project manager

American  

[proj-ekt man-i-jer] / ˈprɒdʒ ɛkt ˌmæn ɪ dʒər /

noun

• project managers
  plural

1. a person who is in charge of the planning, execution, and completion of a particular project, or of projects generally at a particular organization.

   His new job is project manager at a software company.

   A project manager will be needed to carry out the planned rehabilitation of the storm-damaged housing.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• project managers
  plural

Etymology

Origin of project manager

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

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project manager

Hannah Worsley, project manager for Norwich Food Bank, said people who had already made changes to their lifestyle since the cost-of-living crisis began were still struggling to make ends meet.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Freddie Watson, Channel Islands project manager at Blue Marine Foundation, told BBC Radio Guernsey that marine protection could help safeguard sensitive habitats while supporting sustainable fishing.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

He’s a project manager, and it’s his company’s most ambitious project to date.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

The 28-year-old, who works in public relations, and her husband, who works as a construction project manager at a real-estate company, paid $629,000 for the three-bedroom home.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

I became the project manager, Soraya my comanager.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini