Top Entry Level Project Manager Jobs

Leads small to medium supply chain improvement projects, managing scope, schedules, budgets, risks, quality, governance, project gates, and deliverables. Coordinates cross-functional teams, mentors project coordinators, communicates with stakeholders, resolves conflicts, prioritizes competing demands, and drives project results. Uses Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid project management methods and tools such as Planisware and Jira. Level II manages more complex projects and competing priorities.

Coordinates organizational projects from initiation through completion, including planning, scheduling, documentation, stakeholder communication, risk and dependency management, task tracking, issue resolution, and change support. Facilitates meetings, aligns teams and vendors, monitors milestones and deliverables, escalates concerns, and contributes to project management standards and process improvements. The role requires collaboration across departments without direct supervisory responsibility.

Leads end-to-end delivery of client implementation and rollout projects across a portfolio of accounts. Manages scope, schedules, budgets, quality, risks, issues, resources, communications, procurement, revenue forecasting, and customer satisfaction. Coordinates geographically diverse technical and business teams, facilitates steering meetings, serves as a trusted client advisor, and identifies opportunities for additional services in partnership with sales.

Supports project and construction managers throughout the project lifecycle by coordinating documentation, schedules, meetings, reports, financial tracking, field communications, safety reporting, project changes, preconstruction preparation, and handoffs. The role requires construction documentation familiarity, strong communication, proficiency with Microsoft Office, and willingness to travel up to 100% with overnight stays.

Leads end-to-end implementation and service delivery projects for a portfolio of clients. Responsibilities include project planning, scope, budget, schedule, quality, risk, issue, resource, procurement, revenue forecasting, stakeholder, and customer satisfaction management. The role leads geographically distributed teams, facilitates steering meetings, serves as the client’s trusted advisor, ensures timely project closure, improves delivery methodology, and identifies opportunities for additional services sales.

Manage complex industrial equipment projects from contract award through engineering, procurement, fabrication, testing, delivery, and closeout. Coordinate customers and cross-functional teams while controlling schedules, budgets, scope, quality, risks, documentation, inspections, and logistics. Resolve execution issues, manage changes, communicate project status, and ensure safe, timely delivery meeting customer requirements.

Manages client-facing projects from initial coordination through production, shipment, and invoicing. Owns timelines, milestones, approvals, deliverables, documentation, risk escalation, and cross-functional communication across sales, design, engineering, estimating, production, purchasing, logistics, and clients. Ensures compliance, shipment accuracy, on-time delivery, client satisfaction, and accurate invoicing while coordinating complex, multi-workstream initiatives.

Leads the planning, coordination, and delivery of a manufacturing expansion project from initiation through completion. Manages objectives, resources, budgets, timelines, deliverables, reporting, stakeholder communication, contractors, vendors, authorities, and steering committee activities. Monitors progress, evaluates project performance, addresses challenges, and supports implementation across multiple geographic sites.

Manages meetings and incentive event projects from planning through execution. Serves as a secondary client contact, coordinates logistics, communications, vendors, budgets, contracts, invoices, timelines, and program documentation. Collaborates with internal departments and external partners, supports site inspections and event operations, reconciles expenses, and ensures successful project outcomes. The role is hybrid in Schaumburg, Illinois, or Appleton, Wisconsin, and may require extended hours, weekends, and travel.

Leads cross-functional new product development projects from planning through launch. Responsibilities include coordinating teams, managing phase-gate processes, reporting progress, controlling schedules and budgets, overseeing product builds, managing stakeholders, and producing requirements, specifications, test plans, cost targets, and other project documentation.

Manages new product transition projects and programs from planning through completion, ensuring specifications, costs, resources, documentation, compliance, and timelines are met. Leads subordinate staff and team leads, supports professional development, resolves complex operational and organizational issues, and coordinates technology and process development for Applied Materials products. The role also oversees resource utilization, cross-functional information transfer, and adherence to company standards, safety requirements, confidentiality, and ISO practices.

Manages environmental waste projects at client sites, ensuring contractual delivery, regulatory compliance, health and safety, subcontractor performance, and profitability. Conducts inspections, waste characterization, shipping and documentation; develops recycling and treatment programs; provides reporting, regulatory guidance, training, and technical support. Partners with sales to develop compliant customer solutions, identify opportunities, and retain business while managing onsite resources and escalating issues.

