Technical Project Manager

Who We Are

Burwood Group is not your average technology consulting firm. We are an innovative, culture-driven industry leader, that helps companies use and manage technology to transform business and improve outcomes. Founded in 1997, headquartered in Chicago, we've grown to be a 200 employee firm with team members and offices spread from Southern California to North Carolina.

Burwood fosters a culture that applauds both teamwork and personal growth. We’ve cultivated an incredible team of people who are dedicated to their craft and passionate about using their skills to impact the success of the company. Join our team and build a career as unique as you are.

What You’ll Do

As a Technical Project Manager at Burwood, you will be responsible for full lifecycle management of key projects and programs within multiple client accounts focusing on quality, profitability, and customer satisfaction. You will ensure adherence to industry-wide and Burwood-specific best practices, to ‘best-in-class’ delivery quality, and to proactive management of project profitability. You will support and champion broader engagement within select enterprise accounts to expand the impact of project outcomes, to grow customer relationships, and to encourage future business. You ‘walk the walk’ for your PMO and Professional Services peers, modeling a relentless commitment to elite, thorough, and intuitive program management and consulting skills.

Project and Account Leadership

• Serves as a natural and formal leader within active, affiliated client accounts
• Executes project management and consulting functions in a skilled fashion, driving profitability of Burwood’s IT project portfolio, ensuring top-notch quality, and driving client satisfaction within the affiliated customer base.
• Exemplifies ‘fundamental/101’ and ‘201’ delivery standards and best practices.
• Collaborates with internal and client project teams to build and maintain a milestone- and value-based execution plan; drives completion of execution plan by holding project teams accountable professionally and effectively.
• Develops a ‘Trusted Advisor’ reputation and relationship with clients through sound and reliable delivery, proactive and responsive communication, and team-centric leadership.

Team and Company Leadership

• Actively participates in team and organizational meetings, gatherings, and initiatives; eager contributor to company engagement and culture.
• Supports the evolution of PMO-centric solution offerings, marketing material, and services pipeline
• Supports the optimization and maturation of PMO team mindset, processes, tools, and intangible
  
  

WHO YOU ARE

​You

• are an enthusiastic and team-oriented leader who focuses emphatically on client relationships satisfaction, project team cohesiveness, and high-quality work product. You
• have experience working in an IT environment and are comfortable discussing technical concepts, terms, and requirements. You
• have a strong background in consulting and/or customer service, with demonstrated expertise in managing strategic client accounts and understanding business goals. You
• are a driver, and can decipher a path forward for others to execute against. You
• have strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to lead and advise team members, c-suite leaders, and vendors You
• possess strong emotional intelligence traits, both intangible and intentionally honed. You
• are comfortable delivering and receiving constructive feedback, and you run toward difficult conversations. You
• are relationship focused, and know how to build bridges internally and client-facing. You
• know how to hold people accountable without burning those bridges. You
• understand that details matter; you are both consistent and comprehensive when it comes to administrative discipline. You
• are adaptable; you can navigate successfully in almost any project/account team, project type, client environment, or industry. You
• are committed to a strong and connected company culture. You
• are located near Carle’s operations (e.g., Peoria, Champaign, Bloomington, Dunlap) or are willing to relocate, and you are available for regular travel to client sites, maintaining a balance between client engagement and work-life priorities. The

Tech Stuff You

• have (5) or more years of project management experience, leading technical (infrastructure or cloud-based) and advisory projects  You
• are preferably versed in managing work in both Waterfall and Agile delivery frameworks You
• have at least one Project Management-centric certification, preferably PMP or CSM Nice

To Haves: You

• have experience managing or supporting initiatives anchored in merger and acquisition cycles Stro
• ng understanding of Network, Cloud, and Collaboration/Voice technologies, with experience managing projects in these domains. You
• have experience managing or supporting initiatives within the Healthcare vertical, including large-scale IT implementations. Expe
• rience managing complex enterprise IT programs with multiple workstreams is a plus.Addi
  
  

PERKSIf y

ou ask any of our employees here at Burwood “what we love”, the top answer is always the same: our culture. Our employees are driven, innovative, fun-loving, and always willing to help. In addition to that, Burwood also offers some fantastic benefits:Flex

• ible work-from-home policyGene
• rous vacation policy401(
• k) and Roth 401(k) savings plan, complete with a company matchHeal
• th, dental and vision insuranceLife
• and accident insuranceShor
• t and Long-Term Disability coverageMent
• al wellness programsFlex
• ible spending accounts for pre-tax healthcare and transit/parking expensesLear
• ning opportunities in support of career developmentAcce
• ss to financial planning expertiseOur

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion We are not intent on being the largest company; but rather, the best. These are the words we live by. This means we welcome all the best talent - regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, religion, and age. Bein

g open to all cultural backgrounds, life experiences, thoughts, and ideas not only strengthens company culture but also encourages different-in-kind thinking and promotes economic success. The

Compensation packages at Burwood Group are based on various factors unique to each candidate, including work location, skillset, experience, qualifications, market conditions, and other job-related reasons. The estimated salary range for this role is $90,000 to $130,000. This role may also be eligible for incentive compensation based on individual and/or company performance. Sales roles have an additional opportunity to earn substantial variable compensation tied to quota achievement.