Contract Project Manager, Web

Role overview

Manage website builds and ongoing digital support engagements on a contract, project-by-project basis. You will independently coordinate scope, schedule, budget, deliverables, risks, resources, and stakeholder communication, while keeping cross-functional teams and clients aligned with the agreed statement of work.

Assignments have an expected duration and weekly hour commitment agreed before work begins. Depending on business needs and availability, contractors may handle one or several engagements and may maintain other professional commitments subject to confidentiality and conflict-of-interest requirements.

Responsibilities

- Plan and manage assigned website projects in line with the applicable statement of work. - Balance expectations around timeline, cost, scope, quality, and final outcomes. - Build and maintain project plans, coordinate activities, and track deliverables across multiple teams. - Monitor scope adherence, identify when changes are needed, and prepare understandable change-order estimates and documentation. - Maintain registers for risks, issues, decisions, dependencies, and changes, escalating concerns early. - Communicate project status, adjust resources and priorities, and ensure teams have the information, tools, and support required to deliver.

Requirements

- At least three years of project management experience; agency or digital-services experience is useful. - Demonstrated success delivering website projects using established project management methods and practices. - Strong familiarity with website development workflows; experience with WordPress is useful. - Proven ability to collaborate across functions, manage client relationships, and maintain high stakeholder satisfaction. - Experience defining workflows, managing feedback, solving problems proactively, and handling competing priorities. - Strong organization, attention to detail, interpersonal communication, business judgment, strategic thinking, risk management, and hands-on execution.

Nice to have

- Experience combining account management and project management responsibilities for smaller engagements. - Familiarity with Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, design tools such as Figma, and project management tools such as ClickUp.

Benefits and work setup

- Contract, remote-friendly project work with assignments agreed around expected duration and weekly hours. - Published hourly compensation range of $30–$40, depending on experience, demonstrated skills, market conditions, and project scope.