Plan, coordinate, and supervise pigging and decoking operations at an industrial refinery. Manage crews, schedules, equipment readiness, inventory, rentals, staging areas, documentation, and client reporting. Serve as the primary liaison among the client, field crews, and branch management while enforcing safety, productivity, cost-control, and compliance standards. Perform mechanical troubleshooting and repairs on diesel engines, Waterous pumps, and related equipment.

Supports the NIAID Grants Management Program through system updates, workload coordination, grants administration, policy review, SOP development, award guidance, information requests, training coordination, and grant closeout reporting. The role communicates with internal NIH teams, grant recipients, and program divisions while supporting awards involving human subjects and clinical research.

Own end-to-end delivery of client-facing MSP projects, including onboardings, migrations, infrastructure and security rollouts. Manage scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, documentation, profitability, and change requests across concurrent projects. Serve as the primary client contact, coordinate engineering, security, vendors, and client success teams, resolve blockers, and improve delivery processes, templates, and playbooks.

Manage AI project planning and execution within scope, timeline, budget, quality, compliance, and financial guardrails. Coordinate staffing with line and resource managers, track execution and compliance metrics, report status to stakeholders, manage risks and escalations, conduct quality reviews, and mentor project management team members. The role requires cross-functional leadership, problem solving, stakeholder influence, and adherence to company standards of business conduct.

Manages multiple warehouse automation projects of moderate complexity, overseeing stakeholder communication, schedules, budgets, contracts, change orders, procurement, subcontractors, risks, documentation, and issue resolution. Coordinates internal teams, subsidiaries, customers, suppliers, and onsite implementation personnel while independently negotiating and escalating issues. Projects may involve large budgets, software integration, third-party equipment, international collaboration, and travel of up to 50%.

Manage customer orders and manufacturing projects from inception through shipment. Responsibilities include project planning, coordinating resources, tracking delivery dates, processing purchase orders, ordering materials, managing order changes, maintaining customer files, addressing customer questions and complaints, monitoring warehouse inventory, presenting project updates, and resolving issues. The role requires frequent collaboration with customers, sales representatives, management, and internal manufacturing teams.

Leads and develops a project management team, overseeing performance, workload, resources, and employee lifecycle activities. Guides project managers through planning, governance, risk management, stakeholder alignment, budgeting, scheduling, and execution. Partners with business and technical leaders to resolve issues, facilitate decisions, monitor delivery, and align project roadmaps with organizational objectives. Promotes consistent project management practices, documentation, governance, and continuous improvement.

Supports power-related project planning, execution, monitoring, scheduling, budgeting, documentation, stakeholder communication, risk mitigation, and coordination with engineering and design teams to ensure project specifications, timelines, and budgets are met.

Manages global supply chain supplier transitions from intake through closure, including site moves, dual sourcing, supplier exits, and M&A integration. Plans qualification activities, tracks parts, suppliers, risks, actions, dependencies, and corrective actions, and leads cross-functional teams without direct authority. Coordinates with suppliers, engineering, quality, and business stakeholders; conducts capability assessments and site visits; communicates project status; and improves transition processes, templates, and standards.

Oversee public safety program operations, administrative workflows, compliance activities, training program approvals and renewals, contractor staff, workload assignments, quality reviews, stakeholder communication, status reporting, risk identification, and process improvements. The role ensures accurate, timely deliverables and adherence to established regulatory procedures.

Plans and oversees cardiology outpatient projects, managing scope, timelines, budgets, resources, cross-functional teams, compliance, quality improvement, training, stakeholder communication, and performance reporting. The role identifies process improvements in patient flow, scheduling, and care delivery, analyzes operational and patient metrics, and provides leadership updates on outcomes, risks, and financial status.

Plans and delivers IT projects across applications, servers, networking, and physical infrastructure. Manages project plans, budgets, vendors, contracts, risks, quality, stakeholder communications, and executive reporting from business case through post-implementation review. Coordinates cross-functional teams, supports technology modernization, and leads lifecycle management and continuous improvement initiatives in a complex casino and resort environment.

Supports project managers on electrical transmission projects by preparing bid packages, responding to bidder inquiries, coordinating contractors and meetings, assisting with schedules, forecasts, budgets, and cash flow plans, maintaining cost reports, tracking project performance and risks, and communicating status to stakeholders.