifecycle (SDLC) projects.
  • 3 years of experience with ITIL and operational management methodologies.
  • 5 years of experience within Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) environments.
  • PMP certification required.
  • CSM certification preferred.
  • Experience leading multi-phase, multi-million-dollar projects.
  • Ability to lead technical teams of 5 developers and cross-functional project teams of 8 people.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Exceptional organizational and communication skills.
  • Experience with Java programming is a plus.
  • Understanding of business development and marketing practices.

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