P2P2 — Developing Professional
Project Manager I
Manages small, well-defined R&D projects with guidance, developing project timelines, task assignments, and milestone plans.
What this level means
Early-career professional; developing skills, handles routine tasks with some independence
- Scope
- Defined deliverables / small features
- Autonomy
- General supervision; reviewed at milestones
- Complexity
- Some non-routine problems; applies established patterns
- Impact
- Own and immediate-team deliverables
- Decision rights
- Routine technical choices within guidance
- Leadership
- May guide interns
- Typical experience
- 1–3 yrs
What you'd do
- Developing project timelines
- Monitoring progress and resource usage
- Coordinating with stakeholders
- Managing small project teams
- Ensuring project deliverables meet quality standards
- Create project timelines
- Monitor project progress
- Coordinate with project stakeholders
- Manage project resources
- Ensure quality of project deliverables
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Project timeline development
- Resource allocation
- Stakeholder communication
- Risk assessment
- Quality control
- Project management methodologies
- Risk management techniques
- Resource planning
- Stakeholder engagement
- Quality management
- Stakeholder management
- Problem-Solving & Risk Management
- Project planning
- Resource management
- Quality assurance
What good looks like
- Bachelor’s; 2–4 years of related experience
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Experience in managing small projects
Common titles
Project Manager I
Where it sits & what it pays
O*NET / SOC: 19-0000 — Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations(inferred · under review)
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are coming — JobFrame anchors pay to the family/level structure rather than the raw title.