P3P3 — Mid-Level Professional
Project Manager II/Senior PM
Leads moderate-to-large technical projects independently, defining project scope and objectives, and coordinating engineering design reviews.
What this level means
Fully competent professional; works independently on standard projects
- Scope
- Features or a sub-system end-to-end
- Autonomy
- Works independently on standard work; reviewed on the non-standard
- Complexity
- Diverse problems; adapts existing approaches
- Impact
- Project / team outcomes
- Decision rights
- Owns implementation decisions for own scope
- Leadership
- Mentors juniors informally
- Typical experience
- 3–5 yrs
What you'd do
- Defining project scope and objectives
- Managing budgets, schedules, and risk
- Leading project teams
- Coordinating design reviews
- Ensuring project alignment with business goals
- Define project scope
- Manage project budgets
- Lead project teams
- Coordinate design reviews
- Align projects with business objectives
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Scope definition
- Budget management
- Leadership
- Risk analysis
- Design review coordination
- Advanced project management
- Budgeting Techniques
- Risk management strategies
- Leadership principles
- Design review processes
- Leadership & Influence
- Adaptability & Initiative
- Budget management
- Schedule Management
- Risk Mitigation
What good looks like
- Bachelor’s or Master’s; 5+ years of engineering/project management experience
- Proven leadership in project management
- Experience in managing large projects
Common titles
Project Manager II/Senior PM
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.