Supervising Project Manager

JOB SUMMARY

Reporting to the Vice President, Publishing Operations, the Supervising Project Managerassures the timely development and transmission of all educational publishing project deliverables according to the cost, quality, technical, and schedule expectations. At a project level, the Supervising Project Manager supports Content and Creative Managers and leads the project team in organizing, planning, scheduling, and delivering projects from start to finish. Additionally, the Supervising PM supports Benchmark's financial operations with timely and accurate reporting of the financial performance of individual projects. Position is US based.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THIS POSITION:

Project Planning, Execution, and Control:• Collaborates with Content and Creative Managers, and other personnel to

o Determine project requirements

o Ensure adherence to established project workflow and schedules both internally and

between Benchmark and the client

o Guarantee successful transmission of project deliverables.• Serves as an integral point of contact for internal and external customers on all phases of project

planning and execution.• Owns all aspects of project delivery, implementing Benchmark's best practices at all times.• Facilitates all aspects of project resourcing, including recruiting, contracting, and invoicing

deliverables.• Creates and maintains periodic project status reports, budgets and dashboards.

Financial Management:• Works closely with Group Manager, Project Management, and other personnel to monitor

progress against budgets and

o briefs project team regularly on performance against budgets

o escalates risk to budget and forecast performance

o contributes ideas or preventative measures for maintaining financial performance in

alignment with corporate goals.• Monitors the budgeted spend on assigned projects, escalating any disparity against project plan.• Tracks and reviews all resource contracts and invoices.

MEASURE(S) OR INDICATORS OF EFFECTIVENESS

Performance in this position will most often be measured or evaluated by:• Comfort level of management to assign work to this person (ownership of assigned

responsibilities).• Management of projects within established budgets • Collaborative management of project workflow, schedules, and resourcing.• Actual timing of performance as compared to planned or scheduled delivery.• Proactive communication of relevant project performance information and ability to problem solve

threats to project delivery.

QUALIFICATIONS

Skills / Knowledge / Education:• Ability to evaluate a content development & production path with quality, technical, schedule,

and production considerations.• Ability to anticipate potential problems and issues about a project and suggest viable

workarounds.• Ability to create and maintain documentation that communicates the various development

workflow & production stages of a project.• Ability to maintain positive working relationships with vendors and Benchmark personnel at all levels.• Ability to quickly analyze a problem and recommend actions based on sound judgment and

common sense.• Ability to coordinate several projects simultaneously, maintaining quality and schedules on all.• Ability to convey thoughts, ideas, concepts, commitments, etc. to team members in writing and

verbally.• Ability to learn new technologies.• Basic knowledge of digital development, print production, and desktop publishing desired.• Solid MS Office & Excel skills, Smartsheet knowledge a plus.• Bachelor's degree preferred• Minimum of 5-years successful experience in an educational publishing coordination position or

project management environment with some experience dealing with difficult

situations/projects, or the equivalent preferred.

About Us

Benchmark Education Company is a leading publisher of core, supplemental, and intervention literacy and language resources in English and Spanish, both print and digital, as well as world-class professional development. Since its founding in 1998, our company has proven to be one of the most nimble and innovative content creators on the cutting edge of pedagogy and technology. The digital content in our many online and hybrid learning programs delivers all the rigor of its print counterpart and is designed for remote and blended learning contexts.

We are experiencing high growth and we welcome you to apply and join our team!

Benchmark Education Publishing (BEC) and its affiliates are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. (Our Diversity has increased 47% in 2021!)

For further information, visit us at:

https://www.benchmarkeducation.com

https://www.benchmarkeducation.com/reycraftbooks/

BENCHMARK EDUCATION BENEFITS OVERVIEW

Benefits

- Health Insurance - Dental & Vision - Disability Insurance

- Life Insurance - Wellness Programs - 401K Discretionary 25% Match!

- Paid Time Off - Paid Vacation - 11 Paid Holidays a Year

- Paid Sick Days - Discretionary Annual Bonus - Family Medical Leave

- Maternity/Paternity Leave - Flexible Spending Account (FSA) - Employee Referral Bonus

Company Culture, Perks & Discounts

- Flex work schedule - Casual Dress - Commuter Benefits - Paid Parking

- Company Outings - Free Snacks - Catered Events - Game Room

- Paid Parking - Pet Friendly - Holiday Events - Happy Hours/Beer on Tap

- Sports Leagues - Art Exhibitions - Remote Work Program* - Paid Technology

Diversity

- Dedicated diversity/inclusion staff - Documented equal pay policy

- Diverse management team - Unconscious bias training

- Diversity employee resource groups - Hiring practices promoting diversity

Professional Development

- Continuing Education stipend - Cross functional training

- Job Training & Conferences - Tuition Reimbursement

- Paid Industry Certifications - Paid Internships

COVID-19 Policy - USA

All employees are required to have or obtain a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment at Benchmark Education, unless an exemption has been approved. All employees shall be required to report their vaccine status. All new employees shall be required to provide proof of their vaccination status prior to the start of their employment.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE