Top Project Manager Jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

Manage medium- to large-scale IT projects from initiation through completion, including software implementations, system integrations, data solutions, requirements, schedules, budgets, risks, resources, and delivery. Lead cross-functional teams, coordinate business and technical stakeholders, support statements of work and client presentations, manage project financials, and identify opportunities for business development. The role requires strong consulting, client delivery, communication, planning, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with potential travel based on project needs.

Manages property-related capital, maintenance, landscape, and operational improvement projects from planning through closeout. Coordinates internal teams, facility managers, contractors, and vendors; tracks budgets, schedules, documentation, quality, compliance, invoices, warranties, and punch-list completion. Supports landscape standards, safety programs, field inspections, operational improvements, and capital expenditure prioritization across the property portfolio.

Manage multiple customer-facing technology implementation projects from kickoff through closure. Own delivery outcomes while coordinating customers, implementation engineers, executives, and cross-functional teams. Oversee scope, schedules, budgets, risks, quality, forecasting, and resource management. Lead planning sessions and delivery meetings, communicate project status, and help improve PMO best practices. The role focuses on cloud-based, integration-oriented solutions, with EDI, MFT, data movement, or file transfer experience preferred.

Manages creative, media, and research projects from inception through completion for advertising clients. Coordinates agency resources, schedules, budgets, documentation, deliverables, client assets, reporting, and stakeholder communication across strategy, media, analytics, creative, and production teams. Supports client relationships and ensures campaigns are delivered on time, within budget, and to expectations. The role is remote with periodic travel and cross-time-zone meetings.

Leads end-to-end execution of substation and power grid infrastructure projects for utility and data center customers. Manages scope, schedules, budgets, risks, quality, safety, procurement, engineering coordination, installation, testing, commissioning, and customer relationships. Oversees cross-functional teams, suppliers, EPCs, and subcontractors while ensuring compliance with utility standards, NEC, IEEE, GE policies, contractual requirements, and project financial objectives. Domestic travel may be required for customer meetings and site activities.

Manages client and facility projects from initiation through closure, including scope, budgeting, scheduling, resource allocation, team leadership, stakeholder communication, vendor coordination, progress tracking, and process improvement. Also coordinates cross-border lithium-ion battery shipments, including scheduling, customer communications, shipping documentation, waste profiles, import/export requirements, reporting, paperwork tracking, and invoicing while adhering to RCRA and DOT requirements.

Leads aviation geospatial projects, client relationships, business development, project delivery, quality reviews, financial performance, and contract negotiations. Advises airport clients on GIS, BIM, UAS, mobile mapping, CAD, and aeronautical data solutions while managing project metrics and supporting industry partnerships, presentations, and thought leadership.

Leads end-to-end technology delivery for fraud-related client projects and initiatives. Coordinates internal teams, service providers, vendors, stakeholders, and engineering groups; manages risks, issues, metrics, integrations, and system enhancements. Guides technical trade-off decisions while balancing business objectives, platform strategy, customer experience, and maintainability. Analyzes complex application-support problems, recommends solutions, and provides technical oversight across the fraud book of work.

Manages Enterprise Health software deployments from pre-sale through go-live. Responsibilities include stakeholder alignment, project governance, scheduling, scope and change control, documentation, progress tracking, budget and timeline management, issue resolution, project closure, and process improvement. The role requires coordinating internal and external stakeholders, translating customer requirements into project specifications, supporting pre-sales activities, and traveling up to 20%.

Manage end-to-end project delivery for healthcare initiatives: plan timelines, budgets and resources; coordinate cross-functional teams; mitigate risks; communicate status to stakeholders; lead meetings and ensure on-time, quality outcomes.

Manage chemical, petrochemical, and downstream EPC and CAPEX turnaround projects ranging from $1M to $100M. Responsibilities include overseeing scope, cost, schedule, procurement, contracts, proposals, change orders, project teams, client communications, reporting, critical-path forecasting, budget control, and construction or design processes. The role requires extensive Gulf Coast oil and gas experience, field experience, engineering knowledge, and strong project execution skills.

Manage multiple permitting projects in Arkansas, advising clients, navigating local building codes and zoning, collaborating with municipal staff, and coordinating with product and engineering to improve permitting operations and timelines.

