Senior Project Manager

Title:                Senior Project Manager (Office of the Superintendent)
Department:    Office of the Superintendent
Reports To:     Deputy Chief of Staff
Union:              Not Represented by a Union
Salary Range: $88,606 - $114,798

 

The School District of Philadelphia is committed to becoming the fastest improving District in the country and transforming the educational opportunities it offers to our city’s more than 200,000 students. The District seeks leaders who have a passion for working with schools and communities who are committed to ensuring all students achieve. Serving a population as diverse as ours requires creativity, commitment and vision. Will you join us?

Job Summary

 

This is administrative and managerial project work for the Office of the Superintendent, inclusive of project scope preparation, return on investment (ROI) analysis, financial projection, project and life cycle implementation, staffing coordination and/or management, contract administration, and budget oversight. Employees in this class may be responsible for facilitating dialogue between Central Office staff, vendors, external agencies, schools and community partners. Work involves meeting with Central Office staff and key stakeholders to discuss their needs, documenting goals and requirements for various projects, and/or identifying and implementing professional learning with central offices, schools and community partners. Serves as a point of contact for clients and key stakeholders with projects in progress. Work additionally involves formally employing industry-recognized projects management principles, techniques, and best practices, to develop, monitor, report, and coordinate all aspects of a project from inception to post-implementation support. Ensures that actions are strategic and include a plan on the evaluation of progress. Project oversight activities may additionally include coordination of support activities inclusive of training, outreach, and customer relationship management. Ensures that data pertaining to programmatic activities is systematically collected, reviewed and analyzed. Projects in this class are classified as large and complex enterprise-wide or cross-functional in scope/impact generally with a multi-year life cycle. 

Essential Functions

·   Develops strategies for appropriate scopes of work.

·   Participates or directs contract negotiation and/or preparation.

·   Plans and manages timelines, and monitors progress of various projects and work streams; provides progress updates to project leads.

·   Works with selected teams on specific aspects of meeting project goals in a timely manner.

·   Prepares, manages, audits, and maintains direct responsibly for project budgets.

·   Prepares reports related to project status and projections.

·   Directly supervises project or department staff as required.

·   Develops and builds good communications and relationships with District leaders and staff.

·   Facilitates meetings with internal and external stakeholders.

·   Uses data on process effectiveness to identify potential improvements and codify successful approaches

·   Participates in confidential and/or sensitive matters and/or projects at every level of the enterprise.

·   Supports administrative and managerial project work for projects and initiatives under the responsibility or oversight of the Deputy Chief of Staff.

 

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Job Details
Primary Location: Chief Executive Office (9020)
Job: Central Office
Organization: The School District of Philadelphia
Schedule: Regular
Employee Status: Non-Management
Job Posting: Sep 15, 2026, 11:17:37 AM
Union Affiliation: Not represented by a union
Overtime Status: Exempt
Unposting Date: Oct 15, 2026, 8:59:00 PM