Project Manager 1/2/Sr

Project Manager ICategoryDescriptionRole in a nutshellThe Project Manager I is the first true project owner level. This role begins taking ownership of small, low-risk, or repeatable projects, or defined portions of larger projects, while still receiving coaching from more experienced PM leadership.Detailed responsibilitiesOwn day-to-day execution of smaller or lower-complexity projects from handoff through closeout. Build and maintain basic project schedules, milestone trackers, issue logs, and status updates. Coordinate internally with Engineering, Purchasing, Planning, Production, Shipping, Quality, and Finance to keep assigned work moving. Lead routine customer communication on project status, documentation, deliverables, and standard execution items. Identify scope changes, risks, delays, and cost impacts early, and document or escalate them appropriately. Support forecasting by gathering actuals, commitments, remaining work assumptions, and schedule inputs for review. Manage normal execution follow-up and drive internal accountability on routine project needs. Learn contract requirements, project financial basics, billing readiness, and change management discipline without yet owning the most complex commercial issues independently.Project Manager IICategoryDescriptionRole in a nutshellThe Project Manager II is a fully independent project manager who can own standard projects end-to-end, solve most problems without leadership intervention, and manage both execution and routine commercial issues through relationships they have built internally and externally.Detailed responsibilitiesLead standard customer projects from award handoff through closeout with full day-to-day ownership. Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned customers on schedule, deliverables, status, issues, and routine commercial matters. Review project scope, commercial requirements, milestones, and execution needs at the start of the job and maintain control of them through completion. Own project schedules, action plans, deliverables, and internal coordination across functions. Develop and maintain budget tracking, forecast updates, ETC/EAC inputs, billing readiness, and cost visibility for assigned work. Identify, document, and pursue routine change-order opportunities and ensure changes are reflected in scope, schedule, and forecast. Resolve normal project issues through their own internal and external relationships instead of depending on manager intervention. Maintain current and accurate project data, reporting, and execution records in company systems. Escalate only higher-risk, higher-dollar, or non-routine issues that exceed delegated authority or require broader organizational support.Senior Project ManagerCategoryDescriptionRole in a nutshellThe Senior Project Manager is the top individual-contributor PM role. This position independently leads large, complex, strategic, or high-risk projects with little to no manager involvement and serves as a mentor and example for the rest of the PM group.Detailed responsibilitiesLead large, complex, or strategically important projects from order handoff through closeout with full ownership of execution approach and outcomes. Act as the senior customer-facing leader for assigned projects, especially where scope, schedule, technical coordination, commercial exposure, or stakeholder sensitivity is elevated. Own the full project picture, including contract execution, scope control, schedules, risk mitigation, recovery plans, budget performance, forecasting quality, ETC/EAC accuracy, and margin protection. Drive difficult cross-functional decisions and resolve escalated execution issues without requiring routine manager involvement. Identify and lead complex change-order strategy, customer negotiations within delegated authority, and other commercial actions needed to protect project profitability. Build strong working relationships quickly with internal stakeholders, customers, vendors, and partners, and leverage those relationships for project success, customer satisfaction, and Spike profitability at the same time. Lead project reviews and provide practical guidance on project strategy, risk, and recovery actions. Mentor PM I and PM II team members through coaching, example-setting, and support on tougher project situations. Contribute to improving PMO discipline, standards, tools, and execution consistency across the group.