Leads end-to-end technology delivery for fraud-related client projects and initiatives. Coordinates internal teams, vendors, product owners, analysts, and engineering groups; manages requirements, risks, issues, integrations, system enhancements, and support impacts. Evaluates complex business processes and application logic, recommends solutions, establishes success metrics, and guides stakeholders through technical and business trade-offs.

Leads end-to-end technology delivery for fraud-related projects and initiatives. Coordinates internal teams, vendors, and service providers; manages risks, issues, requirements, system impacts, and application enhancements. Partners with product owners, business analysts, systems analysts, engineering teams, and management to align integrations, support requirements, business objectives, customer experience, and technical strategy. Analyzes complex application problems and recommends practical solutions.

The Assistant Project Manager will support project onboarding within the Community Solar portfolio, oversee contractors, manage stakeholders, track budgets, and ensure regulatory compliance while maintaining organized documentation.

Manage multiple nationwide electronic security system installation projects for the United States Marshals Service. Responsibilities include overseeing resources, subcontractors, budgets, schedules, scope, quality, inventory, contractual compliance, safety, invoices, forecasting, and stakeholder reporting. The role requires extensive travel to customer sites and expertise in access control, CCTV, video management, intrusion detection, intercoms, construction coordination, IT systems, and client management.

Manage cloud and IT projects end-to-end using Agile methodologies, including planning, budgeting, scope management, scheduling, risk and issue escalation, backlog facilitation, and client communications. The role focuses on delivering customer business outcomes, maintaining client trust, coordinating project teams, and identifying future opportunities. Responsibilities also include status reporting, sprint reviews, forecasting, and contributing to cross-functional project management initiatives.

Manage capital improvement projects across planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and validation. Responsibilities include developing business cases, controlling budgets and schedules, coordinating stakeholders and contractors, securing planning approvals, ensuring regulatory and safety compliance, managing design reviews, and reporting project progress. The role oversees engineering and construction deliverables while coordinating cross-functional project teams and suppliers.

Manage cross-functional client pipeline projects from kickoff through completion, coordinating sales, marketing, and operations stakeholders. Own Asana project boards, timelines, deliverables, risks, and scope across 3–6 client accounts. Support client strategy and account management conversations, translating business goals and campaign performance insights into actionable plans. The role requires strong communication, organization, strategic thinking, and familiarity with B2B SaaS, digital marketing, demand generation, paid media, creative, and CRM platforms.

Manage end-to-end planning, installation, testing, and maintenance of network cabling projects. Lead contractors and on-site teams, conduct site surveys, ensure compliance with standards, handle troubleshooting, vendor coordination, documentation, and client communication. Heavy domestic travel and on-call support required.

Manage mid- to large-scale interactive website design and development projects from discovery through implementation. Coordinate creative, design, strategy, and technology teams; manage deliverables, resources, budgets, risks, scope, and timelines; communicate with clients; oversee hybrid teams; document status and recommendations; and proactively resolve issues while ensuring high-quality outcomes.

Leads end-to-end enterprise software implementation projects for mortgage and core banking solutions, from kickoff through testing, go-live, and transition to support. Manages project plans, milestones, resources, customer communications, risks, escalations, deliverables, dependencies, and status reporting. Coordinates implementation analysts and cross-functional teams, maintains portfolio health, administers project systems, and improves project management processes and documentation.

Lead medium-sized electrification service projects from planning through closeout. Manage project teams, resources, schedules, financials, risks, opportunities, contracted deliverables, customer acceptance, and compliance with procedures, safety standards, regulations, and specifications. Coordinate internal and external stakeholders, optimize resource utilization, and ensure successful project outcomes in a global business environment.

Leads end-to-end SaaS implementation projects for philanthropy and nonprofit customers, from discovery and planning through go-live and transition to support. Responsibilities include project scheduling, resource coordination, stakeholder communication, risk and scope management, solution validation, data migration, integrations, UAT, executive reporting, and cross-functional collaboration. The role also supports presales scoping and continuously improves implementation methodologies, templates, and playbooks.

Manage software implementation projects from initiation through completion, overseeing scope, deliverables, budgets, timelines, financials, risks, and customer satisfaction. Lead cross-functional and globally distributed teams, communicate project changes and technical concepts to stakeholders, resolve issues proactively, and provide status updates to management. The role is remote across Canada and the US, with approximately 30–50% international travel required.